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- Type: Lesson Plan
- Locations: Colorado National Monument, Craters Of The Moon National Monument & Preserve, El Malpais National Monument, Glacier National Park, Haleakalā National Park, more »
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
- Subject(s): Science
Students are introduced to the study of geology. They will learn about what is hidden beneath the surface of the Earth and how the geology of the Earth gives shape to the landscape. They will learn about the theory of plate tectonics and how the movement of these plates affects the world around us.
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Locations: El Malpais National Monument, Lassen Volcanic National Park
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
- Subject(s): Math,Science,Social Studies
Students prepare cookies the day before the activity. Students then compare and contrast different types of cookies and igneous rocks and classify them according to their structural make-up and ingredient composition.
- Glacier National Park
Carving Mountains
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Locations: Glacier National Park
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
- Subject(s): Science
Through individual and group research, students create a clay model of a mountain range with glacial features labelled.
- Grand Canyon National Park
Layers in Time: 3rd - 7th Grade
- Type: Distance Learning
- Locations: Grand Canyon National Park
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
- Subject(s): Science,Social Studies
Students have the opportunity to learn about universal geological concepts and rock layers through exploring evidence of changes over geologic time through the fossil record. Program is intended for 3rd through 7th grade and is hosted by Grand Canyon Park Rangers via Distance Learning.
- Mount Rushmore National Memorial
Rushmore Rocks!
- Type: Student Activities, Teacher Reference Materials, Other Education Materials
- Locations: Mount Rushmore National Memorial
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
- Subject(s): Science
Through this interactive and hands-on lesson, your students will learn about the three rock types and how they are formed. In small groups they will also use evidence to identify three types of rocks and record their observations.
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
- Subject(s): Literacy and Language Arts,Science
Students role-play a guided imagery story of the rock cycle
- Glacier National Park
Rock Ranking
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Locations: Glacier National Park
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
- Subject(s): Math,Science
Students will sort rocks in various ways from a river gravel bar
- Olympic National Park
Geology
- Type: Field Trips
- Locations: Olympic National Park
- Grade Levels: Lower Elementary: Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade
- Subject(s): Science
This program for second grade students takes place at the Hurricane Ridge Visitor Center. It involves two separate activity stations and a ranger-led nature/geology walk.
- Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park
The Ever-Changing Landscape: Grade 4
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Locations: Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
- Subject(s): Science,Social Studies
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Last updated: July 25, 2023