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Wind Cave National Park

Parts Per Million
  • Type: Student Activities
  • Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

A short demonstration to illustrate how scientists measure pollution and why small amounts have large impacts.

Bering Land Bridge National Preserve

Life in the Arctic
  • Type: Distance Learning
  • Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

Join a National Park Service ranger to learn about the tundra, its animals, and what it's like to live in Alaska. In this free virtual program, students will learn how humans, plants, and animals survive in this challenging environment, and why it's important to protect such a unique place.

Bering Land Bridge National Preserve

Virtual Tour of Bering Land Bridge National Preserve
  • Type: Distance Learning
  • Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

Welcome to Bering Land Bridge National Preserve! Join us from the comfort of your own classroom as we explore one of the nation’s most remote national park units. Learn about the rugged and wild landscape of the tundra and what it takes for plants and animals to survive in this challenging environment.

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.

Klondike Gold Rush - Seattle Unit National Historical Park

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

"Taming a River" looks at the possible effects which occur during most mining operations that took place during the historic gold rushes in North America. The lesson plan can also be modified to see what could happen in areas underlain with permafrost.

Everglades National Park

“Population Explosion” Don't Let It Loose: 5-8th Grade
  • Type: Lesson Plan
  • Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

Students will be able to recognize melaleuca and tell how the seeds are dispersed. They will describe that melaleuca produces over 1 million seeds per year and have a concept of how much that really is. Students will determine the population of melaleuca seeds for their wetland ecosystem through sampling.