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Niobrara National Scenic River
Peoples of the Niobrara River Valley
- Type: Distance Learning
- Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade
60 minutes classroom time, or split into two 30 minute lessons https://youtu.be/5xPK4AJ4nQg Students will learn about the many different caretakers of the Niobrara River through-out history and examine the impact that the river had on their families and culture at those times. Each era of Niobrara Caretakers is followed by a discussion and writing prompt asking students to examine their own experiences of family and culture today.
Niobrara National Scenic River
Prehistoric Species of the Niobrara River
- Type: Distance Learning
- Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade
40 minutes classroom time https://youtu.be/N1baY1BbEYA Students will be able to compose a fictional first-person narrative from the perspective of a prehistoric species of the Niobrara National Scenic River following the guided prompts to examine and articulate its internal and external life experience of changing climate and landscape in a 9 minute essay.
Niobrara National Scenic River
Food Webs of Niobrara
- Type: Teacher Reference Materials
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
This lesson overviews the roles of producers, consumers, and decomposers. Students will create their own food webs using plants and animals found in the Niobrara River Valley.
Niobrara National Scenic River
Butterflies of Niobrara: An Introduction to Hybrids
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
What happens when two species combine? This lesson is a great introduction to the answer. The included activity combines science and art to introduce the concept of hybrids.
Niobrara National Scenic River
Ever-Changing Currents Mini-Lesson
- Type: Distance Learning
- Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade
10 minutes classroom time https://youtu.be/vHwgJKtEuxs Students will discover what makes the Niobrara National Scenic River unique and examine a river from their own life following the model of Langston Hughes, a 20th century poet, and create a river poem themselves.
Niobrara National Scenic River
Buffalo Soldiers & Dominant Narratives
- Type: Distance Learning
- Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade
35 minutes classroom time https://youtu.be/7U5ai5NQ5Yc Students will hear the untold story of the Black American Solders, Buffalo Soldiers, who lived and worked at Fort Niobrara on the Niobrara River and then examine the dominant and counter narratives of the soldiers along with dominant narratives in their own lives by writing for inquiry and critical analysis of current events.
Niobrara National Scenic River
Early Birding
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
This lesson is designed to introduce Middle School level students to basic bird identification to some of the common, and a few rare but easily identified,birds and waterfowl found along and around the Niobrara National Scenic River.
Niobrara National Scenic River
Ecology Unit
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade
Six terrestrial ecosystems combine with the riparian and aquatic ecosystems of the Niobrara to create a mix of plants and animals that exist together like nowhere else. This unit focuses on the ecology and biodiversity of the Niobrara River Valley. It contains a field experience component in addition to pre and post experience classroom work.
Niobrara National Scenic River
Create a Brochure
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Students will take a field trip to an area of the Niobrara River Valley. During the trip they will use observation techniques and complete a Sensory Observation Sheet and use those ideas to prepare a brochure for a vacation would be taken in the Niobrara River valley.
Niobrara National Scenic River
Cows in the Campground
- Type: Student Activities
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
By exploring the community of the Niobrara valley students will develop an understanding of the significance of development and its hand in hand existence with preservation of a natural resource students will: understand the interrelationships contained in the river system and write a descriptive essay, Two alternative essay assignments are also included.
Niobrara National Scenic River
Cows in the Campground - Pre-Visit Writing Activity
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
Students will read about the community of the Niobrara Valley prior to their field trip to develop an understanding of the significance of development and its co-existence with preservation of a natural resource. Students will demonstrate their understanding of the interrelationships contained in the river system by writing a descriptive essay based on an essay prompt of their choice.
Stones River National Battlefield
Stones River National Battlefield History Hike
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
Forward March! Join a park ranger for half-mile walk through the battlefield and learn about the Battle of Stones River on the ground where men in blue and gray struggled decades ago.
Olympic National Park
A Trip to Olympic National Park and the Elwha River
- Type: Student Activities
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
In this activity students will use web resources to find Olympic National Park and the Elwha River on a map. Students will generate a map which they will use as part of a in a travel brochure they will create for Olympic National Park and the Elwha River Valley.
Stones River National Battlefield
Stones River National Battlefield Museum Scavenger Hunt
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
Explore the Battle of Stones River and its place in the Civil War by searching for answers in the park's museum exhibits. We have scavenger hunt quizzes suitable for 3rd through 8th grade students.
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Using storyboard, cartoon make, comic book maker.org or the document added the student will create their own story. Picking 2 battles they will develop 2 4-6 frame comics
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.
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.
Stones River National Battlefield
Stones River National Battlefield - Interactive Artillery Program - Load, Ready, Fire!
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
Students will get a hands-on history experience while learning the importance of teamwork.
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.