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Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument

Cookie Conservation

Type: Lesson Plan
Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

Students will mine chocolate chips out of chocolate chip cookies as a proxy for fossil collecting. The point of this activity is to get students to think about how fossil collecting can make a public land site much less appealing to visit and eventually leave no fossils for future generations to see.

Wind Cave National Park

Chocolate Chip Conservation

Type: Student Activities
Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

A delicious activity to teach kids about the importance of conservation.

Colonial National Historical Park

Civilian Conservation Corps

Type: Lesson Plan
Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

By completing a Break Out Edu type activity, students will discover what the Civilian Conservation Corps contributed to Colonial National Historic Park during the Neal Deal by deciphering clues that require students to read articles, encyclopedia entries, and a map.

Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park

Conservation vs Preservation and the National Park Service

Type: Lesson Plan
Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade

Discover the difference between conservation and preservation and learn how the National Park Service plays a role in each.

Grand Canyon National Park

Company 818 and Segregation in the Civilian Conservation Corps

Type: Lesson Plan
Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade

Learn the Civilian Conservation Corps at Grand Canyon and the ways in which the 1935 segregation orders changed Black enrollees experience.

Boston's Arnold Arboretum: A Place for Study and Recreation

Type: Lesson Plan
Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

The lesson can be used in teaching units on late 19th-century urban expansion, especially as influenced by immigration and the Industrial Revolution. It also could form the core of an interdisciplinary unit when used in conjunction with lessons on the Romantic and Transcendentalist movements and lessons on botany.

Marsh - Billings - Rockefeller National Historical Park

Nature, Art and Conservation at Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park

Type: Lesson Plan
Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade

Thomas Cole, the founder of the Hudson River School, stated “The ravages of the axe are daily increasing desecration by what is called improvement; which as yet generally destroys Nature’s beauty without substituting that of Art.” This unit, Nature, Art and Conservation at Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historic Park, will explore this very issue through on-site visits, school based lessons and independent research. For this unit students will begin by reading Marsh’s Man and Nature...

Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area

National Park Legacy - Battle the Bully Plants and Conserve Water! Grades 5 - 6

Type: Lesson Plan
Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

SMMNRA Nature Neighbor Project suggests native plant options for landscapes near natural areas. Native plants can generally resist weather challenges, require no fertilizer or pesticide and attract wildlife. Most importantly, plants native to Southern California are adapted to drought conditions and water is California’s most prized natural resource.

Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park

The C&O Canal, A Place of Refuge, Recreation, and Reflection: 4th Grade Lesson

Type: Lesson Plan
Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

C&O Canal Towpath

Everglades National Park

"The Water Watch" Water: 4-6 Grade

Type: Lesson Plan
Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

The student will be able to: a) list two reasons why water conservation is necessary for the preservation of the Everglades, b) list two ways in which they can increase community involvement in water conservation, and c) produce a petition which lists ways to conserve water and get at least one hundred signatures on their petition.

Glacier National Park

Old Growth Forest Mural

Type: Lesson Plan
Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

Students learn about the components of old growth forests and related conservation issues through the creation of a mural.

Back Stairs at Brucemore: Life as Servants in Early 20th-Century America

Type: Lesson Plan
Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

Understand the "servant" experience in early 20th-century America, as well as the pros and cons for women working in factories versus domestic service.

Lake Mead National Recreation Area

2nd Grade Virtual Field Trip - Nature's Neighborhoods

Type: Lesson Plan
Grade Levels: Lower Elementary: Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade

A virtual field trip to the Environmental Education Study Trail at Lake Mead National Recreation Area introduces students to the different plant communities of Lake Mead National Recreation Area.

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

The Young Naturalist

Type: Lesson Plan
Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

Theodore Roosevelt’s conservation legacy actually started as a young boy. Learn about the interests of a young Theodore, and experience the joy and fascination of the natural world with your students.

Kenai Fjords National Park

Piecing Together the Fjord Estuary Ecosystem Puzzle

Type: Field Trips
Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

By exploring the coast of Resurrection Bay, students will learn about the formation of a fjord, the relationships within an estuary ecosystem, and the importance of conserving the biodiversity within Kenai Fjords National Park.

Everglades National Park

"Water Poetry" Water: 4-6 Grade

Type: Lesson Plan
Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

Students will learn the importance of the water cycle to the Everglades watershed. They will also be able to describe ways in which they use and conserve water, after which they will write a poem about water.

Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area

National Park Legacy - Santa Monica Mountain Lions Grades 9 - 12

Type: Lesson Plan
Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade

The Santa Monica Mountains Recreation Area is the world’s largest urban park with 153,075 acres and 5 area codes and 26 zip codes surrounding the park. It was established as a National Park Service Recreation Area in 1978 but Santa Monica Mountains NRA did not own any public land until 1980. The Recreation Area is surrounded by many neighborhoods, resulting in many challenges for rangers and wildlife, including the effects of rodenticide.

Shenandoah National Park

CCC: A New Deal to Rebuild a Nation

Type: Distance Learning
Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade

This interactive program tells the story of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) in the context of the social, political, and economic history of the 1920s and 1930s using real places, real people, and real stories in Shenandoah National Park.

Olympic National Park

Freeing the Elwha: "Hatcheries - Saviors or Scourge for Wild Salmon?"

Type: Student Activities
Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

This activity helps students understand the history and roles that hatcheries serve in sustaining commercial fisheries, native fish populations, and saving endangered fish stocks. They will also do their own research on the pros and cons of hatcheries.

Rifles vs Muskets in the Revolutionary War

Type: Lesson Plan
Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade

The two main shoulder-fired weapons of the revolution are the musket and rifle. They both have their pros and cons in battle. Students will analyze and compare the parabolic shape of each weapon. They will try and determine which weapon they would wield.

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