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Cowpens National Battlefield

Grass: The Essence of Cowpens

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

The goal of this field trip is to present to students the importance of native grasses and the grasslands that were the essence of the landscape at the site of the Battle of Cowpens.

New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park

FLAMBEAUX GLEAUX: THE NEW ORLEANS MARDI GRAS FLAMBEAUX STRIKE OF 1946

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

This lesson concerns a strike by FLAMBEAUX, men (generally African American) in New Orleans who carry large torches to light the parades. It concerns reasons a community might become militant and the role of solidarity in such struggles. It uses music created by the New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park that is found on the cd Remembering 300- Arrowhead Jazz Band.

Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site

Flora on the Plains: Grasses, Trees, and Agriculture

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

Follow alongside a trading caravan with Josiah Gregg to observe how plant life contributed to and threatened survival in the southern Great Plains. Consider how human impact and responsible management of natural resources was necessary during the fur trade era just as it is today.

Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve

Bison or Buffalo? Which is the Correct Name

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

Bison herd at Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve grazing in the native prairie grasses.

Badlands National Park

Prairie Animals and Habitats

• Type: Distance Learning
• Grade Levels: Lower Elementary: Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade

Badlands National Park protects 244,000 acres of mixed-grass prairie habitat and the wild animals that live in it. Prairie vegetation is mostly grasses--find out why. Then take a look at some of the wildlife (including bison, pronghorn, prairie dogs, and black-footed ferrets) that have adaptations that allow them to thrive in the prairie environment. Students participating in the in-class program may see and touch animal pelts, complete a puzzle, or complete a craft.

Everglades National Park

"I Wish I Had Blubber" Habitat Video: Florida Bay

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

Students will be able to explain why manatees can not survive in cold water. Students will be able to explain the dangers of boat propellers to the Florida Bay sea grass habitat, and to the manatees. Students will describe four characteristics of the manatee.

Olympic National Park

What's Living Around Me?

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

Students will explore and investigate 4 different areas around campus (mud puddle, rocky parking lot, grass field, tree base) to determine other living things in those areas and what they might need from those areas.

Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site

Biodiversity Study

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

Fun, hands-on activity to introduce students to the idea of biodiversity and/or increase math graphing skills. This activity is part of a Knife River Indian Villages' field trip opportunity. However, it can be adapted to any open, wild grass area near your school.

Washita Battlefield National Historic Site

Circles in the Snow

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

The goals of this activity include: - Students will be able to identify a tipi ring and explain what it means; tell the story of what happened to two Cheyenne women in Black Kettle's camp during the November 27, 1868 attack; and critically analyze and discuss why the soldier chose to disobey orders.

Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area

National Park Legacy - Coyotes in our Cities! Grades 3 - 4

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

The Nature Neighbor Project prioritizes reducing conflicts between humans and wildlife so that they can coexist and share available habitat. Ecologists have learned that coyotes are opportunistic eaters, and they will scavenge through trash as well as feed on traditional foods such as rodents, birds, insects, and grass. Coyote and human conflicts can often be eliminated when human-related food is not available.

Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site

Geography: Navigation and Isolation on the Great Plains

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

Getting lost in unfamiliar surroundings is a common human experience. In this lesson students will take on the role of navigator and mapmaker to pinpoint a location. By doing so, students will recognize that migration across the Great Plains landscape in the 1830s and 1840s required a unique set of survival skills and navigational tools.

Agate Fossil Beds National Monument

Indoor and Outdoor Field Trips

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

On site field trips are the best way for students to connect with where fossils were found and where James Cook ranched and became friends with Red Cloud. Agate Fossil Beds field trips include indoor programs about mammal fossils, historic excavations, American Indian culture and artifacts. Guided hikes on the park's two trails explore the historic dig sites, interesting trace fossils and the natural wonders of mixed grass prairie and Niobrara River.

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.

Badlands National Park

Bison Banquet

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

All life needs energy to grow and survive. Plants receive a vital part of their energy from the Sun, while animals receive their energy from eating plants or other animals. The path energy takes through a series of organisms is known as a food chain, while all the paths energy can travel through an ecosystem is known as a food web. Discover how the mixed-grass prairie plants and animals of Badlands National Park are connected to each other through food chains and an overall food web.