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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.

Death Valley National Park

Extreme Temperatures: Pre-Virtual Trip

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

Students will research temperature and precipitation data from three National Park System units and their local community. Students will express the data into charts & graphs and interpret the information to determine which park unit's weather is most similar to their local community.

Death Valley National Park

Extreme Temperatures: Post-Virtual Trip

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

Students will build on previous sessions to plan a trip to a destination of their choice. Students will research the weather of the location, plan activities, and items to bring that are appropriate for the location's conditions. Student findings will be incorporated into a letter and a piece of art.

Martin Van Buren National Historic Site

"Temperature, Clouds and Sun is Weather - Oh, My!"

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

The program consists of videos, hands-on projects, and observation-based activites. The participant will: Create a cloud headband. Learn about the job of a Meteorologist. Predict tomorrow’s weather. Learn about Martin Van Buren’s year without a Summer. Conduct an experiment to create a cloud in a jar and document the type of cloud by comparing it to a cloud chart. Enjoy some En Plein Air drawing or painting of cloud formations.

Temperature, Clouds and Sun is Weather - oh, my!

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

The program consists of videos, hands-on projects, and observation-based activites. The participant will: Create a cloud headband. Learn about the job of a Meteorologist. Predict tomorrow’s weather. Learn about Martin Van Buren’s year without a Summer. Conduct an experiment to create a cloud in a jar and document the type of cloud by comparing it to a cloud chart. Enjoy some En Plein Air drawing or painting of cloud formations.

Kenai Fjords National Park

Temperate Rainforest Ecology

• Type: Lesson Plan
• Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade

Students will review the concept of ecosystems and thoroughly examine the members of their local ecosystem. By concentrating on a specific relationship within the rainforest ecosystem, students will better understand the entire community.

Kenai Fjords National Park

Succession and Nutrient Cycling in a Temperate Rainforest Ecosystem

• Type: Lesson Plan
• Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade

Students will examine succession in two forest ecosystems: a recently de-glaciated area and an established temperate rainforest. (Note: This lesson can be adapted to succession in any forest ecosystem.)

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.

Fossil Butte National Monument

Leafy Thermometers and Rain Gauges

• Type: Student Activities
• Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade

During this six-part activity, students investigate climate and climate change. Using fossil leaves from southwestern Wyoming and modern leaves from their area, students classify leaves, determine mean annual temperature and precipitation using leaf margin and leaf area analysis, analyze climate data (temperature and precipitation), and make statements about climate change.

Olympic National Park

Aspect, Treeline, and Climate

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

In this activity, students will learn about the factors that determine the location of the treeline in different locations in the world. The elevation of treeline is affected by the combined effects of snowpack depth, minimum winter temperatures, aspect, and soil moisture conditions. Treeline varies by latitude, but is also affected by whether it is an arid, temperate, or tropical climate.

Ozark National Scenic Riverways

Man, it's Hot!

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

What does 'global warming' mean, and we are really seeing climate change? In this activity, students will read a Global Warming Information sheet, and measure and graph the local temperature.

Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area

Chattahoochee's Cold Water Fisheries

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

Trout streams are particularly susceptible to thermal pollution, because they need to maintain cold temperatures year round. Trout streams are either well shaded or receive cold groundwater inputs. Artificial tailwater fisheries may be created at the outflow from large dams, where the size of the reservoir creates a steep temperature difference, with colder water stored at the bottom of the reservoir near the outlet. The Chattahoochee River below Buford Dam is an example of a tailwater fishery.

Everglades National Park

"Greenhouse Gasses" Climate Change: 4-6th Grade

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

This is an active, running game. Students will be able to show how infra-red radiation is trapped by greenhouse gasses. Students will understand what happens to the temperature of the planet if more greenhouse gasses are put into the atmosphere.

Acadia National Park

Outdoor Classroom: Weather K-2

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

This unit introduces K-2 students to the concept of weather and how it influences their lives and the communities around them. Using tools, students observe, discuss, measure, record, data on wind, precipitation and temperature.

Yellowstone National Park

Wolverines and Climate Change

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

Students will demonstrate an understanding of specific adaptations that have prepared the pika and wolverine to survive in cool climates with harsh winter conditions. Students will additionally demonstrate an understanding of timescales and evolution, and how due to the increased speed of global temperature rise, climate change can have negative effects on these mammals despite their ability to adapt.

Rocky Mountain National Park

Ecosystem Explorers

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

Due to changes in elevation, precipitation, and temperature within Rocky Mountain National Park, the ecosystems found here are extremely diverse. Join an education ranger and become ecosystem explorers on a mission to uncover the biodiversity found in each ecosystem! Students will research one of Rocky's four ecosystems before connecting with an education ranger and will present their findings during the live program. Rangers will elaborate on each ecosystem, showing videos

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.

Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument

So You Wanna Be a Paleobotanist?

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

Students will re-create scientific studies done by paleobotanists analyzing data from fossil plants found at Florissant Fossil Beds to draw conclusions about the paleoclimate 34 million years ago. In this activity, students will identify fossil plant species by their leaves, review data on the growing conditions of their nearest modern plant relatives, and compare as many species as possible to determine the range of temperature and precipitation that the fossil plant community can live in.

National Park of American Samoa

Coral Bleaching: Turning Up The Heat

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

Coral reefs in American Samoa have turned pure white on several occasions in recent years. They look freshly bleached, quite pretty, but that's a clear sign that they are in trouble. Two very different kinds of stress cause corals to turn white: (1)clorox bleach, and (2)warm water temperatures. Clorox bleaching happens from time to time when a foolish fisherman dumps clorox onto the reef to kill fish. This is very short-sighted because it also kills everything else in the vicinity.

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.