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Springfield Armory National Historic Site

Jobs at Springfield Armory

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

It is known that Springfield Armory manufactured millions of firearms for the U.S. military. Who were the people that were responsible for the assembly of all those weapons? What skills did workers need to have to be hired for work at the Armory, and what jobs did they perform while they were there? This lesson uses newspaper articles from the early to mid-20th century to explore the multitude of trades that were practiced by those employees and the skills that were required for employment.

Fort Pulaski National Monument

Simple Machines for a Complex Job

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

This is a teacher-led activity to be done on site at the fort. Students will learn about the vital role played by simple machines to accomplish challenging tasks at Fort Pulaski.

Keweenaw National Historical Park

Commercial and Non-Industrial Occupations Pre-Visit Activity 2: Non-Mining Jobs

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

Students will be able to name and define at least one non-mining job.

Homestead National Historical Park

Territorial Ranges

• Type: Student Activities
• Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

In the "Territorial Ranges" activity, students will look at the first Americans and why they moved.

Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument

Climate Change & Bird Range

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

Tule Springs Expedition Research Learning Center partners with our local Audubon Society Chapter to participate in the Climate Watch bird survey citizen science project. Citizen scientists across North America report the data they collected during these surveys to help document how bird species are responding to climate change and shifting their ranges. This activity explores how different climate change scenarios may affect bird populations locally. Author: Jake Johnson & Lauren Parry

First Ladies National Historic Site

Chat with a Ranger!

• Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade

Chat with a Ranger is appropriate for ANY grade level! In this program, students learn about First Ladies National Historic Site, the park service, and the ranger themselves as they interact in live time with a uniformed ranger. After an introduction to the National Park Service the ranger will address questions from the classroom. Classrooms can prepare and send questions ahead of time if desired.

Timpanogos Cave National Monument

Ask a Ranger

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

Ask a Ranger provides an opportunity for your classroom to interact with a Timpanogos Cave park ranger through a live and interactive lesson via the Internet. Students will prepare questions ahead of time and spend 30-60 minutes with the ranger discussing Timpanogos Cave geology, biology, conservation and human history, as well as what it's like to be a Park ranger and work for the National Park Service.

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

Where's the Ranger?

• Type: Distance Learning
• Grade Levels: Lower Elementary: Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade

Use teamwork to play a game of 20 questions with the ranger to guess their National Park site. SHHH don’t give it away, the answer is Sleeping Bear Dunes. Great for students of all ages, but a basic knowledge of US geography is helpful.

Prince William Forest Park

Ranger in a Rucksack

• Type: Media for Loan
• Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

Identify trees and leaves all on your own with our innovative 'ranger in a rucksack' program. Self-guided activities and informational tools help you be your own ranger.

Ask a Ranger!

• Type: Distance Learning
• Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

Are you sharing career opportunities with your students? Do you love national parks and their amazing resources? Invite Park Rangers in as guest speakers through live video conferencing!

Cane River Creole National Historical Park

Virtual Visit: Career Day - Park Ranger - 5-8th Grade

• Type: Distance Learning
• Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

Join a Park Ranger live and explore the amazing jobs of Park Rangers! Students will explore the many jobs a Park Ranger may have including scientist, law enforcement, tour guides, educators, archeologist, and more. At the end, students can chat with a Park Ranger and ask questions about working in our National Parks.

Channel Islands National Park

Channel Islands Live Hike: What’s in Your Backpack, Park Ranger?

• Type: Distance Learning
• Grade Levels: Lower Elementary: Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade

Students explore park ranger jobs through meeting a ranger in an interactive distance learning program. Students learn about job responsibilities by using objects from the ranger's backpack as discussion prompts. Program was specially developed for classes reading Exploring Parks with Ranger Dockett in their Houghton Mifflin Harcourt language arts textbook. Can be adapted for other grade levels.

Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site

Cowboy Gear: 3rd - 4th Grade

• Type: Guest Speakers
• Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

Cowboys on the open range needed tools to do the job, like most workers. Explore the essential tools and gear needed for a cowboy, and the history behind them.

Cane River Creole National Historical Park

Read With a Park Ranger: If I Were A Park Ranger

• Type: Distance Learning
• Grade Levels: Lower Elementary: Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade

Read a book with a Park Ranger! Join us in reading If I Were A Park Ranger written By Catherine Stier. While reading this book, students will learn what it is like to be a Park Ranger: what Park Rangers do, where they work, and all the amazing experiences they get to have! Students will learn about the different types of National Parks and all the hard work that the Park Rangers do to make assure the National Parks are safe and fun for visitors.

Cane River Creole National Historical Park

Teacher-Ranger-Teacher

• Type: Teacher-Ranger-Teacher
• Grade Levels: Graduate Level (Masters, PhD)

Looking for a one of a kind professional development experience? Look no further! Become Cane River Creole NHP's Teacher-Ranger-Teacher and join the Park Rangers in reaching children in new and unique ways. Receive course credit through the University of Colorado Denver in this 8-week immersive experience.

Natchez Trace Parkway

Read with a Ranger Saltypie

• Type: Distance Learning
• Grade Levels: Lower Elementary: Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade

As one of the contributing creators of the Natchez Trace, the Choctaw Nation played a pivotal role in Mississippi. They initially occupied the bottom third of the state, before their staged removal to Oklahoma. This program discusses the concepts of family, strength, and resiliency in terminology appropriate for elementary-aged children, while staying true to the concepts of race and removal along the Natchez Trace.

Alaska Public Lands

Ask an Alaskan Ranger!

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

Fulfill your students' curiosity about Alaska by speaking with a park ranger at the Alaska Public Lands Information Center!

Rocky Mountain National Park

What Rangers Do

• Type: Distance Learning
• Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

Have you ever wondered what types of rangers it takes to protect the 429 National Park Service sites across the country? Join an education ranger as they explore these roles throughout the park service and see examples of these rangers at Rocky!

Gateway Arch National Park

MO Outdoor Rangers

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

Splash your way through a week of water fun. Paddle your way through our great Missouri waterways, build a creek dam and explore nature’s water creatures, and catch a big one fishing the shores of Missouri’s parks and public lands.

Hot Springs National Park

What's in the Ranger's Backpack

• Type: Guest Speakers
• Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

“What’s in a Rangers Backpack” is an interactive program to introduce students to the National Park Service and prepare them to visit Hot Springs National Park. The program involves discussion of the meaning of parks, introduces students to the NPS symbol and the resources protected by national parks, and discusses the NPS sites here in Arkansas. This program is ideal for students preparing to visit Hot Springs or part of the Every Kid Outdoors program.