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Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument

Sediment Sorting

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

Grain size, shape, and sorting chart

Acadia National Park

Concentric Sedimentary Circles

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

Students will learn about sedimentary rock and the various sizes including boulder, cobble, pebble, sand, silt, and clay. They will create a temporary piece of art, based on concentric circles, using their various sizes of sedimentary rock found in nature using a geo sieve.

Olympic National Park

Sediment Deposition at Sea

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

Through this activity, students will learn about depositional and erosional effects as rivers meet the sea. As a river meets the sea, the sediment it carries is deposited in a fan-like formation called a delta. As longshore drift picks up and transports the sediment, it can be carried and deposited down current to form shoreline sediment features such as sand bars, spits, and barrier islands.

Acadia National Park

Sedimentary Sleuths Program Planner

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

This hands-on program takes place at Sand Beach and is an exploration of geological processes such as weathering and erosion. Interpretation of geologic and topographic maps is included.

Olympic National Park

Sediment Effects of Elwha Dams

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

Through this activity, students will learn about the effects that building the Elwha River dams had on the natural sediment transport and deposition mechanisms in the Strait of Juan de Fuca.

Acadia National Park

Virtual: Grades 4-5, Sedimentary Sleuths

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

Wind, waves, and ice! Become a sediment detective and investigate how weathering and erosion have shaped the landscape of Acadia National Park over time. (1 hour)

Olympic National Park

Freeing the Elwha (Sediment Deposition and River Structures)

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

As rivers age and slow they deposit sediment and form sediment structures. How are sediments and sediment structures important to the river ecosystem?

Olympic National Park

Freeing the Elwha (River Flows and Sediment Movement)

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

Seasonal weather patterns affect the flow patterns of water into the rivers (and watersheds) of Western North America. What landform features can form when erosion is caused by fast –moving water from Spring and Fall rains, and snowpack melt off?

Mount Rushmore National Memorial

Rushmore Rocks!

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

Through this interactive and hands-on lesson, your students will learn about the three rock types and how they are formed. In small groups they will also use evidence to identify three types of rocks and record their observations.

Liquid Rock

• Type: Science Labs
• Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

In this science lab, students learn about the properties of lava by experimenting with liquids having varying gas contents and viscosities.

Grand Teton National Park

Rock the Tetons

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

Students learn about geology in simple, tangible ways while witnessing first hand versions of mountain building and erosion.

Rock Stories

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

Students role-play a guided imagery story of the rock cycle

Glacier National Park

Rock Ranking

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

Students will sort rocks in various ways from a river gravel bar

Arches National Park

Moving Rocks

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

Students explore how weathering and erosion form the landforms seen at Arches National Park.

Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument

Rock Identification

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

The Rock Cycke

Olympic National Park

Geology pt 1: Rockity Rock Rock

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

Students will be able to identify the three basic types of rocks (Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic) and basic characteristics of each.

Hot Springs National Park

A Journey of Rocks and Water

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

Students will create an understanding of the hydrogeological system of Hot Springs through observations of notable rock formations and examinations of the permeability of groundwater through certain rock types. Program designed for 7th grade and high school Earth Science courses.

Hard Core Rock

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

Students are introduced to the study of geology. They will learn about what is hidden beneath the surface of the Earth and how the geology of the Earth gives shape to the landscape. They will learn about the theory of plate tectonics and how the movement of these plates affects the world around us.

Acadia National Park

Acadia Rock Identification

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

Students will make observations of rocks along the shore of Mount Desert Island (site to be determined by teacher). Students will categorize rocks, and will use resources to identify types of rocks. Students will create a journal entry with drawing and description so work can be continued in the classroom without the rock sample.

Acadia National Park

Acadia Rocks Story Map

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

Story maps are visual explorations of challenging concepts. Explore the coast of Acadia National Park with a focus on the geologic processes. Learn the rock types, observe erosion and weathering in progress, and discover the wonders of Acadia's Great Head trail.