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Cape Lookout National Seashore

Life on the Outer Banks: 4th Grade

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

Through this field trip, students will uncover the history of the the Cape Lookout Lighthouse and view the island from the eyes of a keeper. They can also take a hands-on look into the flora and fauna that have learned to survive in this harsh environment. This field trip guide includes science, math, and Social Studies pre, onsite, and post-visit activities.

Glacier National Park

Puzzle it Out

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

Students will identify the components of Earth’s climate system using a puzzle.

Cowpens National Battlefield

#Hashtag it out!!!!

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

Students will use their knowledge of social media to develop hashtags for pictures representing the Battle of Cowpens. #TurningPoint

Buffalo National River

Fish Out of Water

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

What comprises a fish? How can one fish affect an ecosystem? Learn more through this lesson and the activities that follow.

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

Write Out 2023

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

A six-word story can be a great way to capture what makes nature cool!

Cowpens National Battlefield

Come on out to the Cow Pens!

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

The lesson will involve studying the Cowpens National Battlefield and the history behind it. Students will artistically create a brochure either on the computer or paper. The brochure will advertise the Park and give pertinent information as well as being visually appealing.

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.

Wright Brothers National Memorial

Wright Brothers Scavenger Hunt

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

A view of the interior of the camp building where Orville and Wilbur stayed while in the Outer Banks.

Cape Lookout National Seashore

Horses and Humans: Shackleford Horses Unit

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

This science & math unit features the wild horses of Shackleford Banks. See attached complete unit.

Wright Brothers National Memorial

Wright Flight

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

The 1903 Wright Flyer

Maggie L Walker National Historic Site

“Nickels to Dollars”: Maggie L. Walker's Quest for African American Economic Empowerment

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

Students will pretend to go back in time to 1903 when Maggie Walker chartered the St. Luke Penny Savings Bank. They will use a 3D replica of, or the computer aided models of, the 1927 Maggie Walker collection bank to learn about the economic tools African Americans used to resist discrimination and uplift their communities during the Jim Crow era. Este plan de clase con actividades incluido también está disponible en español.

Can You Outrun the Wright Flyer?

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

The Wright Flying Machine

First Flight or Fake News?

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

How do you tell what's real and what's fake? Students will explore this question by comparing three texts about the Wright brothers’ first flight in order to determine what actually happened that historic day. Subject(s): English Language Arts, Social Studies. Grade(s): 3rd-5th.

Ellis Island Part of Statue of Liberty National Monument

Teacher’s Guide for Education Programs: Grades 4-6

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

Are you looking for a well thought out guide for your next field trip to Ellis Island? Check out this great source of information for teachers!

Ellis Island Part of Statue of Liberty National Monument

Teacher’s Guide for Education Programs: Grades 7-8

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

Are you looking for a well thought out guide for your next field trip to Ellis Island? Check out this great source of information for teachers!

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

Wandering the Watershed Video Questions

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

Find out about watersheds in the Great Lakes Basin.

Beach Debris Design Challenge

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

Find out about watersheds and how to protect them.

Cape Lookout National Seashore

Horse Genetics and Evolution: Shackleford Horses Unit

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

This lesson plan will cover 6th-8th grade genetics and evolution relating everything back to the horses on Shackleford Banks, NC. The students will be able to construct arguments based on evidence that organisms and landforms change over time and recognize patterns of heredity from Punnett Squares and Pedigree Analysis.

Denali National Park & Preserve

Denali Discovery Pack

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

Families can check out a free Discovery Pack while visiting Denali. The packs, which are available for check-out at the Denali Visitor Center, contain an array of fun and educational activities for children.

Lava Beds National Monument

Cultural Traveling Trunk

• Type: Traveling Trunk
• Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

Check out a Cultural Traveling Trunk from Lava Beds National Monument!