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Gateway Arch National Park

MO Outdoor Rangers

• Type: Student Activities ... Other Education Materials
• Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

Splash your way through a week of water fun. Paddle your way through our great Missouri waterways, build a creek dam and explore nature’s water creatures, and catch a big one fishing the shores of Missouri’s parks and public lands.

Nature's Neighborhoods

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

The Mojave Desert contains several different natural communities.On their field trip, students will take a one-mile nature walk to compare a few animal and plant communities found in the Mojave Desert. Materials for a pre-visit and post-visit activity are included.

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.

Mojave National Preserve

Teacher Guides

• Type: Teacher Reference Materials
• Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

Teacher Guides and Lessons for Mojave National Preserve.

Colorado National Monument

Ciclo de Rocas

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

At the completion of this lesson, students will be able to identify one or two ways that rocks can be broken down and/or combined and students will be able to describe the rock cycle of the sandstone.

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.

Acadia National Park

Sieur de Monts Stewards

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

Students explore various trails and the new Nature Center exhibit to delve into the topic of human change in the environment. This program takes place along easy to moderate hiking paths with some uneven terrain.

Saint Croix Island International Historic Site

Sieur de Mad-Lib

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

Use our words and your own silly words to fill in the blanks in Pierra Dugua's story of how and why he came to North America.

Acadia National Park

Sieur de Monts Scavenger Hunt

• Type: Student Activities ... Other Education Materials
• Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

Sieur de Monts has limited accessibility in the winter but can offer great flat locations to explore. Use this scavenger hunt to guide your experience. Fill out at least 3 activities to print the scavenger hunt certificate.

Arches National Park

Desert Adaptations

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

Students observe and compare different methods of seed dispersal. They learn about bat behavior and anatomy, and explore how camouflage helps animals hide in their habitats. Lastly, they discover how the shape of a bird’s beak correspond to what it eats.

Food for Life

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

Although at first glance the desert may seem to have little in the way of wildlife, it actually contains large, diverse populations. On this field trip, students will take a quarter-mile nature walk combined with directed science exploration to experience the Mojave Desert as one great big giant food bowl. Pre and post-visit activities are included.

Traveling Safely in the Desert

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

This in-class presentation explores the tools a student needs to hike safely in the desert ecosystem. Students learn their directions, things to bring with them, and what to do if they get lost.

Microorganisms in the Utah Desert

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

On this field trip, students collect and examine data to understand how availability of resources affects populations of microorganisms in the desert. Students observe desert potholes and learn about strategies organisms use to survive in these diminishing ecosystems. Students also examine desert lichens to see how the orientation of rocks affects a lichen’s ability to thrive.

Texas Tortoise Troubles

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

What would you do if you found a Texas tortoise in the middle of the road? Or if your friend broke the law? In this lesson, students discuss their own values and ethics as well as the importance of respecting the values of others. Next, students learn about laws protecting the state-threatened Texas tortoise. Afterwards, they discuss how their values influence their behavior in various situations.

Zion National Park

The Forests, Wetlands, and Deserts of Zion

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

This distance learning program focuses on the plants and animals that live in Zion’s varying ecosystems. Students will learn about their adaptations and relationships to each other in this interactive lesson with a creative and critical thinking activity. (45 minutes)

Death Valley National Park

Floodwaters in the Desert Lab Activity

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

Students will explore precipitation through discussion, videos, and a PowerPoint presentation. For the lab activity, students will explore the way flood waters can affect the landscape and topography in the desert. Students will observe what happens to the landscape as different amounts of water are dropped on the hillside.

Arches National Park

Field Trip in a Box: Desert Adaptations

• Type: Media for Loan
• Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

Students will learn how high desert plants and animals are adapted to their environment in many different ways.

Death Valley National Park

Comparing Desert Habitats Post Trip Activity

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

Students will reflect on their field trip to Death Valley. Drawing from their experience in the park, students will compare and contrast two habitats. Utilizing the information collected through a graphic organizer, the students will write a compare and contrast essay on the Mesquite Sand Dunes and Salt Creek.

Zion National Park

Desert Plant Adaptations: Structures that Support Survival

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

Zion’s Desert Plants introduction video. A ‘design a desert plant’ activity where students will draw and present a plant that they created and the adaptations they chose to help it survive.