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Knife River: Early Village Life on the Plains

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

Have students describe the life of the Hidatsa and Mandan groups in the early 19th century and explain how the villagers shaped their environment and adapted to it; and discover American Indian groups who once lived in their region and compare their cultures to the Hidatsa and Mandan peoples.

Gateway Arch National Park

Playing the Past

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

In the nineteenth century opportunities for women were often limited, but regardless of the challenges, women made significant contributions to our history as a people. Scouts will explore the topic at the Museum at the Gateway Arch.

Fort Larned National Historic Site

Provider of the Plains - Bison

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

Bison provided almost everything the Plains Indians needed for their daily life. Learn how these animals sustained American Indians on the Great Plains.

Gateway Arch National Park

Plains Indians Traveling Trunk

• Type: Traveling Trunk
• Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

In this traveling trunk, students will explore the culture of the Plains Indians with Chief Red Cloud. Red Cloud shares his vivid memories and precious belongings, telling the stories of his people and describing the days of the great buffalo hunts and the darker days of life on the reservation.

Gateway Arch National Park

American Indians and the Great Plains

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

American Indians have lived in North America for thousands of years. All of the lands that make up the United States today were exclusively Indigenous lands long before Europeans first arrived about 500 years ago. The growth of the United States through westward expansion challenged traditional ways of life for many Indigenous tribes during the 1800s as more settlers crossed the Mississippi River for a new life in the West.

Gateway Arch National Park

Plains Indians Scout Program

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

Explore the culture of the Plains Indians. Learn about their dependence on the buffalo, what they ate, what they wore, and how they had fun. Takes place at the Museum at the Gateway Arch.

Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site

Flora on the Plains: Grasses, Trees, and Agriculture

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

Follow alongside a trading caravan with Josiah Gregg to observe how plant life contributed to and threatened survival in the southern Great Plains. Consider how human impact and responsible management of natural resources was necessary during the fur trade era just as it is today.

Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site

Optical Illusions and Mirage on the Great Plains

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

Are your eyes playing tricks on you or is it the light? This lesson explores the properties of light and the environmental conditions which cause mirages. Students will examine some famous optical illusions before reading Josiah Gregg's experience with them when traveling across the Great Plains in the 1830s and 1840s.

Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site

Geography: Navigation and Isolation on the Great Plains

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

Getting lost in unfamiliar surroundings is a common human experience. In this lesson students will take on the role of navigator and mapmaker to pinpoint a location. By doing so, students will recognize that migration across the Great Plains landscape in the 1830s and 1840s required a unique set of survival skills and navigational tools.

Gateway Arch National Park

American Indians and the Great Plains (Distance Learning)

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

In this distance learning program, students will compare and contrast their lives with that of traditional Plains Indian tribes during the 1800s. They will learn how tribes such as the Dakota, Lakota, Osage, and others used nature and the lands around them to shape traditional tribal customs, and discuss how westward expansion changed their way of life.

Acadia National Park

I Notice I Wonder: Snake Slither

• Type: Student Activities
• Grade Levels: Lower Elementary: Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade

I notice I wonder videos can be used to investigate the living world. Acadia has 5 different types of snakes. Watch a video of a snake slithering and see what questions can be generated.

Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve

Perform Your Own Play-doh Crawfish Dissection

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

Dissect a play-doh crawfish with Dr. Liz! Crawfish are more than just arthropods, they are an iconic species and food source in Southeastern Louisiana. We know “pinch the tail” and “suck the head”, but there is more to crawfish than just a boil! In this activity, you will create your own crawfish with clay or play-doh and follow along with Dr. Liz!

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.

Tumacácori National Historical Park

River Ramble

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

This exploratory walk highlights the ecology of the Santa Cruz River Valley. This program will also touch upon the importance of river corridors as locations for traditional O’odham villages. Students will learn about the plants that were used for clothing, tools, and food. Learning will involve inquiry, sensory activities, and language arts.

Mississippi National River & Recreation Area

Winter River

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

Students are introduced to the fun side of winter with a day of recreation and orienteering challenges at Fort Snelling State Park. Students learn about adapting to colder weather, view animal tracks, explore winter forest habitat and vegetation, experience snowshoeing, warm up around a sheltered fire, and more! The program includes a video to watch together beforehand to learn how to properly prepare and dress for the outdoors in winter.

Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site

Girl Scouts Junior Playing the Past at Carl Sandburg Home NHS

• Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

Follow this Girl Scouts Junior "Playing the Past" badge lesson to plan a visit with your scouts at Carl Sandburg Home NHS. Girls will learn about Lilian Sandburg, what life was like for her in the past and explore the park.

Homestead National Historical Park

Black Homesteaders on the Great Plains: Life Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness (Adult)

• Type: Distance Learning
• Grade Levels: Adult Education

The call of free land offered Black Americans the possibilities of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness on the Great Plains. Come learn about the struggles that Black homesteaders met in building and sustaining households and communities.

Arches National Park

Imaginary River Trip

• Type: Lesson Plan
• Grade Levels: Lower Elementary: Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade

Students take an imaginary river trip -- right in their classrooms. Along the way they explore how humans, animals, and insects use the river to survive.

Buffalo National River

Buffalo River Watershed

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

This lesson was designed to help students better understand what a water shed is, how it pertains to Buffalo River, and effects human activities have on the river.

Mississippi National River & Recreation Area

Big River Journey

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

The Big River Journey is a great way for students to learn more about the Mississippi River. The award-winning program offers an integration of river and classroom experiences that connect 3rd-5th grade students with the science and heritage of the Mississippi River and promote stewardship.