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Indiana Dunes National Park

Science Fridays at Indiana Dunes Speaker Series

• Type: Guest Speakers
• Grade Levels: Adult Education

The speaker series is a monthly event designed to share information on a range of topics related to natural and cultural resources of the Indiana Dunes and the Great Lakes. Presenters may include local scientists, resource managers, community partners, federal and non-federal agency partners, and educators. Presentations are generally aimed at a young adult and adult audience, they are open to families and any science-minded, nature-loving, curious people.

Gateway Arch National Park

Public Speaker

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

Speaking in public is a powerful way to connect with people. Girl Scouts will learn the skills of public speaking and then “perform” for the group.

Art Speaks! Visual Arts & the Significance of Place

• Type: Lesson Plan
• Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade

How can art help you understand history? Use this lesson plan to help your students connect the idea of significance and memorial.

Everglades National Park

"Everglades Mountains and Valleys" educational video series.

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

These episodes are exciting for the classroom. They will help teachers and students with pre-site work... we promise !

Fort Donelson National Battlefield

Life as a Civil War Sailor in the US Navy

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

Life of a Civil War Sailor on the City-Series Ironclads

Alaska Public Lands

Ask an Alaskan Ranger!

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

Fulfill your students' curiosity about Alaska by speaking with a park ranger at the Alaska Public Lands Information Center!

Ulysses S Grant National Historic Site

When is Compromise Necessary? The Compromise of 1850

• Type: Distance Learning
• Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

This 30 to 40 minute distance learning program introduces students to the difficulty of finding suitable compromises on difficult political issues. The program focuses specifically on the Compromise of 1850, a controversial series of laws that simultaneously protected slavery in Southern states and territories while closing off slavery in California. Students will study a series of primary sources documents followed by a facilitated dialogue with a park ranger.

Acadia National Park

I Notice I Wonder: Porcupine

• Type: Student Activities
• Grade Levels: Lower Elementary: Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade

I notice I wonder is a series of videos of natural occurrences. Schoodic peninsula has many resident porcupines. Watch and make observations about this one as a class!

Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site

Field Trip: Prairie Biodiversity

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

Learn the importance of prairies and prairie life. A park ranger will guide students through a series of interactive presentations and activities. Students will learn about biodiversity within a prairie ecosystem.

Acadia National Park

I Notice, I Wonder: Periwinkles

• Grade Levels: Lower Elementary: Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade

I Notice, I Wonder is a video series to explore phenomena in Acadia National Park. Periwinkles are small shelled animals that live in the intertidal. Learn more about these shoreline animals!

Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park

Voice Matters

• Type: Field Trips
• Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade

This program is guided by a ranger through a series of slides where students are given background information and asked questions that require them to evaluate their own thoughts and experiences and compare to others through facilitated dialogue.

Statue Of Liberty National Monument

Debating Liberty- Post Statue of Liberty Lesson Plan

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

Students will analyze historic quotes to determine whether the speakers were for or against the Statue of Liberty’s arrival. Students will then roleplay as those speakers to debate over whether or not to accept the statue.

Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park

Women and Children in the Mill Village

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

In this lesson, students will learn about the role women and children played in the community at Mill Villages. They will analyze a series of photographs using the "I see… I think… I feel… I wonder…" literacy strategy.

Craters Of The Moon National Monument & Preserve

Winter Track Mystery: SnowSchool Post-visit Activity

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

Students will use careful observation to identify and label multiple track sets in the track mystery diagram. They will then complete a series of questions based on their interpretation of the diagram using critical thinking and writing skills to support their answers.

Using Dichotomous Keys

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

A dichotomous key is an important scientific tool, used to identify different organisms, based the organism’s observable traits. Dichotomous keys consist of a series of statements with two choices in each step that will lead users to the correct identification.

Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore

Invasive Species in the Great Lakes

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

A classroom-based program that reviews pre-site and field trip lessons about animal adaptation, survival, and their ecosystems. This is part three of a three part series, but can be done independent of the prior two activities/field trip.

Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve

Bears of Glacier Bay 2: The Scoop on Poop

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

Our "Bears of Glacier Bay" curricula unit is divided into three lesson plans, each taking one class session to complete. They are part of our "Middle School Scientists" series that explore the fascinating research and resources of Glacier Bay National Park.

Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park

The Cherokee People: Elementary Lesson Plan

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

Students gain an understanding of cultural elements of the Cherokee people through the use of traditional stories and reading information on websites. A series of activities provide hands-on opportunities to learn about Sequoyah and the Cherokee language, the Trail of Tears, and the trade and barter system with European settlers.

Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park

Samuel Slater: American Hero or English Traitor

• Type: Lesson Plan
• Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade

Samuel Slater is regarded as a traitor in his hometown of Belper, England. In the United States, Slater has been hailed as a hero (to some) and as the “father of American industry.” This lesson plan serves as an accompaniment to episode one of the documentary series called Slatersville: America’s First Mill Village.

Andersonville National Historic Site

Contributions relating to the causation and prevention of disease, and to camp diseases; together with a report of the diseases, etc., among the prisoners at Andersonville, Ga

• Type: Primary Sources
• Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

This report by the non-governmental U.S Sanitary Commission is devoted to a series of medical issues pertaining to the Civil War. A third of the book is devoted to Andersonville, written by Confederate surgeon Joseph Jones, M.D. Portions of his essay are derived from the report he attempted to suppress at the end of the war.