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Every Kid Outdoors
- Type: Distance Learning
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
Every Kid Outdoors
- Type: Guest Speakers
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

Students will learn the National Park Service mission while getting an overview of Cedar Creek & Belle Grove NHP. They will understand the different types of parks within NPS and how many are within a close distance of where they live. They will learn about the different types of jobs park rangers do.
Every Kid Outdoors
- Type: Distance Learning
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
Every Kid Outdoors (EKO)
- Type: Distance Learning
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
Every Kid Outdoors 4th Grade program
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

Gateway Arch National Park would like to invite you and your 4th grade class for a FREE visit to the park through the Every Kid Outdoors (EKO) program! Thanks to a grant from the National Park Foundation, transportation costs will be paid in full. Your visit will include a ranger-led museum program and FREE rides to the Top of the Gateway Arch.
Every Kid Outdoors Field Trip (4th Grade)
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
Virtual Ranger Visit: Every Kid Outdoors - 4th Grade
- Type: Distance Learning
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

Join a Park Ranger live and learn about why National Parks are important to preserve the natural and cultural resources of our country. Students explore a variety of National Parks, while learning about stewardship. All 4th grade students are eligible to receive a free public lands pass through the national Every Kid Outdoors program.
Four for Fourth: Comprehensive 4th Grade Science (Every Kid Outdoors)
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
MO Outdoor Rangers
- Type: Student Activities ... Other Education Materials
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
Outdoor Triangle Proportions
- Type: Student Activities
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

By the end of this unit students will be able to understand similar triangles and proportions. Students will do this through measuring a tree shadow and using their own height and shadow length to set up a proportion. By finishing the calculation, the students will find the height of the tree or building. Activity designed for grades 5-9 but can be modified higher or lower.
A Kid's Life in Atlanta
Kids in Colonial Times
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
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Indoor and Outdoor Field Trips
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
On site field trips are the best way for students to connect with where fossils were found and where James Cook ranched and became friends with Red Cloud. Agate Fossil Beds field trips include indoor programs about mammal fossils, historic excavations, American Indian culture and artifacts. Guided hikes on the park's two trails explore the historic dig sites, interesting trace fossils and the natural wonders of mixed grass prairie and Niobrara River.
Outdoor Plant Adaptation Hunt
National Park Fair: Kids Teaching Kids about Our National Parks
Student Phenology for Outdoor Citizens (SPOC)
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

Student Phenology for Outdoor Citizens (SPOC) is a citizen science program focusing on the plants and animals of the park. It has pre- and post-visit lessons, as well as a ranger-guided hike where students make natural history observations. Fourth grade classes are eligible for the National Park Foundation's Open Outdoors for Kids grant funds, which includes free snacks and/or lunches. Please inquire about other travel grant funding for other grade levels.
Interacting with Yorktown Through Outdoor Activities
Outdoor Classroom: Weather K-2
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Lower Elementary: Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade
A Kid's Life in Atlanta Virtual Program
- Type: Distance Learning
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

In this virtual program, students will be able to learn about the life of Carrie Berry, a 10 year old girl who lived during the Union siege and occupation of Atlanta, GA in 1864. Through her diary as a primary source and interaction with a park ranger, students will have opportunities to compare and contrast their own experiences with Carries.