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Acadia National Park

I Notice I Wonder: Frenchman Bay View
  • Type: Student Activities
  • Grade Levels: Lower Elementary: Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade

Share any or all of the ~1-minute non-narrated resource video clips of Acadia National Park with your students. Encourage them to generate "I Notice, I Notice, I'm Reminded of" statements to share. These statements help promote descriptive observations, thoughtful questions, & relatable connections. This fact sheet can be used to compliment a student-centered discussion! Topic: Frenchman Bay

Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve

French and Indian War Activity
  • Type: Field Trips
  • Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

Representing the competing interests of the European nations on a global scale, set in the North American contenient. These battles ultimately shaped political and cultural divisions across the world, especially here in Louisiana that are still felt today!

Fort Necessity National Battlefield

George Washington and the French and Indian War
  • Type: Distance Learning
  • Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

Talk with one of Fort Necessity National Battlefield’s park rangers via video conferencing equipment about young George Washington and the French and Indian War. Using George Washington’s actions and writings students will see how his ambition, hard work and experiences helped him mature into the famous man we all know today.

Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve

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

Glacier Bay National Park is a special place for all people to visit and explore. In this distance learning program, students will join a ranger on a virtual boat trip through Glacier Bay, while learning about the animals, glaciers, and people who make this park their home.

Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve

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

Glacier Bay is a vast wilderness that is home to many animals, including birds, mammals, fish and, historically, people. Through this distance learning program, students will learn that each animal has special adaptations to survive in the cold waters and snowy mountains of Glacier Bay.

George Washington Birthplace National Monument

The Washingtons in Chesapeake Bay History
  • Type: Student Activities
  • Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

Quill Writing is one of the activities students will do during this education program.

The Chesapeake Bay in John Smith's Time
  • Type: Lesson Plan
  • Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

An American Indian man observes English ships on the Chesapeake Bay.

Fort Necessity National Battlefield

The French and Indian War 1754-1763: Biography Cards - Unit 7
  • Type: Lesson Plan
  • Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

In this unit students learn about 27 people who participated in the French and Indian War through biography cards written for the students to read. Each card is illustrated with artifacts, documents and a timeline of the person's life. There are nine American Indian, nine French and nine British biography cards. Included are four activities to help the students will learn interesting facts about the participants and how they were affected by the French and Indian War.

Fort Necessity National Battlefield

The French and Indian War 1754-1763: What Were They Fighting For? - Unit 2
  • Type: Lesson Plan
  • Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

This unit teaches the students what were the wants and needs of the British, French and American Indians. When there was conflict each group would fight to preserve what they wanted and needed. The three student reading outline what each of the three groups valued. The lesson includes background information and one student activity

Fort Necessity National Battlefield

The French and Indian War 1754-1763: Primary Documents and Artifacts - Unit 8
  • Type: Lesson Plan
  • Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

This unit includes one lesson plan: “Working with Primary Documents and Artifacts." Students read about one of 14 primary documents or artifacts associated with the French and Indian War, and then analyze the document or artifact.

Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve

Bears of Glacier Bay 2: The Scoop on Poop
  • Type: Lesson Plan
  • Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

Our "Bears of Glacier Bay" curricula unit is divided into three lesson plans, each taking one class session to complete. They are part of our "Middle School Scientists" series that explore the fascinating research and resources of Glacier Bay National Park.

Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve

Let's Go Whale Watching in Glacier Bay!
  • Type: Distance Learning
  • Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

Glacier Bay is home to one of the world's most intriguing marine mammals - the endangered Humpback Whale. Come join a Glacier Bay Park Ranger on an interactive journey to learn more about this endangered species. Students will take a look at how Humpback Whales interact with their environment and what Park Researchers are doing to protect them.

Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve

Bears of Glacier Bay 3: Be Bear Aware
  • Type: Student Activities
  • Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

Students will become “bear aware” by exploring ways to reduce human-bear interactions and applying them to different real-life scenarios. They will use critical thinking skills to make a list of considerations when camping, hiking, fishing, and at home. Students will conclude by creating a “Bear Aware Campaign” by making posters, creating podcasts or videos, or writing news stories.

Fort Necessity National Battlefield

The French and Indian War 1754-1763: How Did the Conflict Begin? - Unit 3
  • Type: Lesson Plan
  • Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

This unit teaches the students how the French and Indian War began. The students learn about George Washington’s 1753 trip to Fort LeBoeuf, read about George Washington in the French and Indian War, analyze the Fort Necessity surrender document and learn how Benjamin Franklin participated in the war. The lesson includes background information and four student activities

Fort Necessity National Battlefield

The French and Indian War 1754-1763: How Did The War End? - Unit 5
  • Type: Lesson Plan
  • Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

This unit teaches the students about how the war ended with the Treaty of Paris, and what the consequences were to the different groups who were involved. Both the American colonists and the American Indians were not involved in the peace treaty. The lesson includes background information and one student activity, “Making Peace.”

Fort Necessity National Battlefield

The French and Indian War 1754-1763: How Did The War Progress? - Unit 4
  • Type: Lesson Plan
  • Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

This unit teacher the students about how the French and Indian War progressed after its start at Fort Necessity. The students use a timeline to learn about the major battles and events from 1753 through the end of Pontiac’s War in 1765. The lesson includes background information and one student activity, “Time Line.”

Fort Necessity National Battlefield

The French and Indian War 1754-1763: Who Were The People Involved? - Unit 1
  • Type: Lesson Plan
  • Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

This the first unit of the teacher’s guide and introduces the students to the three cultures involved in the French and Indian War: the British, the French and the American Indian. A mapping activity is used to show how conflict over land would lead to the war. The activity that introduces the students to the American Indians will help them have a better idea of that culture. The lesson includes background information and two student activities.

Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve

Bears of Glacier Bay Lesson One: Name That Bear
  • Type: Lesson Plan
  • Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

Learn what the differences are between brown bears and black bears, and along the way, you'll learn how a bear's growth, development, and maturation compares to a human.

Everglades National Park

"Mangrove Propagule Lab" Habitat Video: Florida Bay
  • Type: Lesson Plan
  • Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

The students will be able to compare results of experiments and other types of investigations, experiment with properties of matter, and discuss plant structure and function.

Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve

Seals of Glacier Bay Lesson One: Flipper Feet
  • Type: Lesson Plan
  • Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

*What characteristics distinguish seals from sea lions? *How can careful observation lead to a better understanding of an animal? *How are seals and sea lions similar and different?