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Cowpens National Battlefield

Linear Formation of Cowpens

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

Cowpens has some great math examples in history to explore for a cross curricular lesson. Morgan formed his troops in three lines straddling the road. The linear formation of troops charged enemy targets while firing in unison. Although not graphed on a Cartesian plane (x-y axis), students can graph their beginning formation. Two levels of the lesson are provided. One option is for advanced students too look at the map and create their own equation and restrictions appropriate for their model. T

Glacier National Park

Formation of Mountains and Faults

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

Stations are set up around the classroom for teacher to demonstrate and then for students to rotate through in small groups. Video and photos are available of mountains in Glacier NP for students to look at from the Student Resource Guide CD or other source.

Wind Cave National Park

Reef Builders and Limestone Formation

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

Pictures of fossils from the rock layer that Wind Cave is located in. Also an attached activity where students review the information.

Stratigraphic Column Formation Sandwich

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

Students will recreate the Florissant Formation stratigraphic column (or any rock formation you would like to use) using food materials. Each food item will represent a specific layer of the Florissant Formation (or rock formation).

President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home National Historic Site

Site-visit Registration Form

• Type: Distance Learning
• Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

Site-visit Registration Form

National Park of American Samoa

How Do Coral Reefs Form?

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

Coral reefs provide a variety of habitats, each with its own set of characteristic species. Each species of coral comes in different shapes and forms. Activities implemented will give students an understanding of how coral reefs are formed. Starting from a single “polyp”, to a coral with skeleton attached, finally to a coral reef. Students will identify three different types of corals most commonly found in American Samoa and understand their growth by applying hands on activities.

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

From Glacier to Dune

• Type: Distance Learning
• Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

Uncover the fascinating geologic history that shaped present-day Sleeping Bear Dunes, from giant glaciers to the elemental forces of wind and water.

President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home National Historic Site

Site Visit Registration Form (as of June 2019)

• Type: Lesson Plan
• Grade Levels: Adult Education

Planning form to notify site staff of specific needs of a requesting group. To provide answers for typical questions about the site.

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

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.

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

K-1st Grade: Dunes Survival

• Type: Field Trips
• Grade Levels: Lower Elementary: Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade

Students will learn that all living things need food, water, shelter, air and space to survive. They will discover that there are special plants and animals that live in the dunes that use their external parts to get what they need to survive. Students will understand that national parks like Sleeping Bear take care of the places where plants and animals get what they need to survive.

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

Climate Change at Sleeping Bear Dunes

• Type: Distance Learning
• Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

The Climate Change program will introduce your students to the ways in which climate change affects the Great Lakes and Sleeping Bear Dunes and what they can do to make positive changes in their communities.

Death Valley National Park

Sand Dunes Post Trip Activity

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

Students will recall factual information, as well as personal experiences to create a diorama or visitor pamphlet of the Mesquite Sand Dunes. Students will participate in a science sort and a brainstorming session of observations they made while on their field trip to the sand dunes.

Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve

What's Great About Great Sand Dunes

• Type: Field Trips
• Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

From supervolcanoes to endemic insects to archaic people, the 'greatness' of Great Sand Dunes amazes even the most seasoned visitors. Hands-on activities and short walks appropriate for all ages and abilities. Inquire at the Visitor Center (719-378-6395) about the availability of Dunes wheelchairs if appropriate.

Indiana Dunes National Park

Science Fridays at Indiana Dunes Speaker Series

• Type: Guest Speakers
• Grade Levels: Adult Education

The speaker series is a monthly event designed to share information on a range of topics related to natural and cultural resources of the Indiana Dunes and the Great Lakes. Presenters may include local scientists, resource managers, community partners, federal and non-federal agency partners, and educators. Presentations are generally aimed at a young adult and adult audience, they are open to families and any science-minded, nature-loving, curious people.

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

Lodge for Sale! Beavers at Sleeping Bear Dunes

• Type: Student Activities
• Grade Levels: Lower Elementary: Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade

Lodges are beaver homes and Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is a great place for a beaver to live. Have your students make a for sale flyer for a beaver home at Sleeping Bear.

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

Chat with a Ranger at Sleeping Bear Dunes - All Grades

• Type: Distance Learning
• Grade Levels: Lower Elementary: Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade

Find out more about Sleeping Bear Dunes, the National Park Service, and what it is like to be a park ranger.

Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument

Florissant Club Sandwich

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

Students will recreate the Florissant Formation stratigraphic column using food materials. Each food item will represent a specific layer of the Florissant Formation.

Geology pt 3: Rock Types in National Parks

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

Students will be able to identify the major rock formation types in various national parks.

Indiana Dunes National Park

West Beach Walk

• Type: Field Trips
• Grade Levels: Lower Elementary: Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade

Explore the dunes and experience the forces of nature that created them. Observe water, wind and waves in action and learn how they work together to form mountains of sand. Program availability: spring, summer, fall. Age group: Preschool - 3rd grade. Location: West Beach. Length: 1.0 - 1.5 hours.

Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument

Make Your Own Fossils

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

Many of the fossils found in the paper shales of the Florissant Formation formed through a process called carbonization. Students will get the chance to make compressions of plants in this activity and may use paint to mimic the carbonization process.