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Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Learn at the Ledges

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

Hike the Ledges and discover how geologic processes have shaped the land. Look for evidence of how erosion and deposition have changed the land, examine how weathering occurs and explore the rocks that make up the Ledges.

Yellowstone National Park

Yellowstone Distance Learning

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

Schedule a live virtual visit with a Yellowstone park ranger! Teachers can request a K-12 distance learning program on a wide variety of Yellowstone topics.

Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve

Science on the Prairie

Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

In these lesson plans, students will perform scientific research on the prairie to learn of the importance of grasshoppers, fire, and aquatic invertebrates are to the prairie

Homestead National Historical Park

Learning about the Homestead Act

Type: Primary Sources
Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

In "Learning about the Homestead Act," students utilize a written document analysis worksheet to practice the skill of analyzing primary sources (The Homestead Act).

Gateway Arch National Park

Heading West? (Distance Learning)

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

This distance learning program introduces k-2 students to some of the challenges and choices early pioneers faced while traveling west across prairies, rivers, and mountains from St. Louis to Oregon and California.

Gateway Arch National Park

Lewis and Clark (Distance Learning)

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

Students in this distance learning program will learn about the Corps of Discovery's expedition to the Pacific Coast from St. Louis, a round trip that took three years to complete between 1803 and 1806. They will also learn about the lives of Lewis and Clark and the people they interacted with during the expedition.

Assateague Island National Seashore

Learning from Spanish Coins

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

In this lesson, students learn about 18th-century Spanish currency. Teachers can use the lesson plan to help their students investigate how archeologists use artifacts like coins to come up with a relative date for an archeological site. Students will understand how archeologists use newer technologies, such as 3D modeling and Virtual Reality, in order to analyze and interpret artifacts and objects.

Herbert Hoover National Historic Site

Lessons Learned In West Branch

Type: Field Trips ... Student Activities
Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

How did Herbert Hoover’s early years in 19th century West Branch influence his character? Which character traits did he learn that made him a leader? Where do we get our own skills for success? A visit to historic buildings from President Hoover's childhood helps answer these questions.

Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site

Distance Learning: A Beneficial Fire

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

This distance learning opportunity explores prescribed fires. Ranger will walk students through the benefits of a prescribed fire, particularly within the prairie restoration process. Students will learn about equipment, personal protective equipment, and possible NPS careers in wildland fire management.

Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail

War of 1812 Learning Module

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

This reference packet for teachers includes worksheet templates for independent and guided activities utilizing a cross-curricular approach to learning. Activities can be modified to meet the needs of your group. Includes guided primary source research, graphing, writing and literacy activities.

Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park

Let's Learn About Seeds

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

"Let's Learn About Seeds" introduces students to seeds, the four plant growth stages, and the different conditions needed for growth. This is a great post-Virtual Field Trip lesson plan that helps reinforce topics discussed during the virtual program or can be done as a standalone lesson plan. Please email cocanaleducation@nps.gov about scheduling a Virtual Field Trip with the C&O Canal National Historical Park.

Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve

Environmental Prairie Science

Type: Field Trips
Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

Students conduct a miniature scientific experiment and learn about prairie ecosystems through games and activities.

Denali National Park & Preserve

The Science of Sled Dogs

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

Did you know that park rangers use sled dogs to perform winter work in Denali National Park and Preserve? But why? Join us to learn about why these amazing animals are perfectly adapted to a cold, subarctic environment. Take a deeper dive into what makes the tails, fur, feet, and dispositions of Denali’s sled dogs so good for their snowy, hard work!

Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Introduction to Citizen Science

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

Citizen Science is the involvement of everyday people in making scientific observations of the world around us. These observations address real world problems and contribute to scientific research projects. Citizen Science initiatives provide opportunities for the public to collect data in the field and report findings to databases used by professional scientists. Introduce your students to this growing field, in which amateur scientists can contribute meaningful observations to science.

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

Illustrate Your Service Learning Project

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

In this activity, students compare their service site before and after completing their project using photos and art to better understand the positive impacts their work had on local wildlife and environment.

Cowpens National Battlefield

Park Rangers Protect, Learn, and Explore

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

At Cowpens National Battlefield, the teacher reads information about national parks and the job of park rangers. Students will learn how the actions of humans can affect the survival of plants and animals, and will also learn how they can participate in the Junior Ranger and WebRanger programs!

Badlands National Park

Bison Banquet - Distance Learning Program

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

Badlands National Park is home to a population of approximately 800 bison. Learn about the bison's natural and cultural history as you explore the many traditional Native American uses of the bison. Students will see bison parts and brainstorm possible uses for these items. (45 minutes)

Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park

Looming and Learning: Threading the Past and Present

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

How many clothes do you own? Are any of them handmade? Why don't people tend to hand make their clothing at home anymore? This lesson will investigate our complicated relationship with something as simple as thread. Old Slater Mill was the first successful water-powered cotton spinning mill in North America. This place transformed the relationship US citizens had with their clothing. This hands-on activity investigates how our relationship with clothing has changed over the past 230 years.

Devils Postpile National Monument

Climate Science in Focus (Evaluations)

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

In “Climate Science in Focus (Evaluations),” students will demonstrate what they’ve learned from the unit by completing a post test evaluation.