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Cape Lookout National Seashore

Horses and Humans: Shackleford Horses Unit

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

This science & math unit features the wild horses of Shackleford Banks. See attached complete unit.

Cape Lookout National Seashore

Horse Genetics and Evolution: Shackleford Horses Unit

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

This lesson plan will cover 6th-8th grade genetics and evolution relating everything back to the horses on Shackleford Banks, NC. The students will be able to construct arguments based on evidence that organisms and landforms change over time and recognize patterns of heredity from Punnett Squares and Pedigree Analysis.

Assateague Island National Seashore

3rd Grade| Horse Genetics: Build an Assateague Horse!

• Type: Guest Speakers
• Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

Assateague is known for its wild horses, but do all horses look the same? Student's decode a DNA "recipe" for their own Assateague horse to see firsthand how variations in DNA lead to the inheritance of different traits. Program length: 45 minutes NGSS 3-LS3-1

Assateague Island National Seashore

Horse Teeth and Diet

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

In this lesson plan, students will use the scientific method to learn about horses' diets from 3d replicas of horse teeth found on Assateague Island. The 3d replicas are viewable online, or the files may be downloaded and 3d printed. In the process, students will learn an archeological method for learning about animals' lives in the past.

Cape Lookout National Seashore

Past, Present, and Future: Shackleford Horses Unit

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

Lesson plan activities designed to be used over 8 class periods, each activity will need 60 minutes. This lesson plan will cover 6th-8th grade social studies relating everything back to the horse on Shackleford Banks, NC. This lesson plan has several activities to get students discussing and creating maps, charts, graphs, and historical narratives that explain historic events.

Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Dr. Redmond's Archeology Lecture Transcript

• Type: Teacher Reference Materials
• Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

Read the transcript of a lecture by Dr. Brian Redmond of the Cleveland Museum of Natural History examining the pre-contact archeology of Northeast Ohio.

Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site

Fauna: Draft Animals, Buffalo, and Rattlesnakes

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

If you had to travel over 2 months to reach your destination, which animal would you depend on to get you there? In this lesson and activity, students will predict and experience the three common modes of transportation along the Santa Fe Trail as a relay. They will consider the role of animals in commerce and Westward expansion during the fur trade era.

Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site

Juan's Draft Pick Lesson Plan

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

Whether by pulling a wagon, cart, or saddle bag, animals powered the goods to be traded and transferred to their destination. The fur trade era simply could not have taken place without the aid of horses, mules, and oxen. The lesson examines the pros and cons of using these animals as transportation based on their characteristics and biological needs.

Hopewell Culture National Historical Park

Women in Archeology: Dr. N’omi Greber’s Contributions to Hopewell Archeology

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

Once women entered the field of archeology, they made a huge impact on the field. In this lesson you will learn about one such archaeologist, Dr. N’omi Greber, and the contributions she made to Hopewell Archeology. You will also have the opportunity to step into Dr. Greber’s shoes and interpret the Hopewell Earthwork complex, Liberty Earthworks, to learn more about life and social organization 2,000 years ago from actual artifacts and features found at the site.

Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site

Horsin' Around: Online Pre-visit Activity

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

Through this online pre-visit activity, students will learn about different breeds of horses. Then they will create a PowerPoint presentation that provides information about a breed of horse. The class will then take a field trip to the Grant-Kohrs Ranch NHS or other type of ranch to interact with and see different breeds of horses.

Some Parts Make Better Fossils than Others

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

Students will choose the hair or skin coloration of a horse and Stegosaurus.

President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home National Historic Site

Why Visit His Home?

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

Using a four square graphic organizer, draft, edit and publish a persuasive essay OR draft a speech to persuade OR create a Prezi to persuade the observer to visit the birthplace home of President Clinton.

Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site

Ranching, Roads and Rivers, Then and Now

• Type: Teacher Workshops & Other Programs
• Grade Levels: Graduate Level (Masters, PhD)

Join the staff at Grant-Kohrs Ranch for a five-day Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics (STEAM) continuing education workshop for teachers. Gain an in-depth understanding of the natural and cultural resources at GRKO and incorporate that information into educational curricula. Explore new ideas and strategies on best practices for cross-curricular design, incorporate Art into STEM lessons and add to your collection of ready to use lessons.

Olympic National Park

Freeing the Elwha: "Salmon Farming - A Potential but Not Ideal Solution"

• Type: Student Activities
• Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade

In this activity, students will learn about the economic and ecological values and costs of salmon farming, and draft a paper addressing the decline of the Pacific Salmon.

Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve

Perform Your Own Play-doh Crawfish Dissection

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

Dissect a play-doh crawfish with Dr. Liz! Crawfish are more than just arthropods, they are an iconic species and food source in Southeastern Louisiana. We know “pinch the tail” and “suck the head”, but there is more to crawfish than just a boil! In this activity, you will create your own crawfish with clay or play-doh and follow along with Dr. Liz!

Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site

Skills and Survival

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

By 1900, the cowboy’s world was changing. Gone were the days of trailing cattle as homesteaders claimed the vast public lands. Cowboys were confined to fenced-in ranches, where they were expected to do additional tasks to keep the ranch going. This lesson invites students to explore how cowboys used Grant-Kohrs Ranch’s repair shop to learn new skills and how learning helped them overcome change.

Old Spanish National Historic Trail

Old Spanish Trail Road Trip

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

We’re off on a grand adventure: a road trip across the famous Old Spanish Trail! The Old Spanish Trail was an arduous 1,200 mile route between Santa Fe, New Mexico, and Los Angeles, California, which served traders who loaded their pack mules with woolen goods from Santa Fe each fall and returned from California each spring with goods, mules, and horses. The Old Spanish Trail linked two provinces of Mexico separated by difficult topography and climatic extremes.

An American Success Story: The Pope House of Raleigh, NC

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

Meet Dr. Manassa T. Pope, an African-American doctor and entrepreneur in the early 20th century, and learn about his efforts to gain civil rights well before the modern Civil Rights Movement.

Cane River Creole National Historical Park

Civil Rights Leaders Bingo

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

Discover Civil Rights Leaders through this fun and interactive BINGO game! Students will learn about national and local leaders such as Martin Luther King Jr, Harriet Tubman, Dr. E. A. Johnson, and Rosa Parks.

Fort Vancouver National Historic Site

Guided Tour of the McLoughlin House

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

The retirement home of Dr. John McLoughlin aids the National Park Service in preserving the history of our nation by sharing the personal story of a powerful businessman and his family. This family's story intersects with many pivotal moments in the Oregon Country/Columbia District.