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Glacier National Park
Life in a Log
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
The students will investigate decomposers in a rotting log, and discover some of the organisms living there.
Glacier National Park
Changes at Log City
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
Students will be able to reproduce images of the happenings in a rotting log, and show how it will change over time.
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Consider how simple, functional cabins, like those built by the Finns in Idaho, became symbols in American politics and folklore.
Yellowstone National Park
Create a Cool Petrification Station
- Type: Student Activities
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
Create your own petrified log and learn how the petrification process works.
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
Working the Portage
- Type: Guest Speakers
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
The students will be visited by a ranger or volunteer in period costume of an artisan. The artisan or artisan will do a demonstration of their particular trade (blacksmith, stone cutter, log hewer, rope maker, spinner/weaver, or soldier).
Glacier National Park
News Bearly Fit to Print
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
This is an archival look at the timing and types of bear-human conflicts, plotting them on a calendar. Students will search local library records in recent years and/or keep a running log of news articles this year.
Rocky Mountain National Park
Habitat Investigators
- Type: Distance Learning
- Grade Levels: Lower Elementary: Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade
Forest, tundra, wetland- oh my! Ever wonder what makes these habitats so unique? Go on a ranger-led exploration through these 3 different habitats to uncover the plants and animals that live there and create your very own "habitat investigator log" along the way!
Manhattan Project National Historical Park
Women and the Manhattan Project
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
Lesson Plan: Students explore the roles of women during the Manhattan Project at Hanford, Los Alamos, and Oak Ridge.
Acadia National Park
Habitat Scavenger Hunt
- Type: Student Activities ... Other Education Materials
- Grade Levels: Lower Elementary: Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade
Walk around a safe outside space with adult supervision and make a mark every time you see an example of food, water, shelter, and space. These are what animals need in their habitats to survive. You can write in a little dot, a checkmark, or you can even draw a little picture. Hint: A shelter could be a nest or a house, but remember it could also be the area underneath a log! Try with a partner and compare what you find!
Old Spanish National Historic Trail
Old Spanish Trail Road Trip
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
We’re off on a grand adventure: a road trip across the famous Old Spanish Trail! The Old Spanish Trail was an arduous 1,200 mile route between Santa Fe, New Mexico, and Los Angeles, California, which served traders who loaded their pack mules with woolen goods from Santa Fe each fall and returned from California each spring with goods, mules, and horses. The Old Spanish Trail linked two provinces of Mexico separated by difficult topography and climatic extremes.