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Cedar Breaks National Monument
Plant Adaptations in the Sub-alpine Forest Ecosystem
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
This lesson plan is built for use on a ranger or teacher guided nature walk at Cedar Breaks. Students will learn about plant adaptations to the sub-alpine forest ecosystem. After learning to identify five of the most common sub-alpine trees and shrubs, students will engage in a hands on study of a one-meter plot of forest. The class then will discuss how the plants are uniquely adapted to long cold winters as well as how forests adapt to changing environmental conditions.
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.
Denali National Park & Preserve
What Would You Do: Winter Wildlife
- Type: Distance Learning
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
What adaptations are needed for the animals of Denali National Park and Preserve to make it through our long, cold, subarctic winters? This program illuminates the many amazing adaptations that allow the animals here to not only survive but thrive! It also makes connections between adaptation strategies that work in the subarctic and those that are relevant for animals closer to the students’ homes.
Gateway Arch National Park
Segregation Laws in the 1800s: Williams v. Bellefontaine
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
In 1867, Neptune and Caroline Williams sued the Bellefontaine Railway Company over its discriminatory policies regarding African Americans. In a dispute with the streetcar operator, Mrs. Williams was hurt. The Williamses sued at the St. Louis Courthouse and won their case, but with a twist. Will students reach the same verdict?
Denali National Park & Preserve
The Science of Sled Dogs
- Type: Distance Learning
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
Did you know that park rangers use sled dogs to perform winter work in Denali National Park and Preserve? But why? Join us to learn about why these amazing animals are perfectly adapted to a cold, subarctic environment. Take a deeper dive into what makes the tails, fur, feet, and dispositions of Denali’s sled dogs so good for their snowy, hard work!
Denali National Park & Preserve
At Home in Denali's Biome
- Type: Distance Learning
- Grade Levels: Lower Elementary: Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade
What is it about Denali’s climate and geography that make it so special . . . and so fun to explore? As students learn about winter and summer in Denali, they will be challenged to compare and contrast Denali’s subarctic biomes to their own home. Through motion and play, we’ll discover how trees and animals survive in Denali year-round, and explore a sampling of the ways humans interact with Denali’s varied landscape and terrain.
Gateway Arch National Park
Trial for the Right to Vote: Virginia Minor v. Happersett
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
In a room on the second floor of the St. Louis Courthouse in 1873, Virginia Louisa Minor sued a city registrar for denying her the right the register to vote. What was her argument? In this mock trial, students will reenact the 1873 trial, listen to both sides, and reach their own verdict in the case.
Gateway Arch National Park
Tort Liability: Franke v. City of St. Louis
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
Frederick Franke was injured in St. Louis when part of a building fell on his head as he was walking. Tragically, he died as a result of his injuries. His mother, Julia Franke, sued the owner of the building and the City of St. Louis for damages. This case was heard in 1888 in the St. Louis Courthouse (the Old Courthouse). Students will reenact the case and hear from all sides.
Gateway Arch National Park
Freedom Suit: Dred Scott v. Irene Emerson
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
1846, an enslaved couple named Dred and Harriet Scott sued for their freedom at the St. Louis Courthouse, a historic courthouse managed by the National Park Service at Gateway Arch National Park and referred to as the "Old Courthouse." In this mock trial, students learn about the second trial the Scotts undertook at the courthouse in 1850. During this case, the court declared Dred Scott to be a free man. How will students interpret the case?