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Santafetrail.org Activities and Lessons
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

The Santa Fe Trail Association, the official partner of the Santa Fe National Historic Trail, offers a plethora of activities and packets for grades K-8. This site also offers a number of additional resources, including an interactive trail map with detailed explanations of each stop on the trail. Resources could easily be adapted to fit any curriculum!
Migration Threats Activity
- Type: Student Activities
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
Students will be able to identify the challenges birds face during migration by playing a game where each student is assigned a bird during migration.
"Historic" Journal Activity
Leaf Rubbing Activity
Early American Activities
- Type: Science Labs
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
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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.
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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Every Kid Outdoors
- Type: Distance Learning
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
French and Indian War Activity
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
Activities for Home - Dark Skies
Be A Gumshoe: Self-Guided Activity
"Eastings and Northings" A Mapping Activity
- Type: Student Activities
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

The lesson builds up slowly to read Map Grid References for later learning and practice orienteering. Orienteering is a navigation and sport activity that incorporates walking or jogging, determining directions, and map reading. The object of the activity is to use a map and compass to locate specific points in each area.
Revolutionary War Timeline Activity
- Type: Student Activities
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
Students will construct an accurate timeline of ten Revolutionary War battles.
The Crucial Hour: Mapping Activity
- Type: Student Activities
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
This activity is intended to be a simple exercise in analyzing and understanding how geography influenced decision making by both American and British armies in the Battles of Saratoga. It was originally planned for class use while visiting the battlefield, but it could also be used pre-visit in conjunction with the Saratoga National Historical Park virtual tour, or as a stand-alone activity.
- Type: Student Activities
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
Snow Characteristics Lab Activity
- Type: Science Labs
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
In this science lab activity, students take temperatures at different depths in the snow and compare them to the air temperature. They will discover the insulating effect of snow and understand that temperature varies according to snow depth.
Floodwaters in the Desert Lab Activity
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

Students will explore precipitation through discussion, videos, and a PowerPoint presentation. For the lab activity, students will explore the way flood waters can affect the landscape and topography in the desert. Students will observe what happens to the landscape as different amounts of water are dropped on the hillside.
Every Kid Outdoors (EKO)
- Type: Distance Learning
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade