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Hot Springs National Park
Where the Water Begins
- Type: Student Activities ... Guest Speakers
- Grade Levels: Lower Elementary: Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade
“Where the Water Begins” is an interactive science program to understand the thermal water cycle of Hot Springs National Park. It involves several demonstrations to illustrate the geology of the Ouachita Mountains, the water cycle, the potential impact of pollution in the Hot Springs recharge zone, and hot springs ecology. The program also involves larger field activities to integrate the messages of the hot springs water cycle and the protection of the recharge zone.
Hot Springs National Park
How the Water Gets Hot
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
Students will explore rock outcroppings, look for evidence of the water recharge area, and examine the emerging hot springs to learn about the stories of rocks and water millions of years in the making. This program introduces students to this portion of the ancient Ouachita Mountain Range, and the remarkable waters that bubble up after a 4,400-year-old journey. Designed for 4th and 5th grade geology lessons.
Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve
Sand Filters
- Type: Student Activities
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
This activity will help students see the importance of sand in water filtration and understand how aquifers are recharged.
Kenai Fjords National Park
The Scientific Method
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade
Students will conduct a basic soil science experiment and re-familiarize themselves with the scientific method.
William Howard Taft National Historic Site
The Measure of a Man or a Woman
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
This lesson will help students to re-live the early years of William Howard Taft and his family as well as, explore the Taft family's values practiced in their household.
Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site
Economy and Trade: Pre 1845
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
In Economy and Trade: Pre 1845, students will learn about trade relations between tribes prior to European contact and how their experience prepared them for success in dealing with explorers and traders after European contact by re-enacting trading as it was practiced at Knife River Villages.
Gateway Arch National Park
Law Merit Badge
- Type: Other Education Materials
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Does protecting the law involve bravery? Does telling the truth equal courage? Investigate the judicial system and its important role in our society. Scouts re-enact a historic trial and debate contemporary issues. An attorney and a National Park Service Law Enforcement Ranger will discuss their roles and responsibilities in society.
Mammoth Cave National Park
Shapes Of The Season
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Lower Elementary: Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade
This lesson plan is from "Making Connections: A Curriculum Guide to Mammoth Cave National Park, GrK-3", which comprises ten lessons. This is lesson 4 of that set. Students collect and classify leaves. This art project then re-creates their favorite leaf shape in the colors of fall - ready to hang in the window as a sun-catcher.
Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument
So You Wanna Be a Paleobotanist?
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
Students will re-create scientific studies done by paleobotanists analyzing data from fossil plants found at Florissant Fossil Beds to draw conclusions about the paleoclimate 34 million years ago. In this activity, students will identify fossil plant species by their leaves, review data on the growing conditions of their nearest modern plant relatives, and compare as many species as possible to determine the range of temperature and precipitation that the fossil plant community can live in.
Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve
Survivor Glacier Bay
- Type: Distance Learning
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
Glacier Bay is a vast wilderness that is home to many animals, including birds, mammals, fish and, historically, people. Through this distance learning program, students will learn that each animal has special adaptations to survive in the cold waters and snowy mountains of Glacier Bay.
Acadia National Park
Fire and Ice: Discovering Acadia's Geologic Past (5th-8th Grade)
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
With a new found knowledge and appreciation of Acadia's geology, students will discuss ways they can help take care of the geologic resources in the park.