Parks as Classrooms Virtual Learning Lessons

Learning Activities for Students

Whether you are teaching in the virtual or in-person classroom, you may be looking for new material to engage your students. Connect your class to hands-on learning activities that relate to the science and history of Golden Gate National Parks! Check back frequently for new activities.

 

Elementary School

• Healthy Habitats - Kindergarten
  Students learn what components make up a healthy habitat (food, water, shelter, space) and are able to differentiate between pictures of healthy and unhealthy habitats.
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• Mutualism- 2nd grade
  Students will investigate how living beings at Muir Woods support each other in their quest for survival.
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• At Home Artifact - 3rd grade
  Students get to practice their inquiry skills on an object of their choosing.
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• Alice Eastwood - 4th-5th grade
  Students learn about the botanist Alice Eastwood and her accomplishments in conservation throughout her life.

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Middle School

• Alcatraz Island of Incarceration, Alcatraz Island of Freedom- 6th Grade
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• Nature Around You - 6th-8th Grade
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