The Education Reservation Request Forms are now closed for the 2024-2025 school year. Education programs for Rings, Ripples and Echoes are at full capacity. For questions, please email GOGA_Education@nps.gov
OverviewGrades K - 5Your students travel on a self-guided inquiry-based journey through Muir Woods and other natural communities along the Redwood Creek Watershed. They consider the interrelationships of the forest communities and understand the healthy patterns of a forest habitat. Together, they'll delve into the interconnected puzzle of forest communities and decipher the captivating patterns that embody a forest habitat. Getting Ready for the Park Visit in Muir Woods National MonumentNational Park Service staff will greet you and your class when you arrive at Muir Woods. Staff will conduct a 15-minute talk on the ecosystem in a special outdoor classroom. Also, you will be provided with resources to guide your class while learning in the woods. Groups, please fill out the education reservation request form for an educational visit.
Rings, Ripples, & Echoes uses the Understanding by Design framework, and aligns with the Next Generation Science Standards and Common Core Standards.
Program StructureRings, Ripples, and Echoes is framed by an Essential Question: K - 2nd Grade: What do living things need to survive in their habitat? 3rd - 4th Grade: How do living things thrive in their habitat? 5th Grade: How are our cultures influenced by where we live? Rings, Ripples, & Echoes is structured in three parts: 1. Classroom preparation – lessons delivered by the teacher with resources provided by the park 2. Field session – the forest experience in which students investigate the forest, engage in scientific inquiry, and discuss cultural uses of the land. In-person field sessions are only offered Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursdays. 3. Classroom Assessment – opportunities for students to demonstrate what they have learned through writing stories, illustrated poems, or developing models based on evidence gleaned from plant identification cards, information on Coast Miwok land use, and their own forest visit. How to ApplyStep 1: Educators must complete the Education Reservation Request Form. Step 2: Park staff will reach out to accepted classes after September 24, 2024 to schedule a date for your park visit. Please keep in mind, programs at Muir Woods are only offered Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays. Step 3: Teachers complete pre-site lessons with students before the scheduled Muir Woods visit. Step 4: Class attends in-person park visit. (Please be sure to submit your application for a scheduled Ranger Introduction). Step 6: Teachers complete the post-site lesson and share student work with Rangers. Please contact goga_education@nps.gov if you have any questions. Please visit the Save the Redwoods League website to get more information on Redwood Forests.
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Last updated: October 5, 2024