Healthy Water and Local History, Adobe Springs

Kathe Hustace of Amigos de Anza participates in a curriculum-based field trip at Adobe Springs in Atascadero, CA.

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For a copy of this lesson plan please contact us via email (juba_info (at) nps.gov).

This 3rd Grade Lesson Plan -- aligned with the Common Core & Next Generation Science Standards -- is site specific for Adobe Springs in Atascadero, California, but it can serve as a model curriculum for others.

The lesson plan and activities connect the health of a local freshwater resource (rivers, springs) to the story of the area's people, flora, and fauna, including the necessity of fresh water to sustain the traveling Anza Expedition of 1775-76.

The curriculum was developed in 2015 by Katherine Perilloux for the Atascadero Land Preservation Society (ALPS) with funding by the Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail.

 

Volunteers dedicated hundreds of hours to developing the Anza Trail curriculum for Adobe Springs.

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Adobe Springs curriculum development team included (left to right): Katherine Perilloux of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Kathryn Sanders of Atascadero Unified School District;and Jonalee Istenes of the Atascadero Land Preservation Society.

The National Park Service thanks you for your dedication to Atascadero students and your community's history and environment.