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Indiana Dunes National Park
West Beach Walk
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Levels: Lower Elementary: Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade
Explore the dunes and experience the forces of nature that created them. Observe water, wind and waves in action and learn how they work together to form mountains of sand. Program availability: spring, summer, fall. Age group: Preschool - 3rd grade. Location: West Beach. Length: 1.0 - 1.5 hours.
Indiana Dunes National Park
A Grain of Truth
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
Explore the dunes and gain a personal experience of how they came to be. Observe how winds and powerful waves work to create and erode moving sand dunes. Hike the foredunes and beach to learn about the processes of dune building, glaciation, and erosion. Program availability: Spring-summer-fall. Age group: 4th grade and up. Location: West Beach. Length: 1.5 hours.
Indiana Dunes National Park
Secrets of Succession
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Experience and appreciate the variety of plant communities found in the dunes. Follow the legacy of early dunes scientist, Henry Chandler Cowles, and hike from the beach over foredunes and through forests. By exploring the environment, discover the forces that shape the dunes and produce this unique succession of plants. Program availabilty: Spring - summer - fall. Age group: 5th grade and up. Location: West Beach. Length: 1.5 - 2.0 hours.
Indiana Dunes National Park
A Royal Journey
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
The goal of A Royal Journey is to spread the voice on conservation and need of this threatened species. We also strive to bring a scientist’s journey into the concept of the student’s thinking. The dynamic timeliness of necessity has inspired the Indiana Dunes National Park to invite and educate students of today and adults of tomorrow to learn and save this imperiled species.
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
A sign from the Lewis Mountain Campground, a segregated area for African Americans, demonstrates the role of Jim Crow laws on National Parks such as Shenandoah.