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Waste Not: 4th - 5th Grade
What is Preservation?: 4th – 5th grade
- Type: Guest Speakers
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
Life on the Frontier: 4th - 5th grade
- Type: Guest Speakers
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

There are many questions people ask when they start learning about history. Frequently, those questions are about everyday experiences. What was it like to be a child growing up on the frontier? How did children get to school? What types of toys did children have to play with? How did they cook food?
Canyon Connections: 5th - 8th Grade
- Type: Distance Learning
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

Canyon Connections program explores the relationship between living (biotic) and nonliving (abiotic) in three Grand Canyon ecosystems. Participants will be asked to make observations as they investigate interactions between living and non-living and understand how these interactions shape adaptations for survival. Program is given by Grand Canyon Park Rangers via Distance Learning and is intended for 5th through 8th grade.
5th Grade: Dunes Food Web
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
Students will understand the components of a food web and how they interact. They will create a food web based off a “mini ecosystem” that was marked out along the trail. They will define “invasive species” and identify common invasive species in our area.
Meet Missouri, 5th & 6th grade
Missouri Compromise, 5th & 6th Grade
Compromise of 1850, 5th & 6th Grade
Border Conflict 5th & 6th grade
Order No. 11 5th & 6th Grade
Dots, Dashes and Deliveries: 5th - 6th grade
- Type: Guest Speakers
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

Communication on the American Frontier was challenging to say the least. From freight services to the short-lived Pony Express and the telegraph, students will learn about the various ways people living in the American West sent messages and letters to stay in touch with family and friends back East.
Ranger Classroom Visit (3rd-5th Grade)
5th Grade | Geology: Our Rockin' Earth
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

The Earth is constantly changing and evolving. These changes occur through natural processes such as plate tectonics, weathering, and erosion, while other changes are caused by human actions. Through this field trip, students will study Earth’s dynamic geologic makeup and rock cycle, understand the forces and processes that create Earth’s various landforms, and develop an appreciation for the importance of geology in people’s lives.
Channel Islands Live Dive: 5th Grade
- Type: Distance Learning
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
Scientific Discovery Trunk 3rd-5th Grade
- Type: Traveling Trunk
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
Missouri Capital Mural 5th & 6th Grade
Ranger-Led Field Trips (3-5th Grade)
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
Teacher-Led Field Trip (3rd-5th Grade)
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
Visit Cane River Creole National Historical Park for your trip experience. Learn with historic places, and take part in a self guided tour, with opportunities to learn about science, history, and more. Explore the unique resources of the Cane River area, and the stories of the people who lived here.
2nd-5th Grade | Virtual Explore Your World
- Type: Distance Learning
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
3rd - 5th Grade Winter Experience Field Trips
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

The application period for the Winter 2024/25 Winter Exp programming season is open as of September 1, 2024. Students will be guided through age-appropriate programming related to watersheds, climate change, and winter ecology. Funds for busing reimbursements may be available. See grant information below.