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Timucuan Ecological & Historic Preserve

Writing Home

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

This is designed as a post-visit activity for background information please schedule at field trip at Fort Caroline national Memorial by calling 904.641.7155.

Craters Of The Moon National Monument & Preserve

The Write Stuff

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

After the field trip to Craters, students use their field notebooks and knowledge they have gained through pre-trip activities to write two papers.

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

Write Out 2023

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

A six-word story can be a great way to capture what makes nature cool!

Cowpens National Battlefield

Quill Pen Writing

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

Quill holder and quill pen

Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site

A Space for Creativity: A Tao of My Own

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

Students will learn about how Tao House was an important space of creativity and helped Eugene O’Neill to have a space where he felt comfortable and productive. They will then connect to their own creative needs as they design and describe a creative workspace for themselves.

Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park

The Green Corn Ceremony:Creative Writing

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

The Mississippian culture during the Green Corn Ceremony.

Niobrara National Scenic River

Create a Brochure

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

Students will take a field trip to an area of the Niobrara River Valley. During the trip they will use observation techniques and complete a Sensory Observation Sheet and use those ideas to prepare a brochure for a vacation would be taken in the Niobrara River valley.

Create A Habitat

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

Students will choose a habitat found in Haleakalā National Park and create a model of that habitat inside of a shoebox. The diorama projects will be shared with the class the following day.

Create a Critter

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

This is a quick and fun assessment to establish what students know about the ocean environments and the animals that live there.

Haleakalā National Park

Create a Creature

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

At the end of this lesson, the students will be able to describe how plants and animals use adaptations to survive in a particular environment.

John Muir National Historic Site

John Muir: Observation and Descriptive Writing

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

During the field trip to John Muir National Historic Site, students were encouraged to reflect on the home and work life of John Muir. They also learned about Muir’s battle to preserve wild places through writing articles and books about nature. His work influenced people all over the world and led to the creation of five National Parks. This exercise will give students a prompt for observation, analytical thinking, and descriptive writing.

John Muir National Historic Site

John Muir: Research and Persuasive Writing

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

During their field trip to John Muir National Historic Site, students were encouraged to reflect on John Muir's home life and his dedication to conservation. They explored Muir's efforts to protect wild places by writing articles and books that inspired global audiences. His advocacy ultimately contributed to the establishment of five National Parks. These activities offer students opportunities to engage in research, develop analytical thinking, and practice persuasive writing skills.

Timucuan Ecological & Historic Preserve

Create a Coat of Arms

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

Students will be able to create and label their own coat of arms using the descriptions and symbols provided in the activity sheets.

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.

Niobrara National Scenic River

Cows in the Campground - Pre-Visit Writing Activity

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

Students will read about the community of the Niobrara Valley prior to their field trip to develop an understanding of the significance of development and its co-existence with preservation of a natural resource. Students will demonstrate their understanding of the interrelationships contained in the river system by writing a descriptive essay based on an essay prompt of their choice.

Wrangell - St Elias National Park & Preserve

Pathways to Discovery – Muir’s Trees and Writing Activity

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

Use America's largest national park as a pathway to discovery! In this lesson, students take part in a writing activity which allows them to reflect on some of their thoughts about trees.

Statue Of Liberty National Monument

Creating a Look for Lady Liberty

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

The Statue of Liberty and her likeness has consistently been modeled and reinterpreted for over 130 years. This activity encourages students to create their version of Lady Liberty in a fun and artistic way. Students will draw their own Statues of Liberty that reflect their ideas about what she represents.

Yellowstone National Park

Create a Cool Petrification Station

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

Create your own petrified log and learn how the petrification process works.

Grand Canyon National Park

“Little Mexico” and Creating Community

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

Between 1919-1929 a community called "Little Mexico" formed on the South Rim of the Grand Canyon when contractors refused to provide housing and food for laborers. Explore with students how the story of "Little Mexico" demonstrates resilience and resourcefulness.

Cowpens National Battlefield

Create Your Own National Park

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

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