Science Lesson Plans

Just the power of weathering, erosion, and deposition is enough to make a cave! Students will explore a virtual scan of Timpanogos Cave to discover evidence of these concepts.

During the turbulent Cold War, President Dwight Eisenhower used his Gettysburg Farm--the only home he and his wife Mamie ever owned--to conduct diplomacy and to seek peace. Join a park ranger for this free virtual program to explore the Cold War, President Eisenhower's administration, and how Gettysburg became a setting for peace and diplomacy in the 1950s.

Want to learn about President Dwight D. Eisenhower? Curious about the National Park Service and what a ranger does? Schedule a time for one of our NPS rangers to join you and your students for a fun conversation about the National Park Service, Dwight and Mamie Eisenhower, and the field of history! This program can accommodate numerous age levels and is designed to give your students a chance to explore presidential history, the NPS, and more with a park ranger!

When Dwight Eisenhower ran for president in 1952, the United States was embroiled in the Korean War. Eisenhower pledged, if elected, he would go to Korea and find a way to bring the fighting to an end, calling his mission a “crusade for peace.” This program will utilize primary sources such as speeches, historic photographs, and special artifacts in the Eisenhower NHS Museum collection to examine Eisenhower’s dedication to peace in his first year as president.

Students discuss human-animal relationship, choose animal for research, answer animal research questions, illustrate and share research.

Macroinvertebrates can be found in bodies of water buried in sediments and detritus or attached to rocks or plants. They are visible without magnification and can be used by scientists to measure water quality. In this lesson, introduce your students to these organisms and to the use of a dichotomous key. Students will hone basic identification skills to increase the reliability of data they may collect during a visit to Cuyahoga Valley National Park.

Explore communities through National Parks! Students will learn the types of communities that use National Parks and compare them to their own. We will also discuss the role of community members and how we work to solve problems in our National Parks.

Students will learn about the challenges that 19th- and 20th-century women faced when choosing a career path. They will then read a biography of Florence Hawley Ellis, one of the earliest American women to break into the male-dominated field of archeology. Este plan de clase con actividades incluido también está disponible en español.

Geysers exist in only a few places on Planet Earth. In Yellowstone there are more geysers than the rest of the planet combined. Students learn about the unique conditions that allow geysers to erupt.

How can we protect our archeological heritage? Students will: 1) Learn that laws and ethics protect our archeological heritage and 2) Understand that all of us are responsible for helping protect the history around us.