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Wrangell - St Elias National Park & Preserve
Bat and Moth
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
Use America's largest national park as a pathway to discovery! In this lesson, students learn about the bat’s “niche” in an ecosystem by playing the part of these little critters.
Buffalo National River
Save the Bats
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Lower Elementary: Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade
Delve into the world of bats with the following lesson plan and activity.
- Type: Student Activities ... Teacher Reference Materials ... Other Education Materials
- Grade Levels: Lower Elementary: Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade
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.
National Park of American Samoa
What is a Fruit Bat?
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Lower Elementary: Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade
Fruit bats are considered the only native mammal in American Samoa thus earning the right to be protected within the National Park of American Samoa. Local folklore casts a dark image on fruitbats, portraying them as sinister and devious creatures with connections to the spirit world. These superstitions undermine their ecological importance to the native tropical rainforest. Fruit bats help transfer pollen from one tree to another and are also important for seed dispersal.
Lava Beds National Monument
Bats Traveling Trunk
- Type: Traveling Trunk
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
Learn about bats from your classroom!
National Park of American Samoa
What is a Fruit Bat?
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Lower Elementary: Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade
Students will be able to articulate what a fruit bat is, identify and explain the fruit bat’s role in the American Samoan tropical rainforest ecosystem, and the National Park of American Samoa’s role in protecting fruit bats.
National Park of American Samoa
Fruit Bats Are Our Friends
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
Fruit bats are considered the only native mammal in American Samoa thus earning the right to be protected within the National Park of American Samoa. Local folklore casts a dark image on fruit bats, portraying them as sinister and devious creatures with connections to the spirit world. These superstitions undermine their ecological importance to the native tropical rainforest. Fruit bats help transfer pollen from one tree to another and are also important for seed dispersal.
Acadia National Park
Virtual: Grades 4-5: Jr. Bat Researchers – All About Bats
- Type: Distance Learning
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
Learn all about bats as we debunk myths, review adaptations, and examine their importance. We’ll dive into some bat research going on in the park and discuss how rangers and students can help protect bats too. (1 hour)
Acadia National Park
Bats in Your Backyard Program Description
- Type: Teacher Reference Materials ... Other Education Materials
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
Rangers join students in the classroom for 90 minutes to explore the risks currently facing bats and what researchers are doing to protect bats in Acadia.
Mammoth Cave National Park
Squirrels Need A Home - or - Bats Need A Cave
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Lower Elementary: Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade
This lesson plan is a part of "Making Connections: A Curriculum Guide to Mammoth Cave National Park, GrK-3", produced by the park's Environmental Education program. The GrK-3 Guide comprises ten lessons; this is lesson 6 of the set.
Hot Springs National Park
Turning Water into Medicine
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
This student-led exploration of historic Fordyce Bathhouse Museum and Visitor Center allows students to use historical sources to understand how the bathhouses influenced medical practices in the United States in the early 20th century. Designed for 4th grade social studies lessons.
Hot Springs National Park
A Journey of Rocks and Water
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Students will create an understanding of the hydrogeological system of Hot Springs through observations of notable rock formations and examinations of the permeability of groundwater through certain rock types. Program designed for 7th grade and high school Earth Science courses.
Hot Springs National Park
Bathtub Time Machine
- Type: Distance Learning
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
“Bathtub Time Machine” is a virtual program that shares the history of Hot Springs in the 19th and early 20th centuries through images and stories. Students will be able to understand the story of Hot Springs National Park and fit it into the larger picture of the National Park Service.
Hot Springs National Park
Hot Springs and the National Park Idea
- Type: Distance Learning
- Grade Levels: Adult Education
This virtual program discusses the development of Hot Springs National Park and the ways in which it influenced the creation of the National Park Service. This program is popular with adult learner groups and fits into curriculum goals that explore the history of the National Park Service.
Hot Springs National Park
Thermophile Safari
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade
Thermophiles, organisms that survive in extreme heat conditions, are one of the most unique resources found in Hot Springs National Park. Students will use scientific studies and on-site observations to assess the factors that have made Hot Springs’ thermophilic ecosystem a destination for scientists. This specialty program is only available for smaller class sizes. Designed for 7th grade and high school biology lessons.
Hot Springs National Park
Finding Hot Springs' Habitats
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
“Finding Hot Springs’ Habitats” is an environmental science program training students to “read” the many habitats of Hot Springs National Park. Students will learn about how the hot springs environment relies on a healthy ecosystem. Students analyze open air springs for water quality and thermal habitats before exploring terrestrial environments on a 0.5 mile naturalist hike. Designed for 2nd & 3rd grade Life Science lessons.
Hot Springs National Park
How the Water Gets Hot
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
Students will explore rock outcroppings, look for evidence of the water recharge area, and examine the emerging hot springs to learn about the stories of rocks and water millions of years in the making. This program introduces students to this portion of the ancient Ouachita Mountain Range, and the remarkable waters that bubble up after a 4,400-year-old journey. Designed for 4th and 5th grade geology lessons.
Arches National Park
Desert Adaptations
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Levels: Lower Elementary: Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade
Students observe and compare different methods of seed dispersal. They learn about bat behavior and anatomy, and explore how camouflage helps animals hide in their habitats. Lastly, they discover how the shape of a bird’s beak correspond to what it eats.
Hot Springs National Park
Why They Came to Hot Springs
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
“Why They Came” is a student-guided history program to explore the lives of many people who came to work and be healed at Hot Springs. The program culminates in a discussion-based activity with park rangers about the history of public health at Hot Springs. Designed for 7th grade Social Studies lessons.
Fort Stanwix National Monument
Wilderness Fort On-Site Education Program
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
Discover how the fort, the weapons, and the rules kept the soldiers safe!