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Lake Mead National Recreation Area

5th Grade Virtual Field Trip - Exotic Invaders

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

A virtual trip to the Shoreline Trail introduces students to the food webs of Lake Mead National Recreation Area along with how invasive species are causing change.

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.

Lake Mead National Recreation Area

3rd Grade Virtual Field Trip - Amazing Adaptations

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

A virtual trip to the Shoreline Trail introduces students to the animals and plants of Lake Mead National Recreation Area along with how their adaptations allow them to survive in the harsh conditions of the Mojave Desert.

Lake Mead National Recreation Area

4th Grade Virtual Field Trip - Growing Communities

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

A virtual trip to the Song Dog Native Plant Nursery introduces students to plants of Lake Mead National Recreation Area along with how their internal and external structures support their survival in the Mojave Desert.

Lake Mead National Recreation Area

1st Grade Virtual Field Trip - Who Lives Here?

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

A virtual trip to Lake Mead Visitor Center introduces students to animal and plant life in the Mojave Desert along with the ways they've adapted to survive.

River Raisin National Battlefield Park

A Soldier's Notes From Michigan's Big Battle

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

Territory during the War of 1812 in Monroe, MI. This lesson will explore maps and primary sources to understand the significance of the battlefields. By the end of the lesson, students will be able to answer the question: Why should River Raisin and other War of 1812 battlefields be preserved and protected?

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

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.

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.

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.

Chapter 15 Lesson Plan: The Watson Go to Birmingham 1963

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

Students hold a sleep-in as a form of protest in Flint, Michigan in 1967.

Chapter 6 Lesson Plan: The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1963

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

Iva G. and Evans B. Davis in front of their home in Flint, Michigan. Photograph. n.d. Davis Family Archives.

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.

Indiana Dunes National Park

A Grain of Truth

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

Explore the dunes and gain a personal experience of how they came to be. Observe how winds and powerful waves work to create and erode moving sand dunes. Hike the foredunes and beach to learn about the processes of dune building, glaciation, and erosion. Program availability: Spring-summer-fall. Age group: 4th grade and up. Location: West Beach. Length: 1.5 hours.

Indiana Dunes National Park

Secrets of Succession

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

Experience and appreciate the variety of plant communities found in the dunes. Follow the legacy of early dunes scientist, Henry Chandler Cowles, and hike from the beach over foredunes and through forests. By exploring the environment, discover the forces that shape the dunes and produce this unique succession of plants. Program availabilty: Spring - summer - fall. Age group: 5th grade and up. Location: West Beach. Length: 1.5 - 2.0 hours.

Indiana Dunes National Park

A Royal Journey

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

The goal of A Royal Journey is to spread the voice on conservation and need of this threatened species. We also strive to bring a scientist’s journey into the concept of the student’s thinking. The dynamic timeliness of necessity has inspired the Indiana Dunes National Park to invite and educate students of today and adults of tomorrow to learn and save this imperiled species.

Olympic National Park

Where Would You Rather Be? Comparing weather conditions in Olympic National Park’s Lake Crescent to those in your community.

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

How does the weather where you live compare to that of the Olympic National Park?

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

Glen Haven Pre-visit Activity

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

he Glen Haven tour is designed to supplement classroom learning and bring history to life by providing students with new, first-hand experiences relating to Michigan’s maritime heritage through the mission of the National Park Service to “…preserve and protect…”

The Truth: You Decide

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

Future Civil War Major General and President Ulysses S. Grant, started developing his leadership skills as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Battle of Resaca de la Palma. Grant’s Memoirs, written 39 years after the battle, mentioned his experience in the battle. Students review a primary and secondary document about the Battle of Resaca de la Palma. The primary document is part of Grant’s Memoirs. The secondary document is a lithograph of the Battle. Afterwards, they answer questions about the documents.

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

Wandering the Watershed Video Questions

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

Find out about watersheds in the Great Lakes Basin.