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Acadia National Park

Perimeter and Area

• Type: Student Activities ... Other Education Materials
• Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

Students measure areas of their schoolyard to find the area and perimeter.

Cowpens National Battlefield

Finding Area and Perimeter in the Park

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

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Yellowstone National Park

Waters of Life: Survey of a Riparian Area

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

In this outdoor science activity, students investigate plant and animal life in and around a creek. Students work in groups, with each group member performing a different task: observing, recording, mapping, classifying. Finally, the team puts the information together to make conclusions about the ecological connections that exist within the area surveyed.

Lassen Volcanic National Park

Bumpass Hell - Exploration of an Active Hydrothermal Area

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

A view of the Bumpass Hell hydrothermal basin from the east.

Mount Rushmore National Memorial

Black Hills Fire Ecology

• Type: Distance Learning ... Student Activities ... Teacher Reference Materials
• Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

How does fire help our landscapes? In this lesson students will learn about prescribed burns and the helpful side of fire through an activity and lesson.

Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Self-Guided Field Trip to Cuyahoga Valley's Station Road Bridge Area

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

The Station Road Bridge area is a great place to bring students to see and learn more about Ohio's only national park. From this location, students can see the Cuyahoga River, walk on the historic Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, and maybe even spot a bald eagle, which are known to nest nearby. Introduce your students to the Cuyahoga Valley through this self-guided field trip.

Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Why Water Matters

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

The Cuyahoga River gained national attention when TIME magazine published the infamous burning river photograph in 1969. Though the incident helped propel improved standards in water quality nationwide and ultimately helped inspire the Clean Water Act, we continue to struggle as a nation with water quality issues. Explore the topic of water quality with your students and help them discover that water quality issues are a global environmental problem.

Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park

Hulihia Kīlauea – a Complete Change part 2, A field trip to Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park or other outdoor area

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

This module was primarily designed for an on-site visit to Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. However, it can be adjusted for an outdoor field trip to another volcanic area, or anywhere that will demonstrate geological processes.

Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail

Saving History: The White House, Dolley Madison and the War of 1812

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

The events leading up to the burning of the White House during the War of 1812 have been well chronicled. Among the most celebrated events of the war was the saving of George Washington’s portrait by Dolley Madison before the White House was torched. Thanks to a letter written by Mrs. Madison prior to her escape this event is recounted. Recently, however, an expert concluded that perhaps the write the letter was written later - perhaps 20 years later. From the White House Historical Associati

Glacier National Park

Meeting the Fire Triangle

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

In this activity, students make a physical model of the Fire Triangle as a geometric shape. They manipulate the model and discuss the components of the Fire Triangle in the context of things they are already familiar with - candle flames, campfires, and engines.

Olympic National Park

What's Living Around Me?

• Type: Lesson Plan
• Grade Levels: Lower Elementary: Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade

Students will explore and investigate 4 different areas around campus (mud puddle, rocky parking lot, grass field, tree base) to determine other living things in those areas and what they might need from those areas.

Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area

National Park Legacy - Santa Monica Mountain Lions Grades 9 - 12

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

The Santa Monica Mountains Recreation Area is the world’s largest urban park with 153,075 acres and 5 area codes and 26 zip codes surrounding the park. It was established as a National Park Service Recreation Area in 1978 but Santa Monica Mountains NRA did not own any public land until 1980. The Recreation Area is surrounded by many neighborhoods, resulting in many challenges for rangers and wildlife, including the effects of rodenticide.

Lake Mead National Recreation Area

2nd Grade Virtual Field Trip - Nature's Neighborhoods

• Type: Lesson Plan
• Grade Levels: Lower Elementary: Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade

A virtual field trip to the Environmental Education Study Trail at Lake Mead National Recreation Area introduces students to the different plant communities of Lake Mead National Recreation Area.

Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve

You Can't See Me

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

On this field trip, students will understand the importance of natural coloration and camouflage in survival, considering the colors of various animals found at the park. They will look for colored items placed in a wooded or grassy area. This outdoor activity could also be done in another natural area or on school grounds.

Yellowstone National Park

Landscaping with Wind and Water

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

In this activity, students will demonstrate the destructive forces of erosion on small “mountains” and survey an area to identify evidence of erosion.

Devils Postpile National Monument

Exploring Climate Science: Watersheds

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

In “Exploring Climate Science (Watersheds),” students will explore the local watershed to learn how communities, the region, and state are connected by water. The students will be able to: 1. State the watershed(s) in the area and explain why it is important. 2. Show how the watershed connects their town to others in the area/region

Keweenaw National Historical Park

Commercial and Non-Industrial Occupations Post-Visit 2: Research Careers of Entrepreneurs

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

Students will be able to describe at least one entrepreneur or businessman/woman from the local area in the 19th and 20th century.

Glacier National Park

Is There Room for Everybody?

• Type: Lesson Plan
• Grade Levels: Lower Elementary: Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade

Students will develop an awareness of carrying capacity (the number of species that can survive in an area over time) and its relationship to habitat.

Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve

The Camouflage Trail

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

On this field trip, students will gain an understanding of the concept of camouflage and adaptation. This outdoor activity could also be done in another natural area.

Glacier National Park

Create a National Park

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

Students create a mini-national park in a specified outdoor area, marking a nature trail and providing visitors with information about the park.