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What are National Parks?
- Type: Distance Learning
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

Students will analyze the arrowhead logo as an introduction to the National Park Service. Students learn how the design of the National Park Service arrowhead is made up of symbols, and then have a chance to create their own design specific to Hawai‘i. We will then be introducing ways that we can help care for our parks through the 7 Leave No Trace principles, and help students to understand that the National Parks belong to each and every one of us!
What is a National Park?
What is a National Park?
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

Students will analyze the arrowhead logo as an introduction to the National Park Service, an agency whose mission is to protect and preserve natural and cultural resources for future generations and provide visitors with opportunities for recreation and learning. Students learn how the design of the National Park Service arrowhead is made up of symbols, and then have a chance to create their own design specific to Hawai‘i.
What Is A National Park?
What Is A National Park?
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
This activity challenges students to look at different pictures of national park sites and try to guess which park the picture represents. The pictures page gives a distinguishing feature of each park and an interesting fact to help students match to the list of possible choices.
Symbolism in National Parks
- Type: Distance Learning ... Primary Sources ... Student Activities
- Grade Levels: Lower Elementary: Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade
Create a National Park
Our National Parks
"Create a National Park" National Parks: 4-6 Grade
Discover Ohio's National Parks
- Type: Distance Learning ... Field Trips
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
Buffalo Soldiers & National Parks
- Type: Guest Speakers
- Grade Levels: Adult Education

Before the creation of the National Park Service, the US Army were assigned to manage national parks. This included the Buffalo Soldiers who were assigned to protect parks such as Yosemite, General Grant, and Sequoia National Parks. Discover the legacy of the Buffalo Soldiers in our National Parks and how their contribution across the American landscape continues to be captured and preserved for future generations to learn and explore.
National Park Service Symbols
National Park Service Arrowhead
National Parks Traveling Trunk
- Type: Traveling Trunk
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
National Park Service 101
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
- Type: Student Activities
- Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade

Teachers will need to get enough copies of brochures for one or more national park units (you can do a google search for "park brochure" + the national park unit's name to get online brochures that are printable) for this activity. Students will analyze information on the brochure and complete the attached worksheet. Teachers can use this activity to prepare students for an upcoming trip to their nearest national park unit.
Locating Glacier National Park
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade