Filter Your Results
- Lesson Plan (32)
- Student Activities (17)
- Other Education Materials (13)
- Field Trips (12)
- Teacher Reference Materials (12)
- Distance Learning (9)
- Primary Sources (3)
- Traveling Trunk (2)
- Field Schools & Institutes (1)
- Science Labs (1)
- Teacher Workshops & Other Programs (1)
- Mount Rushmore National Memorial (12)
- Glacier National Park (10)
- Mount Rainier National Park (8)
- Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site (7)
- Acadia National Park (5)
- Fort Necessity National Battlefield (3)
- Yellowstone National Park (3)
- Eisenhower National Historic Site (2)
- Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park (2)
- Show More ...
- Social Studies (48)
- Science (34)
- Literacy and Language Arts (24)
- Math (16)
- 11-12.RH.1 (6)
- 9-10.RH.2 (6)
- 11-12.RH.4 (5)
- 6-8.RH.1 (5)
- 6-8.RH.2 (5)
- 9-10.RH.1 (5)
- 9-10.RH.10 (5)
- 9-10.RH.4 (5)
- 11-12.RH.2 (4)
- Show More ...
Showing 75 results for MT.SCI.K-12.3 ...
Mount Rushmore National Memorial
Math at Mount Rushmore for Grades 9, 10, 11 and 12
- Type: Student Activities ... Teacher Reference Materials ... Other Education Materials
- Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade
Students calculate an estimate the weight of Mount Rushmore by calculating the volume using cross sections of the model, then use density of stone to finally arrive at a rough estimate of the weight. Finally, students calculate when two cracks on the surface of the sculpture would intersect over time.
Mount Rushmore National Memorial
Geometry at Mount Rushmore
- Type: Student Activities ... Teacher Reference Materials ... Other Education Materials
- Grade Levels: Lower Elementary: Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade
Students find simple geometric shapes in objects around them. Students will practice identifying and correctly naming geometric shapes within Mount Rushmore. Students should already be familiar with geometric shapes and their names.
Mount Rushmore National Memorial
Mount Rushmore as Scuplture
- Type: Student Activities ... Teacher Reference Materials ... Other Education Materials
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Recreate the Mount Rushmore sculpture with accuracy in mind but using non-traditional sculpture materials. Use drawings and 3D content to get an understanding of the 3-dimensional volumes of the model for accuracy.
Mount Rushmore National Memorial
Preservation at Mount Rushmore
- Type: Student Activities ... Teacher Reference Materials ... Other Education Materials
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
Learn about the various preservation concerns at Mount Rushmore. By learning to recognize the various types of rocks found in Mount Rushmore and their different characteristics and varying rates of erosion, students will be able to understand the complexity of caring for a monument like Mount Rushmore.
Mount Rainier National Park
Mount Rainier Institute
- Type: Field Schools & Institutes
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Mount Rainier Institute provides outstanding nature-based education experiences that are rooted in science and nurture the next generation of environmental stewards and leaders. School overnight programs immerse students in a rich learning environment where they explore the natural world, develop a connection to nature, and build community.
Glacier National Park
Senses Songs
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Lower Elementary: Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade
Students will sign songs to help them understand that humans have 5 senses which help them learn about the world around them.
Glacier National Park
What Is Wild?
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Lower Elementary: Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade
Students participate in a guided imagery exercise and take a trip to an imaginary “wild” place.
Mount Rushmore National Memorial
Art Criticism and Mount Rushmore
- Type: Primary Sources ... Student Activities ... Teacher Reference Materials ... Other Education Materials
- Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade
Through reading the essay, "The White Bird," by John Berger, students will learn about the qualities of art and how art can shape human perception. They will then use this to help reflect on Mount Rushmore as art.
Weir Farm National Historical Park
Art Alive! (Grades 9-12)
- Type: Other Education Materials
- Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade
Students participating in a field trip at Weir Farm National Historical Park learn about the three generations of American artists who lived and painted her, and experience the authentic, untouched landscape that inspired them. Here are additional pre-visit and post-visit classroom activities for your students!
- Type: Traveling Trunk
- Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade
The trunk includes curriculum materials, books, documents and a DVD that can be integrated into history, social studies, reading, and language arts curriculum. Additionally, the curriculum materials include student station sheets, so students can rotate stations without the teacher having to repeat instructions.
Mount Rainier National Park
Soda Bottle Volcano and Mount Rainier
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Students will examine how gases provide for explosive volcanic eruptions by making comparisons to gases in a soda bottle and by conducting a carefully controlled "eruption" of baking soda/vinegar or soda water.
Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine
Fort McHenry Scavenger Hunt| K-12
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
This self-guided activity helps students to explore Fort McHenry NM&HS and learn about its stories and resources by completing a scavenger hunt.
Hampton National Historic Site
Hampton NHS Scavenger Hunt| K-12
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
This self-guided activity helps students to explore Hampton NHS and learn about its stories and resources by completing a scavenger hunt.
Acadia National Park
Virtual: Grades 9-12: Career Day
- Type: Distance Learning
- Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade
Interview a ranger about a variety of National Park Service careers. Explore career options in science, law enforcement, search & rescue, teaching, graphics editing, management, accounting, history, cultural lands management, motor vehicle repair, heavy equipment operation, several trades, public policy, and more! Programs are tailored to each school’s needs. (45 minutes)
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
Carl Sandburg's Connemara (Grades 9-12)
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade
Students will take a virtual tour of Connemara, the home where Carl Sandburg spent the last 22 years of his life. Students will analyze objects found in the home and make inferences about Carl Sandburg based on the objects that he collected in his home.
Fort Necessity National Battlefield
Virtual Field Trip: The Mount Washington Tavern
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Levels: Lower Elementary: Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade
This virtual tour of the Mount Washington Tavern can be used along with the lessons in the teacher's guide"Traveling the National Road." The students will see pretend characters from the past, who talk about the different rooms in the tavern and what life was like during the hey-day of the National Road.
Kaloko-Honokōhau National Historical Park
Electrical Conductivity STEM Backpack, Grades 9-12
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade
This set of field equipment is designed to be used on the trails of Kaloko-Honokōhau National Historical Park with Ranger supervision. The electrical conductivity measurements quantify the salinity of the various types of water encountered along the parkʻs hiking trails. The backpack can be used with The Waters of Kaloko-Honokōhau Self-Guided Trail booklets, included in the backpack.
Kaloko-Honokōhau National Historical Park
Anchialine Pools STEM Kit, Grades 9-12
- Type: Science Labs
- Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade
Through these activities, students build physical models and make observations to learn how the hidden groundwater is vital to the survival of these culturally significant pools.
Mount Rushmore National Memorial
Math at Mount Rushmore for Grades 3, 4 and 5
- Type: Student Activities ... Teacher Reference Materials ... Other Education Materials
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
Students learn that more complex shapes can be partitioned into smaller, simpler, geometric shapes. Learners will be able to understand the concept of grids and symmetry, and be able to use them to make basic or more advanced area calculations.
Mount Rushmore National Memorial
Math at Mount Rushmore for Grades 6, 7 and 8
- Type: Student Activities ... Teacher Reference Materials ... Other Education Materials
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Students recognize shapes in Mount Rushmore, whether it’s 2D shapes through a series of 2D drawings, or 3D shapes through measurable PDF’s of the 3D model of Mount Rushmore. Learners use geometric formulas to calculate the volumes of these shapes based on scaled representations and effectively use understanding of scale to translate these calculations to life-size.