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George Washington Memorial Parkway
Meaningful Watershed Education Experience
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
This Meaningful Watershed Education Experience is a three and a half hour program that gives students hands-on experience exploring the biotic and abiotic components that make up a freshwater marsh biome.
Olympic National Park
Freeing the Elwha: "Marine-Derived Nutrients from Salmon"
- Type: Student Activities
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Through this activity, students will learn how the carcasses of dead adult salmon support young salmon and how salmon are essential to the marine food web as well as the freshwater ecosystems of the Pacific Northwest.
Acadia National Park
Virtual: Grades 4-6: Habitats of Acadia
- Type: Distance Learning
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
Venture from forest, to ocean, to fresh water as we explore the three distinct habitats of Acadia and learn about the animals who call these places home. (45 minutes)
Kaloko-Honokōhau National Historical Park
Anchialine Pools STEM Kit, Grades 6-8
- Type: Science Labs
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Anchialine pools are unique coastal brackish water pools that occur in the United States only on the islands of Hawaiʻi. Fresh groundwater from higher elevations seeps through the lava and mixes with seawater in the coastal pools creating a unique habitat. Through these activities, students build physical models and make observations to learn how the hidden groundwater is vital to the survival of these culturally significant pools.
Kaloko-Honokōhau National Historical Park
Kaloko Loko I'a (Fishpond) Curriculum
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade
Kaloko-Honokōhau is a wahi kūpuna (ancestral place) that is deeply loved and cherished by the kamaʻāina (natives) of Kona. Remembered today for the fishing village that existed along the coast, these reminders of the ancestors remain. Remnants of the fishing village includes kahua (ancient house site platforms), heiau (religious sites), loko iʻa (fishponds), holua (toboggan slide), kiʻi pōhaku (petroglyphs), papamū (kokane game boards), ahu (altar), and ala hele(trails).
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
The original plant and animal species that colonized the islands had to make various adaptations to better survive in the unique ecosystems on Maui. Students will view maps that show the different ecosystems, the park boundary, and the reality of how it looked both before and after human contact. They will discover if Haleakalā National Park and their protection efforts are working to preserve native species and their native habitats.
Everglades National Park
"Fishy Business" Don't Let It Loose: 5-8th Grade
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Students will examine the effect of exotic species on an ecosystem by role-playing both a healthy food chain and one that has been impacted by Mayan cichlids. Students will also be able to discuss a basic food chain, define and give examples of exotic species, and discuss how exotic species can disrupt a food chain.