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- Type: Student Activities,Teacher Reference Materials,Other Education Materials
- Grade Level: Lower Elementary: Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade
- Subjects: Science
- Tags: Mount Rushmore,Mount Rushmore National Memorial,bats,pollinators,bat behavior
People have far more in common with bats than they realize, and people rely on bat populations throughout the world in a variety of ways. In this lesson, students will study the skeleton of a bat, learn about their special adaptations through games, discover why bats are important to our environment and find that bats are friends, not foes.
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Black Hills Fire Ecology
- Type: Distance Learning,Student Activities,Teacher Reference Materials
- Grade Level: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
- Subjects: Science
- Tags: fire,Prescribed Burn,Prescribed Fire,Fire ecology
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Symbolism in National Parks
- Type: Distance Learning,Primary Sources,Student Activities
- Grade Level: Lower Elementary: Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade
- Subjects: Literacy and Language Arts,Social Studies
- Tags: arrowhead,symbols,Symbolism
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Art Criticism and Mount Rushmore
- Type: Primary Sources,Student Activities,Teacher Reference Materials,Other Education Materials
- Grade Level: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade
- Subjects: Literacy and Language Arts
- Tags: art in parks
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George Washington: Father of the Nation
- Type: Student Activities,Teacher Reference Materials,Other Education Materials
- Grade Level: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
- Subjects: Social Studies
- Tags: Mount Rushmore,Mount Rushmore National Memorial,George Washington,South Dakota,history,social studies
Students will learn who George Washington was and how he contributed to the creation and foundation of the United States. Specifically, students will learn about Washington’s role in the American Revolution, and the example he set for future presidents. Additionally, while this will focus on George Washington, student will also begin to gain an understanding of different systems of government, and why America elected to be a democracy.
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Symbols of America
- Type: Student Activities,Teacher Reference Materials,Other Education Materials
- Grade Level: Lower Elementary: Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade
- Subjects: Social Studies
- Tags: Mount Rushmore,Mount Rushmore National Memorial,South Dakota,symbols,social studies
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3D Modeling and Scale
- Type: Student Activities,Teacher Reference Materials,Other Education Materials
- Grade Level: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade
- Subjects: Math
- Tags: Mount Rushmore,Mount Rushmore National Memorial,3d model,scale
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Preservation at Mount Rushmore
- Type: Student Activities,Teacher Reference Materials,Other Education Materials
- Grade Level: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
- Subjects: Math,Science
- Tags: Mount Rushmore,Mount Rushmore National Memorial,South Dakota,sculpture,Sculpture Maintenance,erosion,Education program,curriculum,curriculum materials
Learn about the various preservation concerns at Mount Rushmore. By learning to recognize the various types of rocks found in Mount Rushmore and their different characteristics and varying rates of erosion, students will be able to understand the complexity of caring for a monument like Mount Rushmore.
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Mount Rushmore as Scuplture
- Type: Student Activities,Teacher Reference Materials,Other Education Materials
- Grade Level: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
- Subjects: Math
- Tags: Mount Rushmore,Mount Rushmore National Memorial,South Dakota,art,sculpture
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Designing a Monument
- Type: Student Activities,Teacher Reference Materials,Other Education Materials
- Grade Level: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade
- Subjects: Math
- Tags: Mount Rushmore,Mount Rushmore National Memorial,South Dakota,art,sculpture
Students utilize resources available in the art classroom to recreate the Mount Rushmore Sculpture, or design their own version, where they choose the four figures from history they feel should be represented by the monumental sculpture. Students will present their final art piece to the classroom with a persuasive argument for their choices of the figures.
More National Park Service Related Materials
- Yellowstone National Park
Learning about the NPS Arrowhead & other Symbols
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
- Subject(s): Social Studies
The arrowhead is the symbol for the National Park Service. This shape reminds us of the culture and history National Park sites protect. Each picture inside the arrowhead represents something that is protected in a National Park site. Students learn how the design of the National Park Service arrowhead is made up of symbols and then have a chance to create their own design.