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Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument

Climate Change: Past, Present, and Future
  • Type: Lesson Plan
  • Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

Understanding the effects of climate change in the past, present, and future. Learn how desert wetlands evolved over time.

Grand Canyon National Park

Fighting for Voting Rights at Grand Canyon and Across Arizona
  • Type: Lesson Plan
  • Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade

The fight for voting rights sprawls across the nation. Have student explore Grand Canyon and Arizona's role in the still evolving story.

Assateague Island National Seashore

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

Have a firsthand introduction to the creatures that live in the waters surrounding Assateague Island. Students will learn about this fish-eat-fish world and the fascinating adaptations some creatures have evolved to keep from being someone else's lunch!

National Mall and Memorial Parks

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

Students will explore the use and management of water in the parks in the District of Columbia are reflections of the enduring and evolving relationship between humans and nature. Students will collect water quality data from at least two of the Mall’s urban pools and compare data with current management plans.

Haleakalā National Park

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

Biodiversity is critical to the health of native habitats and species in Haleakalā National Park. Many plants on the slopes of Haleakalā are endemic and evolved to live in these unique habitats. Explore these habitats and learn why biodiversity is important and how Haleakalā National Park protects these rare, endemic, and endangered species.

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

White Sands National Monument and "Cook a Lizard" lesson plan cooperating purpose statement: The brilliant white dune field has resulted in extremely rapid and remarkable adaptations in endemic and native flora and fauna. Certain species of insects and rodents have quickly evolved a more whitish coloration.

Haleakalā National Park

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

Many of Haleakalā’s forest birds have evolved and adapted over time with specific niches in their habitat. Explore how these adaptations are important to the health and stability of native habitats. Learn about the threats to these rare and endemic forest birds and what Haleakalā National Park is doing to protect them from extinction.

Statue Of Liberty National Monument

Interpreting A Symbol Post Statue of Liberty Lesson Plan
  • Type: Lesson Plan
  • Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

At the end of the lesson, students will be able to: -Describe several definitions that the Statue of Liberty has held over time. -Explain the importance of Emma Lazarus’ poem as an example of how the Statue of Liberty has continued to bring meaning to different groups of people. -Create their interpretations about the Statue of Liberty as the monument’s meaning evolves, past and present.

Shenandoah National Park

5th Grade | Geology: Our Rockin' Earth
  • Type: Field Trips
  • Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

The Earth is constantly changing and evolving. These changes occur through natural processes such as plate tectonics, weathering, and erosion, while other changes are caused by human actions. Through this field trip, students will study Earth’s dynamic geologic makeup and rock cycle, understand the forces and processes that create Earth’s various landforms, and develop an appreciation for the importance of geology in people’s lives.

Shenandoah National Park

5th Grade | Virtual Geology: Our Rockin' Earth
  • Type: Distance Learning
  • Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

The Earth is constantly changing and evolving. These changes occur through natural processes such as plate tectonics, weathering, and erosion, while other changes are caused by human actions. Through this virtual field trip, students will virtually study Earth’s dynamic geologic makeup and rock cycle, understand the forces and processes that created Shenandoah National Park's geology, and develop an appreciation for the importance of geology in people’s lives. 60 minutes

Haleakalā National Park

Maui's Hawaiian Honeycreepers and Adaptive Radiation
  • Type: Lesson Plan
  • Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade

A green and yellow parrot-billed bird called the Kiwikiu rests on a branch in an unknown location on Maui.