Bring Grand Teton National Park to your classroom!
Grand Teton offers a variety of materials for educators to bring relevant lessons from the field into the classroom. These materials may be used to develop stand-alone lessons, in preparation for a field trip, or to reinforce the experiences had on a field trip.
Grand Teton offers a variety of materials for educators to bring relevant lessons from the field into the classroom. These materials may be used to develop stand-alone lessons, in preparation for a field trip, or to reinforce the experiences had on a field trip.
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- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Level: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
- Subjects: Science
- Tags: ecology,adaptations,habitat,Survival,lesson plan
Students work collaboratively to create fictitious animals in order to understand adaptations that help wildlife survive among various habitats throughout the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Level: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
- Subjects: Science
- Tags: geology,igneous rocks,sedimentary rocks,metamorphic rocks
Students will be able to identify the major rock formation types in various national parks.
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Mountain Weather
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Level: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
- Subjects: Science
Mountain weather is a force that climbers and outdoor enthusiasts need to understand and predict in order to plan safely and make good decisions in the backcountry. Use this lesson to help students understand weather patterns and processes and learn field prediction.
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Weather Wonders
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Level: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
- Subjects: Math,Science
What lives under the snow? Teaching scientific inquiry is easy when students are curious. Students will investigate life above and under the snow as park rangers lead them on a snowshoe hike.
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Rock the Tetons
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Level: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
- Subjects: Science
Students learn about geology in simple, tangible ways while witnessing first hand versions of mountain building and erosion.
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Winter Challenge
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Level: Lower Elementary: Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade
- Subjects: Science
Students snowshoe in the footprints of Grand Teton wildlife and use their own inferences and observations to understand animal behaviors and adaptations.
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What is Wild
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Level: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
- Subjects: Literacy and Language Arts,Science,Social Studies
The lesson allows students to think about and discuss their role and the importance of protecting habitats for different types of organisms.
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Dress for Winter
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Level: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
- Subjects: Science
The lesson relates outdoor preparedness to the dramatic winter weather of Grand Teton National Park. In order to safely enjoy and explore the outdoors, students need to have the understanding that clothing can wick, insulate, and transfer heat energy.