Distance Learning

Cape Cod National Seashore offers several distance-learning programs for a variety of grade levels. Learn more using the lesson plans below. Email us at [e-mail] for the most up-to-date information regarding distance-learning and education programs.

 

A beekeeper relocates a honeybee swarm outside of the Salt Pond Visitor Center.

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K-2nd Grade: The Power of Pollinators

Learn about plant structures and anatomy, as well as their animal pollinators in this fun program that covers flower dissection and some guesswork about who pollinates who. Park staff will send you learning prompts to prepare your class.

 

Students study weathering on the beach with sand.

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3rd-5th Grade: Beaches in Motion

Learn about weathering and erosion as you discover how Cape Cod's beaches are in motion and changing over time. Learn about sediments, how they're created and how they are transported on fantastic journeys. Use this learning prompt to prepare your class. Check out these weathering and erosion videos on our park's Youtube page Parks As Classrooms - YouTube

 

Students use nets at Salt Pond to discover more about marsh ecosystems.

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6th-8th Grade: Secrets of the Salt Marsh

Explore the secrets of Cape Cod's estuaries as we look at different elements of marsh ecosystems and what make wetlands so valuable to terrestrial and marine wildlife. Use this learning prompt to prepare your class.