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Mount Rushmore National Memorial

3D Modeling and Scale

Type: Student Activities ... Teacher Reference Materials ... Other Education Materials
Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade

Construct a topographic model of Mount Rushmore. After the model is completed, students use concepts of scale and proportion (similarity concept in math) to calculate the scale of their model by comparing to real-life measurements.

Marvel? DC? Nope - SC!!!!

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

Using storyboard, cartoon make, comic book maker.org or the document added the student will create their own story. Picking 2 battles they will develop 2 4-6 frame comics

Cowpens National Battlefield

Scaling Around Cowpens National Battlefield

Type: Student Activities
Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

The student will be able to read symbols on maps, to follow directions, to measure, and to use computation skills to answer questions. The student will be able to recognize the usefulness of mathematics in everyday life.

Petroglyph National Monument

How the Early Railroads Changed New Mexico

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

This is a lesson that can be used to teach geography, history and economics using pictures, maps and scale models.

Glacier National Park

Math at Mount Rushmore for Grades 6, 7 and 8

Type: Student Activities ... Teacher Reference Materials ... Other Education Materials
Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

Students recognize shapes in Mount Rushmore, whether it’s 2D shapes through a series of 2D drawings, or 3D shapes through measurable PDF’s of the 3D model of Mount Rushmore. Learners use geometric formulas to calculate the volumes of these shapes based on scaled representations and effectively use understanding of scale to translate these calculations to life-size.

Acadia National Park

Age of Exploration

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

There are many different ways to look at history ranging from a broad view of major events on a global scale to a small scale looking at specific local events. We start out with the big picture: how, when and why did the Europeans cross the Atlantic to a land that had been inhabited for thousands of years then look at an example of the cultural interface close to home.

Fossil Butte National Monument

Geology, Relatives, and Time

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

Using a simple three or four generation family tree, students construct a relatives time tree that mimics the major divisions of the geologic time scale, Precambrian, Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic.

Glacier National Park

Painted Lodges

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

Students learn about the uniqueness of lodge designs and connection with animals. They use art skills to design their own lodges, write explanations of, and share designs. An optional activity is to construct a scale model lodge.

Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve

French and Indian War Activity

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

Representing the competing interests of the European nations on a global scale, set in the North American contenient. These battles ultimately shaped political and cultural divisions across the world, especially here in Louisiana that are still felt today!

Colorado National Monument

Little Explorers: A Nature Adventure for K-2 Learners

Type: Field Trips
Grade Levels: Lower Elementary: Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade

Topics: Plants & Animals, Explorer Skills, Using Senses | This program for lower elementary engages natural interests in discovery and adventure on a small scale through a guided scavenger hunt, a coloring activity, acting as local animals, and dancing out the needs of plants.

Graphing the Wounded - Wrapping it all up

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

Students will research information to find information about the number of wounded from both patriot and British forces from the SC revolutionary battles: Battle of Camden, Battle of Waxhaws, Kings Mountain, and Cowpens. They will then create a graph that compares the number both injured and fatally wounded.

Yellowstone National Park

A Bear's Menu

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

Working in small groups, students examine the feeding habits of bears and draw pictures to show what bears do in spring, summer, fall, and winter. Students use a small pattern of a grizzly bear and increase its scale to construct a full-size silhouette of a grizzly in order to appreciate the bear’s size.

Scotts Bluff National Monument

Geology Rocks: The Geology of Scotts Bluff

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

Learn more about the geologic forces that have shaped, and continue to shape, Scotts Bluff.

Everglades National Park

"Mangrove Propagule Lab" Habitat Video: Florida Bay

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

The students will be able to compare results of experiments and other types of investigations, experiment with properties of matter, and discuss plant structure and function.

Mount Rushmore National Memorial

Document-Based Inquiry: Carve the Mountain and They Will Come

Type: Primary Sources ... Student Activities ... Teacher Reference Materials ... Other Education Materials
Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

This lesson plan will allow students to have an interactive experience with the history of Mount Rushmore without being physically present at the memorial. With historical images, newspaper articles, letters, telegrams and maps, students will dive into the history of Mount Rushmore, explore the motivating factors for creating a large-scale sculpture in the Black Hills, and consider how choices of South Dakotans in the past continue to impact the lives of South Dakotans today.

Statue Of Liberty National Monument

Liberty Island Grounds: Self-Guided Tour

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

As you approach the Statue of Liberty in beautiful New York Harbor, think about how the statue is viewed today compared to 100 years ago. Think about all the different ways and places that you have seen the Statue of Liberty displayed. How is she percieved? What symbols make up her design and how does that affect how she is viewed? Another line of questioning could be a consideration of the statue’s enormous scale.

Glacier National Park