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Gateway Arch National Park
Trial for the Right to Vote: Virginia Minor v. Happersett
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
In a room on the second floor of the St. Louis Courthouse in 1873, Virginia Louisa Minor sued a city registrar for denying her the right the register to vote. What was her argument? In this mock trial, students will reenact the 1873 trial, listen to both sides, and reach their own verdict in the case.
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
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.
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
Why People Move: The Changing Roles of Minorities (Grades 3-5) Lesson 2 of 3 Carl Sandburg Home NHS
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
This lesson helps upper elementary students to learn about different minority groups and how their roles have changed over time. Using women’s and Black history students will learn valuable vocabulary. The local, regional, and national examples in this lesson display the connections, experiences, and accomplishments of minority groups in many places through various points in time.
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.
Devils Postpile National Monument
Exploring Climate Science: Snowpack
- Type: Student Activities
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
In this “Exploring Climate Science (Snowpack)” activity, students will define snow water equivalent and make predictions on the effects warming climates could have on snowpack.
Devils Postpile National Monument
Exploring Climate Science (Watershed)
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade
Rainbow Falls. NPS Photo
Grand Canyon National Park
Women in Science at Grand Canyon
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Lower Elementary: Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade
Women in science have made history studying and learning amongst the canyon walls. Learn observation and botany skills with these trailblazing women.
Devils Postpile National Monument
Exploring Climate Science: Watersheds
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
In “Exploring Climate Science (Watersheds),” students will explore the local watershed to learn how communities, the region, and state are connected by water. The students will be able to: 1. State the watershed(s) in the area and explain why it is important. 2. Show how the watershed connects their town to others in the area/region
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Field Scope Citizen Science Projects
- Type: Distance Learning
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
In partnership with field scope, the park provides teachers and classrooms access to the data collected during citizen science student projects in the park.
Colorado National Monument
Rocky Rangers: Elementary Earth Science
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
Topics: Erosion & Natural Disasters, Fossils, Rock Cycle, Rock Types | This program explores elementary earth science standards through four station rotation activities that model the rock cycle.
Colorado National Monument
Tiny & Mighty: Elementary Life Science
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
Topics: Life Cycles, Adaptations, Structure/Function, Seasonal Change, Habitats/Ecosystems | Students use lenses (binoculars, field microscopes, magnifying lenses) to explore basic life science principles in the local environment.
Devils Postpile National Monument
Climate Science in Focus (Climate Connections)
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade
In “Climate Science in Focus (Climate Connections),” students have a chance to learn about local climate change studies happening at a NPS site through a virtual visit.
Devils Postpile National Monument
Climate Science in Focus (Project Preparation)
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade
In “Climate Science in Focus (Project Preparation),” students will create a final project that demonstrates comprehension of the unit.
Devils Postpile National Monument
Exploring Climate Science (Climate Connections)
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade
In “Exploring Climate Science (Climate Connections),” students have a chance to virtually connect with a park to learn about local climate change and its impacts.
Devils Postpile National Monument
Climate Connections - Climate Science in Focus
- Type: Distance Learning
- Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade
In “Climate Science in Focus (Climate Connections),” students have a chance to learn about local climate change studies happening at a NPS site through a virtual visit.
Devils Postpile National Monument
Climate Science in Focus Field Trip
- Type: Field Trips ... Science Labs
- Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade
In “Climate Science in Focus (Field Trip),” students have a chance to collect real streamflow data either in a neighborhood stream or at a NPS site. Designed around 9th grade Next Generation Science Standards, it can be easily adapted down for middle school or up for advanced high school classes.
Manhattan Project National Historical Park
Science of the B Reactor at Hanford, Washington
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
Lesson Plan: Students explore the changes that happen during transmutation and fission inside Hanford's B Reactor.