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Grand Teton National Park

Snow Desk

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

Surprising geology has created a landscape of beauty and variety. As part of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, the park is part of the largest intact, temperate ecosystem in the world, meaning it has the full spectrum of native species from producers to predators. From bison to beaver, hundreds of fascinating animals live in the Tetons and adapt to extreme winter conditions.

Glacier National Park

The Story of Snow

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

Students will listen to “The Story of Snow” and participate in a large-group discussion about the events and elements that form snowflakes.

Glacier National Park

Snug in the Snow

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

Students will demonstrate, through a creative arts project, how snow helps some animals survive winter. They will create a diorama depicting life under the snow. (Adapted From Hands-on Nature)

Washita Battlefield National Historic Site

Circles in the Snow

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

The goals of this activity include: - Students will be able to identify a tipi ring and explain what it means; tell the story of what happened to two Cheyenne women in Black Kettle's camp during the November 27, 1868 attack; and critically analyze and discuss why the soldier chose to disobey orders.

Glacier National Park

Snow Characteristics Lab Activity

• Type: Science Labs
• Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

In this science lab activity, students take temperatures at different depths in the snow and compare them to the air temperature. They will discover the insulating effect of snow and understand that temperature varies according to snow depth.

Acadia National Park

Virtual: Grades 3-5, Snow Science

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

During the winter, many people enjoy the snow that comes with it. Do you like to build snowmen or go sledding? Maybe you like to sit inside and watch the landscape change into a winter wonderland. However, you enjoy snow, you know that it has many qualities that make it a unique part of winter. Join us as we unravel the mysteries of snow and learn how to make our own snowflake cutout. Please have paper, scissors, and adult supervision for the program's craft. (45 minutes)

Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument

permineralization Lesson Plan

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

Big Stump in Snow

Glacier National Park

Winter-time Temps

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

Students will become aware of temperature variations above the snow and below the snow and its affects on wildlife, by collecting and recording temperature data from a variety of locations.

Grand Teton National Park

Weather Wonders

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

What lives under the snow? Teaching scientific inquiry is easy when students are curious. Students will investigate life above and under the snow as park rangers lead them on a snowshoe hike.

Devils Postpile National Monument

Exploring Climate Science: Snowpack

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

In this “Exploring Climate Science (Snowpack)” activity, students will define snow water equivalent and make predictions on the effects warming climates could have on snowpack.

Glacier National Park

Dressing for Winter

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

A model (either the teacher or a volunteer) demonstrates dressing in three layers and describes the purpose behind each layer and type of material.

Craters Of The Moon National Monument & Preserve

Winter Track Mystery: SnowSchool Post-visit Activity

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

Students will use careful observation to identify and label multiple track sets in the track mystery diagram. They will then complete a series of questions based on their interpretation of the diagram using critical thinking and writing skills to support their answers.

Craters Of The Moon National Monument & Preserve

Prepare For Cold Air: SnowSchool Pre-visit Activity

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

Students will conduct experiments and observe the differences in insulation values for a variety of materials. Students will discover factors that influence winter survival for animals and learn how to dress for an outdoor snowshoe hike at Craters of the Moon.

Olympic National Park

Freeing the Elwha (Aspect and Soil Moisture)

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

What combination of factors both natural and man made is necessary for healthy river restoration and how does this enhance the sustainability of natural and human communities?

Cedar Breaks National Monument

Life Up High: Precipitation, Elevation & the Sub-alpine Forest

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

This interactive presentation introduces students to the three main ecosystems across Utah: deserts, wetlands and forest. The goal is to give students a sense of why the environment at Cedar Breaks National Monument is noticeably different from their more familiar environment down in Cedar City. Emphasis is placed on understanding the effects of elevation on precipitation, temperature and dominant plant life in each ecosystem, with a focus on the high alpine forest ecosystem.

Grand Teton National Park

Winter Challenge

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

Students snowshoe in the footprints of Grand Teton wildlife and use their own inferences and observations to understand animal behaviors and adaptations.

Glacier National Park

Winter is Coming!

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

In this activity, students will play a running game that emphasizes the three main ways that animals adapt to the winter (hibernate, migrate, and resist). They will also learn different terms related to winter in Glacier.

Glacier National Park

Tracks along the Trail

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

In this activity, students identify patterns from their own tracks and then look at those made by animals. They make “track cards” to use for matching, classifying, sorting, and a variety of activities.

Olympic National Park

Weather Patterns of the Pacific Coast

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

In this activity, students will learn about weather patterns that help them better understand their water resources.

Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site

Waste Not: 4th - 5th Grade

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

Bison were an essential animal for many plains tribes. This lesson explores the many uses tribal people had for the bison as well as economic and cultural significance.