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Glacier National Park
National Park Service Symbols
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Lower Elementary: Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade
Students learn how the design of the National Park Service arrowhead is made up of symbols then have a chance to create their own design.
Glacier National Park
National Park Service Arrowhead
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
What does the National Park Service Arrowhead represent?
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
National Park Service 101
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
The National Park Service (NPS) is a governmental agency that contains over 400 sites across the country united by a common mission. As future engages citizens, it is important for students to understand what we do, how we accomplish our mission, and how they are able to help in the future.
Lyndon B Johnson National Historical Park
President Johnson and the National Park Service
- Type: Distance Learning
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
Lyndon B. Johnson NHP is an ideal location for students of all ages to explore President Johnson's life story and legacy. Join us from home or your classroom to learn how President Johnson's legacy continues to be significant today!
Bryce Canyon National Park
The Arrowhead: Emblem of the National Park Service
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
Learn about the mission of the National Park Service and how it relates to Bryce Canyon National Park through a guided exploration of the elements represented on the NPS Arrowhead emblem.
Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park
Conservation vs Preservation and the National Park Service
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade
Discover the difference between conservation and preservation and learn how the National Park Service plays a role in each.
Ulysses S Grant National Historic Site
Ulysses S. Grant and the National Park Service
- Type: Distance Learning
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
This 30 to 40 minute Distance Learning program offers an introduction to the National Park Service and Ulysses S. Grant's role in the creation of Yellowstone, the world's first National Park.
Dinosaur National Monument
Lesson Plan- The National Park Service Arrowhead
- Type: Other Education Materials
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
The arrowhead is the symbol for the National Park Service. This shape reminds us of the culture and history National Park sites protect. Each element inside the arrowhead represents something that is protected in a National Park site. Students learn how the design of the National Park Service arrowhead is made up of symbols and then have a chance to create their own design.
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
The Arrowhead: Emblem of the National Park Service Elementary Lesson
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
In this lesson students will learn about the mission of the National Park Service and how it relates to Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore through a guided exploration of elements represented on the NPS Arrowhead emblem. By the end of the lesson, students will be able to answer the questions: *How do the five elements on the arrowhead emblem symbolize the NPS? *How can the five elements on the arrowhead emblem be seen at the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore?
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
The Arrowhead: Emblem of the National Park Service Middle School Lesson
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
In this lesson students will learn about the mission of the National Park Service and how it relates to Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore through a guided exploration of elements represented on the NPS Arrowhead emblem. By the end of the lesson, students will be able to answer the questions: *How do the five elements on the arrowhead emblem symbolize the NPS? *How can the five elements on the arrowhead emblem be seen at the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore?
Shiloh National Military Park
Research Made Real – Using National Park Service Web Pages to Locate Primary Sources
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Students will learn how to navigate these sites to find information about the Civil War and then use that information to enhance their writing on an informative paragraph assignment.
Rocky Mountain National Park
What are National Parks?
- Type: Distance Learning
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
What is a National Park and what were they created to protect? Meet with a ranger to investigate the meaning behind each symbol within the National Park Service emblem and explore various NPS sites across the country.
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
Students will analyze the arrowhead logo as an introduction to the National Park Service. Students learn how the design of the National Park Service arrowhead is made up of symbols, and then have a chance to create their own design specific to Hawai‘i. We will then be introducing ways that we can help care for our parks through the 7 Leave No Trace principles, and help students to understand that the National Parks belong to each and every one of us!
National Park of American Samoa
What is a National Park?
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
The National Park of American Samoa is one of over 400 units of the National Park Service. This activity helps students explore and understand the various units in the system.
Haleakalā National Park
What is a National Park?
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Students will analyze the arrowhead logo as an introduction to the National Park Service, an agency whose mission is to protect and preserve natural and cultural resources for future generations and provide visitors with opportunities for recreation and learning. Students learn how the design of the National Park Service arrowhead is made up of symbols, and then have a chance to create their own design specific to Hawai‘i.
Haleakalā National Park
What Is A National Park?
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Lower Elementary: Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade
At the end of this lesson, the students will be able to determine how Haleakalā National Park protects special native habitats and how the students can help protect them too.
Haleakalā National Park
What Is A National Park?
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
At the end of this lesson, the students will be able to determine how Haleakalā National Park protects cultural and natural resources and how the students can help protect them too.
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
This activity challenges students to look at different pictures of national park sites and try to guess which park the picture represents. The pictures page gives a distinguishing feature of each park and an interesting fact to help students match to the list of possible choices.
Mount Rushmore National Memorial
Symbolism in National Parks
- Type: Distance Learning ... Primary Sources ... Student Activities
- Grade Levels: Lower Elementary: Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade
History of the iconic NPS Arrowhead logo, and a dive into what symbols are, and how we use them. Students will get activities to create their own symbols about their lives.
Glacier National Park
Create a National Park
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Students create a mini-national park in a specified outdoor area, marking a nature trail and providing visitors with information about the park.