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Ste. Geneviève National Historical Park

Mississippi River Vocabulary

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

Introductory materials to set the foundation for learning about rivers and how people have interacted with them over time. This lesson is self-contained and does not require additional material. This lesson is designed as preparation for the Settling the Mississippi unit so familiarity with later lessons may help educators steer this lesson toward uniform terms and repeatable examples throughout the unit.

Natchez Trace Parkway

Out of the Depths and into the Park: Geology of the Mississippi River Valley

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

Learn the role of geologic activity in drawing people to the Mississippi River Valley. This 45-minute program discusses the physical and human characteristics of places and regions and how they are connected to human identities and cultures.

Mississippi National River & Recreation Area

Working River Online

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

This program engages students with four topics deeply associated with the upper Mississippi River: its geology, its role as a transportation corridor, its waterpower, and continual stewardship efforts.

Mississippi National River & Recreation Area

Big River Journey Online

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

Big River Journey Online is the next best thing to a riverboat field trip on the Mississippi River itself! Filled with fun and exciting video clips and interactive learning modules about birds, boats, bugs, water quality and much more, Big River Journey Online allows kids to explore the mysteries of the Mississippi from school or home.

Mississippi National River & Recreation Area

Living River Online

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

This online program helps kids understand how organisms live within an ecosystem. Three interactive stations feature exciting videos and fun learning modules about floodplains, mussels, pike and the Mississippi River! The course explores different ways to look at the river to determine its vitality.

Mississippi National River & Recreation Area

Big River Journey

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

The Big River Journey is a great way for students to learn more about the Mississippi River. The award-winning program offers an integration of river and classroom experiences that connect 3rd-5th grade students with the science and heritage of the Mississippi River and promote stewardship.

Mississippi National River & Recreation Area

Online Classroom Visits

• Type: Guest Speakers
• Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

Teachers! Sign up your class for a 30-minute virtual classroom visit from a National Park Service ranger or partnering staff focused on a wide selection of topics such as otters, environmental stewardship, or the history of Upper St. Anthony Falls!

Mississippi National River & Recreation Area

Canoemobile

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

K - 12! A “floating classroom” that brings students out on the Mississippi River in 24-foot Voyageur canoes that is combined with enriched land-based learning activities, guided day trips, and overnight camping. Canoemobile brings classroom learning outside, engaging youth to improve school performance, cultivate a stewardship ethic, and create pathways to pursue educational and career opportunities in the outdoors. We are proud to support this partnership program.

Mississippi National River & Recreation Area

Winter River

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

Students are introduced to the fun side of winter with a day of recreation and orienteering challenges at Fort Snelling State Park. Students learn about adapting to colder weather, view animal tracks, explore winter forest habitat and vegetation, experience snowshoeing, warm up around a sheltered fire, and more! The program includes a video to watch together beforehand to learn how to properly prepare and dress for the outdoors in winter.

Mississippi National River & Recreation Area

Take Me to the River

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

Take Me to the River is a hands-on educational program designed for fourth graders run out of Hidden Falls Regional Park each fall. The program focuses primarily on the cultural history of the river, but also addresses geography, geology, and physical science through hands-on activities. Students rotate through three activity stations led by National Park Service rangers including orienteering, geocaching, shelter-building, and fire-building.

Klondike Gold Rush - Seattle Unit National Historical Park

Taming the River

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

"Taming a River" looks at the possible effects which occur during most mining operations that took place during the historic gold rushes in North America. The lesson plan can also be modified to see what could happen in areas underlain with permafrost.

Tumacácori National Historical Park

River Ramble

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

This exploratory walk highlights the ecology of the Santa Cruz River Valley. This program will also touch upon the importance of river corridors as locations for traditional O’odham villages. Students will learn about the plants that were used for clothing, tools, and food. Learning will involve inquiry, sensory activities, and language arts.

Natchez Trace Parkway

Read with a Ranger Crossing Bok Chitto

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

Are you finding it difficult to teach or discuss slavery and oppression as part of America’s history? This story discusses trust, resiliency, and the presence of Choctaw and enslaved African Americans along the Natchez Trace, as well as the role of the Mississippi River, in creating the history of the region.

Gateway Arch National Park

St. Louis From the Beginning (Distance Learning)

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

Learn about the French fur traders who founded the city of St. Louis in 1764, including the lives of merchants Pierre Laclede and Auguste Chouteau. Students will also learn about the rise of St. Louis as a commercial trading post along the Mississippi River.

Gateway Arch National Park

American Heritage Merit Badge

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

Explore the history of St. Louis and learn about the important role this river city played in the development of our nation. Afterwards, take a cruise on the Mississippi River, aboard the Gateway Arch Riverboats, and experience the river first-hand. Presentation will take place at the Museum at Gateway Arch National Park and the Gateway Arch Riverboats. The workshop is free. The cost for the Gateway Arch River Cruise TBD.

Arches National Park

Imaginary River Trip

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

Students take an imaginary river trip -- right in their classrooms. Along the way they explore how humans, animals, and insects use the river to survive.

Buffalo National River

Buffalo River Watershed

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

This lesson was designed to help students better understand what a water shed is, how it pertains to Buffalo River, and effects human activities have on the river.

Olympic National Park

Restoring the Elwha River

• Type: Student Activities
• Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

This activity focuses on the plans to remove the dams, restore the river, and return salmon to the Elwha River watershed. Students will complete reflection journal entries on dam removal and river restoration.

Gateway Arch National Park

Bear Cubs: Paws for Action

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

Learn about the history and culture of the Osage Indians of the woodland areas of the Mississippi Valley in the Museum at Gateway Arch National Park Fulfills requirements 1, 2, and 4

Grand Canyon National Park

Revolutionizing the River - Down the Colorado River Through Grand Canyon

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

Travel down the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon demonstrates the diversity of people's experiences and showcases the need for even more representation in the future.