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Cowpens National Battlefield

Linear Formation of Cowpens

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

Cowpens has some great math examples in history to explore for a cross curricular lesson. Morgan formed his troops in three lines straddling the road. The linear formation of troops charged enemy targets while firing in unison. Although not graphed on a Cartesian plane (x-y axis), students can graph their beginning formation. Two levels of the lesson are provided. One option is for advanced students too look at the map and create their own equation and restrictions appropriate for their model. T

Glacier National Park

Formation of Mountains and Faults

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

Stations are set up around the classroom for teacher to demonstrate and then for students to rotate through in small groups. Video and photos are available of mountains in Glacier NP for students to look at from the Student Resource Guide CD or other source.

Wind Cave National Park

Reef Builders and Limestone Formation

• Type: Student Activities
• Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

Pictures of fossils from the rock layer that Wind Cave is located in. Also an attached activity where students review the information.

Stratigraphic Column Formation Sandwich

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

Students will recreate the Florissant Formation stratigraphic column (or any rock formation you would like to use) using food materials. Each food item will represent a specific layer of the Florissant Formation (or rock formation).

Gateway Arch National Park

Fun and Games at the Gateway Arch

• Type: Field Trips
• Grade Levels: Lower Elementary: Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade

Learn about the lives and pastimes of nineteenth century boys and girls. Takes place at the Museum at the Gateway Arch.

President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home National Historic Site

Site-visit Registration Form

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

Site-visit Registration Form

Gateway Arch National Park

Architecture of the Gateway Arch Traveling Trunk

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

The Gateway Arch is the nation's tallest monument. Completed in 1965, it commemorates the history of westward expansion and the people who traveled to, lived in, and experienced life in the American West. Students will explore the design, materials, and people involved in the construction of the 630-foot, stainless steel monument.

Gateway Arch National Park

Building the Dream: Constructing the Gateway Arch

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

Why is the Gateway Arch here? What does this landmark represent? Step back in time and learn how the tallest national monument in the United States was conceived, designed, and built.

Gateway Arch National Park

General Museum Tour at the Gateway Arch

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

The general tour of the museum at the Gateway Arch introduces students to the larger themes of westward expansion and the growth of the United States. Students work with a park ranger who guides them through selected galleries which tell the story of westward expansion and the building of the Gateway Arch.

Gateway Arch National Park

A Virtual Tour of the Gateway Arch Museum

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

Have your class meet virtually with a park ranger to take a tour of the museum at the Gateway Arch and learn about the ways the museum provides a nuanced interpretation of westward expansion and U.S. history.

Arches National Park

Field Trip in a Box: Geology

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

Students will explore how geologic processes cause continual changes in the Earth's physical features.

Arches National Park

Physical Features of the Earth

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

At a field trip site, students examine a limestone layer to find fossils and make clay models to reenact movement along a local fault. Students hike through three rock layers to observe how the characteristics of rocks produce arches.

National Park of American Samoa

How Do Coral Reefs Form?

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

Coral reefs provide a variety of habitats, each with its own set of characteristic species. Each species of coral comes in different shapes and forms. Activities implemented will give students an understanding of how coral reefs are formed. Starting from a single “polyp”, to a coral with skeleton attached, finally to a coral reef. Students will identify three different types of corals most commonly found in American Samoa and understand their growth by applying hands on activities.

Gateway Arch National Park

Building the Dream: Constructing the Gateway Arch (Distance Learning)

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

The process of creating the Gateway Arch took many, many years before its completion in 1966. Today, the National Park Service manages the Gateway Arch and educates people about the architectural significance of this structure. In this program, students will be taken back to the 1960s to learn about the process of conceiving, designing, and building the tallest national monument in the United States.

President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home National Historic Site

Site Visit Registration Form (as of June 2019)

• Type: Lesson Plan
• Grade Levels: Adult Education

Planning form to notify site staff of specific needs of a requesting group. To provide answers for typical questions about the site.

Arches National Park

Moving Rocks

• Type: Field Trips
• Grade Levels: Lower Elementary: Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade

Students explore how weathering and erosion form the landforms seen at Arches National Park.

Arches National Park

Forces & Tools

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

Students use digging sticks, throw atlatls, make fire with bow drills, and use rock wedges to explore the affects of friction and gravity on objects.

Arches National Park

Field Trip in a Box: Microorganisms

• Type: Media for Loan
• Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

Students will learn how microorganisms play a vital role in the high desert ecosystem.

Arches National Park

Field Trip in a Box: Desert Adaptations

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

Students will learn how high desert plants and animals are adapted to their environment in many different ways.

Arches National Park

Plant Adaptations

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

Students explore the structures of plants and their functions by comparing desert and riparian plant adaptations. Students engineer mechanisms to help seeds travel, and design their own plants in the classroom.