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Arches National Park
Forces & Tools
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
Students use digging sticks, throw atlatls, make fire with bow drills, and use rock wedges to explore the affects of friction and gravity on objects.
Grand Canyon National Park
Forces Shaping the Grand Canyon: Upper Elementary
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
Students investigate the rocks and landscape of Grand Canyon looking for weathering, erosion, and deposition. Through guided inquiry students look for evidence of forces making the canyon wider and deeper. AZ Science Standard: 4.E1U1.6
Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve
Castles in the Sand
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Through this field trip, students will learn about the cohesive force of water tension and the adhesive force of capillary action.
Haleakalā National Park
Rolling Stones: Haleakalā National Park Rocks!
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
This lesson explores the forces of weathering and erosion that shape our island home. It recounts volcanic creation, and then delves into the gradual destruction caused by the forces of wind, water, ice and waves.
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) paratroopers jump from a U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft over Bangladesh during exercise Cope South 14 Nov. 10, 2013. Cope South is an annual bilateral aerial exercise designed to increase the combat readiness and interoperability of the U.S. Air Force and the BAF. Public domain photograph from defenseimagery.mil.
Cowpens National Battlefield
The Way I See It, Daniel Morgan is a “Fye” Guy!
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Students will pick from a list and retell/rewrite the victory of the patriot forces at Cowpens.
Scotts Bluff National Monument
Geology Rocks: The Geology of Scotts Bluff
- Type: Guest Speakers
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
Learn more about the geologic forces that have shaped, and continue to shape, Scotts Bluff.
Yellowstone National Park
Landscaping with Wind and Water
- Type: Student Activities
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
In this activity, students will demonstrate the destructive forces of erosion on small “mountains” and survey an area to identify evidence of erosion.
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.
Fort Donelson National Battlefield
Fortifications
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Earthen fortifications offered protection from enemy forces. This watercolor shows both the size of Fort Donelson NB and its proximity to the Cumberland River.
Glacier National Park
Making the Mountains
- Type: Distance Learning
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
Glacier’s mountainous landscape tells the tale of the powerful geologic forces that have shaped the land over time. In this program, students will investigate the many geologic forces that have sculpted the mountains of Glacier by learning about the four main stages of the park’s geologic formations; silt, tilt, slide, and glide. Through hands-on activities and discussion, students will become immersed in the geologic story of Glacier National Park.
Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument
Mountain Building
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
Plate tectonics allows for the development of mountains and valleys. Students will use a towel and index card "blocks" to show how mountains and valleys form using compressional and extensional forces.
Guadalupe Mountains National Park
Geology Lesson 3. Where did the oceans go?
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade
The learner will: • Understand the external forces that aid landscape evolution. • Apply this understanding to the Guadalupe Mountains, Carlsbad Caverns National Park, the Delaware basin area, or your local geography.
Salem Maritime National Historic Site
How did the slavery economy contribute to the American Revolution in Salem?
- Type: Primary Sources ... Student Activities ... Teacher Reference Materials
- Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade
Students examine two primary source documents connected to Richard Derby of Salem and complete a graphic organizer to explore the economic forces that contributed to the American Revolution in Essex County.
Grand Canyon National Park
Self-guided Geology Trip
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
Explore the fascinating geology of Grand Canyon with four engaging activities. Walk the Trail of Time, learn about the dramatic erosive forces of the Canyon, and observe and reflect on change over time.
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
How does an airplane get in the air? In this in-classroom lesson plan, students will explore one of forces of flight by constructing and using a simple device to demonstrate lift. Subject: Science. Grades: 3rd-5th.
Fort Scott National Historic Site
(1840s) Heartache and Tragedy: Fort Scott and Indian Removal
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
In this program, students explore various concepts related to Indian Removal-home, forced removal, prejudice. Students then participate in an activity designed to simulate the experience of the Cherokee tribe's movement westward along the Trail of Tears,
Grand Teton National Park
Mountain Weather
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Mountain weather is a force that climbers and outdoor enthusiasts need to understand and predict in order to plan safely and make good decisions in the backcountry. Use this lesson to help students understand weather patterns and processes and learn field prediction.
Colorado National Monument
Four for Fourth: Comprehensive 4th Grade Science (Every Kid Outdoors)
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
Topics: Adaptations, Weathering/Erosion/Deposition, Structure/Function, Force/Energy/Motion | This 4th grade stations program combines four subjects (Animals, Geology, Plants, and Water), where learners in small groups investigate each component of the ecosystem.
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Students will research information to find information about the number of wounded from both patriot and British forces from the SC revolutionary battles: Battle of Camden, Battle of Waxhaws, Kings Mountain, and Cowpens. They will then create a graph that compares the number both injured and fatally wounded.