Is your class studying wildlife? National parks? Alaska? Geology? Consider a taking them on a virtual trip to Glacier Bay National Park through a distance learning program. This is their opportunity to talk to learn about a special place and meet a park ranger.
The Glacier Bay Education Team offers distance learning programs in January and February each year. Rangers start taking requests on December 1 and will process requests in the order in which they are received. Programs are free.
To register:
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Email us. Be sure to include your grade and time zone.
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Online scheduling is available through our partner, the Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration (CILC). See a complete list of classes available online, at the CILC website.
Questions? Email us or call (907) 697-2573.
These programs are possible thanks to the financial support of Alaska Geographic
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The Power of Glaciers
- Type: Distance Learning
- Grade Level: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
- Subjects: Science
Glacier Bay National Park has a dynamic glacial history. Through this distance learning program, students will learn about glacial formation and its impact on the environment.
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Visiting Glacier Bay
- Type: Distance Learning
- Grade Level: Lower Elementary: Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade
- Subjects: Science
Glacier Bay National Park is a special place for all people to visit and explore. In this distance learning program, students will join a ranger on a virtual boat trip through Glacier Bay, while learning about the animals, glaciers, and people who make this park their home.
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Survivor Glacier Bay
- Type: Distance Learning
- Grade Level: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
- Subjects: Science
Glacier Bay is a vast wilderness that is home to many animals, including birds, mammals, fish and, historically, people. Through this distance learning program, students will learn that each animal has special adaptations to survive in the cold waters and snowy mountains of Glacier Bay.
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Let's Go Whale Watching in Glacier Bay!
- Type: Distance Learning
- Grade Level: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
- Subjects: Science
Glacier Bay is home to one of the world's most intriguing marine mammals - the endangered Humpback Whale. Come join a Glacier Bay Park Ranger on an interactive journey to learn more about this endangered species. Students will take a look at how Humpback Whales interact with their environment and what Park Researchers are doing to protect them.
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Ask A Park Ranger - Living and Working in Glacier Bay, Alaska
- Type: Distance Learning
- Grade Level: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
- Subjects: Science,Social Studies
Park rangers have a wealth of knowledge about the National Park System, the park where they work, life as a ranger, and more. Tap into these stores of knowledge through an informal question and answer session with a Glacier Bay National Park ranger. Topics can cover the flora, fauna, glaciers, geology, and cultural history of Glacier Bay, as well as life in rural Alaska, careers in the National Park Service, and more.
Last updated: January 17, 2024