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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.

Zion National Park

Genetics and Adaptations: Understanding Inherited Traits and Survival

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

The students will focus on and discover how different plants living in Zion National Park use their inheritable traits to adapt to their environment. Students will model plant genetics using different colored beans to make combinations of alleles, representing the hybridization of prickly pear cacti in Zion National Park.

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

Haleakalā National Park

Biological Diversity Field Study

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

At the end of this lesson, the students will be able to: 1. Understand that biodiversity of an ecosystem depends on many interconnected factors and that an effect on one factor can influence all the others. 2. Name three reasons why people should care about the loss of endemic species.

Channel Islands National Park

Channel Islands Live Dive: 4th Grade

• Type: Distance Learning
• Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

Students explore the kelp forest with a park ranger-diver through an interactive distance learning program. As kelp forest inhabitants are encountered, fourth grade students identify their roles as producers or consumers. Food chains are constructed. What if one organism in a food chain disappears? What if some condition in the kelp forest changes?

Channel Islands National Park

Channel Islands Live Dive: 5th Grade

• Type: Distance Learning
• Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

Students explore the kelp forest with a park ranger-diver through an interactive distance learning program. The role of kelp as a producer and, therefore, its ability to produce oxygen through photosynthesis are emphasized. Affects of human activities on kelp forests are also explored.

Channel Islands National Park

Channel Islands Live Dive: 6th Grade

• Type: Distance Learning
• Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

Students explore the kelp forest with a park ranger-diver through an interactive distance learning program. As kelp forest inhabitants are encountered, students identify their roles as producers or consumers. Food chains are constructed and the transfer of energy is discussed. Affects of human activities on kelp forests are also explored.

Channel Islands National Park

Channel Islands Live Dive: High School

• Type: Distance Learning
• Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade

Students explore the kelp forest with a park ranger-diver through an interactive distance learning program. Program emphasis is on the park's kelp forest inventory and monitoring program and the rationale for creation of marine protected areas (MPAs). Affects of human activities on kelp forests are also explored.

Gateway National Recreation Area

Diverse Contributors to the Legacy of Floyd Bennett Field

• Type: Teacher Reference Materials
• Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

This Teacher's Guide explores the little-known stories of the African American and Latino pilots who were stationed at Floyd Bennett Field during WWII.

Everglades National Park

"Algae: It Feeds, Kills and Dies" Plant Activities: 4-6th Grade

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

Our "Plant" unit is broken into six lesson plans, each taking from 20 minutes to several class periods to complete, and targeted mainly at 4th-6th grade students. A class needn't complete every lesson in the unit, though some lessons do refer to one another and are better done in sequence. However, each lesson comes with its own set of objectives and resources.

Olympic National Park

Freeing the Elwha (Salmonid Natural History)

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

How does biological evolution account for the diversity and distribution of salmonid species?

Olympic National Park

Plants

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

This field trip investigates the diversity of plants within Olympic National Park as well as the basics of plant reproduction.

Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve

Echolocation in Action

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

Students dive in, taking on the role of a killer whale using echolocation to find prey and learning about the role of sound in the underwater world.

Grand Canyon National Park

Revolutionizing the River - Down the Colorado River Through Grand Canyon

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

Travel down the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon demonstrates the diversity of people's experiences and showcases the need for even more representation in the future.

Stonewall National Monument

"All Are Welcome" Lesson Plan

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

Stonewall was a galvanizing moment that empowered a range of advocacy. The book, “All are Welcome” by Alexandra Penfold and Suzanne Kaufman is a New York Times bestselling picture book about a school where diversity and inclusion are celebrated. With vividly detailed illustrations and a gently reassuring text, Penfold and Kaufman celebrate kindness, inclusivity, and diversity in a joyous read-aloud that is a must for every child’s bookshelf.

Alaska Public Lands

Marine Mammals Kit

• Type: Traveling Trunk
• Grade Levels: Lower Elementary: Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade

With over 6,500 miles of coastline, Alaska has a diversity of marine mammals. This kit provides an opportunity to have fun while learning about these amazing creatures.

Grand Canyon National Park

Self-guided Ecology Trip

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

Observe and experience the diversity of life at Grand Canyon. Get to know the adaptations of the resilient plant life on the rim and engage with the intricate relationships between living things in this community.

Mount Rushmore National Memorial

Symbolism in National Parks

• Type: Distance Learning ... Primary Sources ... Student Activities
• Grade Levels: Lower Elementary: Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade

History of the iconic NPS Arrowhead logo, and a dive into what symbols are, and how we use them. Students will get activities to create their own symbols about their lives.

Everglades National Park

"Leaf Hunt" Plant Activities: 4-6 Grade

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

There is a huge diversity of leaf structures (adapted to getting sunlight, nutrients, and water in their specific habitat) in South Florida. Both tropical and temperate species are able to survive here because of their special adaptations. Students can become more familiar with the vegetation around them by simply taking time to study it up close. This activity is designed to give students a chance to notice and appreciate the importance of diversity in leaf/plant adaptations.

Ellis Island Part of Statue of Liberty National Monument

“Island of Hope, Island of Tears” Movie Worksheet (Grades 3-6)

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

One of the best things to do on your field trip to Ellis Island. With a large auditorium setting for your class, narrator Gene Hackman will guide your students through the immigrant journey with this classic film! This activity sheet is a great way to keep your students engaged as they explore the historic footage of Ellis Island's past!