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Marsh - Billings - Rockefeller National Historical Park

Nature, Art and Conservation at Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park

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

Thomas Cole, the founder of the Hudson River School, stated “The ravages of the axe are daily increasing desecration by what is called improvement; which as yet generally destroys Nature’s beauty without substituting that of Art.” This unit, Nature, Art and Conservation at Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historic Park, will explore this very issue through on-site visits, school based lessons and independent research. For this unit students will begin by reading Marsh’s Man and Nature...

Acadia National Park

Poetry in Nature

• Type: Student Activities ... Other Education Materials
• Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

Once students have made their observations, instruct them to write a poem about them. You can have them use any form of poetry, or you can instruct them to focus on a specific form (haiku, five senses, etc.) or element (sound device, imagery, etc.).

Acadia National Park

Nature Imprint

• Grade Levels: Lower Elementary: Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade

Students can find three natural objects outside in their surroundings that they can use to imprint in clay to create a necklace, ornament, or other art creation.

Nature's Neighborhoods

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

The Mojave Desert contains several different natural communities.On their field trip, students will take a one-mile nature walk to compare a few animal and plant communities found in the Mojave Desert. Materials for a pre-visit and post-visit activity are included.

Acadia National Park

Nature Journaling

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

Students will explore nature through journaling in a notebook. Students will learn to observe nature with four of their five senses. Students will notice how shadows change over time and with the seasons and develop a model of why these shadows change over time.

Acadia National Park

Nature Quilts

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

Students will spend time observing and collecting images of nature to build a nature quilt and create an “I noticed, I wonder” chart.

Glacier National Park

Balance of Nature Pyramid

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

Students will identify different food chains in a forest habitat and recognize that change to a habitat affects the animals living there. They will physically form food chain pyramids in a forest habitat and observe the effect of beaver arrival.

Rocky Mountain National Park

Natural Hazards Happening Now

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

Rocky Mountain National Park and its surrounding communities have experienced major flooding events. In this program, students will act as meteorologists and study historic floods using a virtual flood table model. Students will apply their new knowledge to predict future natural hazards.

Guadalupe Mountains National Park

McKittrick Canyon Nature Trail

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

The McKittrick Canyon Nature Trail, which begins at the contact station, is a .09 mile loop, with interpretive signs along the way. This short trail offers students a hands-on opportunity to study fossil and read about Permian Age geology or learn about native Chihuahuan desert plants.

Fort Donelson National Battlefield

Natural History Collection at FODO

• Type: Online Galleries
• Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade

Ground pine found on the park trail. Native plants are helpful to prevent soil erosion and to enrich the soil.

OO, OO, OO, Nature

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

This lesson is part one (the first set of OOs!) in a three-part framework called “OO, OO, OO, Nature!” that teaches students about three types of outdoor observation: 1)Observing Outside: observe the natural elements at their school 2)Observing Ourselves: observe our own behavior outdoors 3)Observing Others: observe others’ behavior outdoors The repeating “OO” mnemonic is designed to remind burgeoning nature observers of these three different ways of observing when outdoors.

Art Speaks! Visual Arts & the Significance of Place

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

How can art help you understand history? Use this lesson plan to help your students connect the idea of significance and memorial.

Olympic National Park

Freeing the Elwha (Salmonid Natural History)

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

How does biological evolution account for the diversity and distribution of salmonid species?

Everglades National Park

"Nature Hunt" Everglades ABCs: Kindergarten

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

Students will be able to explain at least two reasons why animals communicate. Students will be able to demonstrate sounds and movements of at least three native Everglades animals.

Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park

Happy Trails: A Nature Exploration Activity

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

Take a walk into nature, and explore how that can impact your health. Meets Kentucky K-2nd grade PE standards. This lesson was created by Kentucky teachers as a part of the History and Science Explore Project.

Saratoga National Historical Park

Nature Hike: A walk on the Wilkinson Trail

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

Nature hikes are a great way to explore outdoor areas, and Saratoga National Historical Park’s main hiking trail, the 4+ mile Wilkinson Trail, has much to offer. Named for British mapmaker Lieutenant William Wilkinson, the trail has a shorter, 2 mile option useful with students. This activity sheet accompanies the 2-mile hike, encouraging students to look around them and engage with the natural world around them.

Marsh - Billings - Rockefeller National Historical Park

Creating Sculptures from Natural Materials

• Type: Field Trips
• Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade

Students will address real world issues through considering their impact on the environment, creating public site-specific art for a national historical park, integrating interdisciplinary understandings, and collaborating with a diverse group.

Acadia National Park

Tracking Nature's Seasons Program Description

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

Phenology is the study of the timing of seasonal events. Students will discover nature's calendar, make observations along Acadia's trails, and conduct investigations in the forest to learn how citizens are aiding scientists in protecting Acadia.

Everglades National Park

"Shapes In Nature" Everglades ABCs: 1st Grade

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

Students will be able to name three different shapes and identify at least three Everglades plants and/or animals that contain those shapes.

Buffalo National River

The Art of Field Guiding

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

This lesson plan was made to help students understand the importance of field guides and how to create their own.