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Gateway National Recreation Area

Clean Shore Corps

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

Students will perform a trash survey in their own neighborhood, then one at the beach at Gateway. After comparing the results of the two surveys, students will identify which trash is the most prevalent, and come up with ways to reduce the trash. Rangers will provide lesson plans and equipment for the beach pick up. Please note that this program requires transportation between two points within the park.

Manhattan Project National Historical Park

Cleanup at Hanford, Washington

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

Lesson Plan: Students learn about waste produced at the Hanford Site during the Manhattan Project era and the current cleanup efforts happening today.

Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area

Scrubbing Your Water Clean!

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

Why is clean water important? What can you do to help clean water?

Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park

Project ZAP! Blackstone River Cleanup

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

In this lesson, students will analyze two primary sources to identify the causes and effects of the Zap the Blackstone rehabilitation project.

Wind Cave National Park

What's That Green Stuff In The Cave?

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

Photos of cave clean up and bleaching algae. A small demonstration to show what happens when we touch the cave.

Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site

Preserving the Past: 6th - 8th grade

• Type: Guest Speakers
• Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

Students will explore the world of museum curators in this lesson. A variety of hands on activities allow students to experience different jobs including cleaning, pest control and more.

Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area

National Park Legacy - Wildlife in Cities Grades K - 2

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

Coexisting with wildlife requires that actions be taken to reduce conflicts and minimize impacts from human activity so that a healthy appreciation of wildlife can be fostered. Specifically addressed in this lesson are efforts SMMNRA is making to encourage residents to clean up unintentional food resources such as pet food, and secure trash cans so that unwanted wildlife do not seek food on personal property.

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.