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Curecanti National Recreation Area

Population of Great Blue Heron in Curecanti

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

Using data from the park, students analyze the great blue heron population living in Curecanti National Recreation Area from 1989-2019. Students identify potential limiting factors that influenced the sudden decline in great blue heron population and identify which ones are density dependent and density independent factors. They also hypothesize what might happen to the population and learn about the value of citizen science.

Haleakalā National Park

He Aha Lā He Kūkulu?

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

Kekahi hale Hawaiʻi ma kahi o Ka Pāka Aupuni Ma Ka Moku O Kīpahulu

Rock Creek Park

Herring Highway

• Type: Field Trips
• Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade

Visit Rock Creek Park to explore a new fish passage for River Herring.

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.

Johnstown Flood National Memorial

The Great Johnstown Flood

• Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

An interdisciplinary curriculum bsed program about the Great Johnstown Flood of 1889.

“With Great Pains and Accuracy”

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

Lewis and Clark were given specific instructions on what to write about on their expedition. By reading the original letter given by Thomas Jefferson have your students identify not only the reasons for the Corps of Discovery but also if these can be useful in their own lives while traveling.

Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park

Samuel Slater: American Hero or English Traitor

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

Samuel Slater is regarded as a traitor in his hometown of Belper, England. In the United States, Slater has been hailed as a hero (to some) and as the “father of American industry.” This lesson plan serves as an accompaniment to episode one of the documentary series called Slatersville: America’s First Mill Village.

Cowpens National Battlefield

Cowpens Heroes: Howard, Pickens & Washington: A Study in Contrast

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

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Little Kinnakeet Lifesaving Station: Home to Unsung Heroes

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

Learn about the United States Lifesaving Service daring rescues to save imperiled lives from the "Graveyard of the Atlantic.

Grand Canyon National Park

Japanese Americans at Grand Canyon - Bellboys and WWII Heroes

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

From bellboys at El Tovar Hotel to highly decorated war heroes in 442nd Regimental Combat Team, learn about stories like George Murakami's that provide a window into the Japanese American experience at Grand Canyon.

Gateway Arch National Park

American Indians and the Great Plains

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

American Indians have lived in North America for thousands of years. All of the lands that make up the United States today were exclusively Indigenous lands long before Europeans first arrived about 500 years ago. The growth of the United States through westward expansion challenged traditional ways of life for many Indigenous tribes during the 1800s as more settlers crossed the Mississippi River for a new life in the West.

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

Great Lakes Piping Plover

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

The Great Lakes Piping Plover program will introduce your students to the endangered piping plover, what factors impact their survival, and how rangers at Sleeping Bear Dunes are making a big difference for this little bird.

"The Great Chief Justice" at Home

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

Meet John Marshall, who led the U.S. Supreme Court from obscurity and weakness to prominence and power in the early 19th century.

Ninety Six National Historic Site

Traveling the Great Wagon Road

• Type: Traveling Trunk
• Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

Educational board game to teach about migration along the Great Wagon Road during the 1700s.

Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore

Invasive Species in the Great Lakes

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

A classroom-based program that reviews pre-site and field trip lessons about animal adaptation, survival, and their ecosystems. This is part three of a three part series, but can be done independent of the prior two activities/field trip.

Cape Hatteras National Seashore

Little Kinnakeet Life-Saving Station: Home to Unsung Heroes

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

Why did the Federal Government take an active role in protecting mariners by creating the U.S. Life-Saving Service?

Acadia National Park

The Great Fish Migration (7th Grade)

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

The Great Fish Migration is a 4 hour program that partners with the MDI Historical Society and the Somes Meynell Wildlife Refuge to bring a historic and scientific picture of the fishing history of Somesville and the revitalization of the local Alewife population.

Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site

Optical Illusions and Mirage on the Great Plains

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

Are your eyes playing tricks on you or is it the light? This lesson explores the properties of light and the environmental conditions which cause mirages. Students will examine some famous optical illusions before reading Josiah Gregg's experience with them when traveling across the Great Plains in the 1830s and 1840s.

Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site

Geography: Navigation and Isolation on the Great Plains

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

Getting lost in unfamiliar surroundings is a common human experience. In this lesson students will take on the role of navigator and mapmaker to pinpoint a location. By doing so, students will recognize that migration across the Great Plains landscape in the 1830s and 1840s required a unique set of survival skills and navigational tools.

Invaders of the Great Lakes Classroom Program

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

Students will learn about the Great Lakes and be introduced to the ecological impact of invasive species in this region. An optional pre-site program is designed to orient students to terminology used by land managers when controlling invasive species. Students will watch the virtual program in which National Park Service rangers will talk about the Great Lakes and introduce the concept of invasive species to classrooms. Fish and Wildlife Service biologist focus on sea lamprey and their control.