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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.

Acadia National Park

Migration Patterns

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

To engage students in the process of data analysis, looking at maps of migration patterns to identify which birds migrate through the area and which do not.

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.

Lewis and Clark National Historical Park

"We Proceeded On..."

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

Students will learn about maps and what information can be gathered from them through the use of maps of the lower Columbia River. Using math and timing their own walking speeds students will be able to determine how long it would take to drive from one location to Fort Clatsop, walk to Fort Clatsop, and how much that would cost.

Grand Teton National Park

Mountain Weather

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

Mountain weather is a force that climbers and outdoor enthusiasts need to understand and predict in order to plan safely and make good decisions in the backcountry. Use this lesson to help students understand weather patterns and processes and learn field prediction.

Cumberland Island National Seashore

Student Weather Journal

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

Students will be able to collect and record their own weather data. Printable journal.

Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park

We Want You!

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

At the start of the U.S.-Mexican War, both Mexican and U.S. citizens mistrusted a standing army. In this activity, students discuss reasons for joining an army. Next, they discuss the differences between a regular army and a militia of volunteers. Then they review and discuss U.S. and Mexican perspectives on regular and volunteer soldiers.

Zion National Park

Earth's Features: Interpreting Patters with Topographic Maps

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

Students will identify a landform around them and create their own topographic map. They will also build a mountain out of playdough and divide the mountain into sections, which they will use to make a topographic map that shows contour lines, elevation changes, and gradients.

Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park

Changes in the Landscape: Weathering and Erosion

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

The land that Lincoln once walked and played is everchanging. Discover evidence of weathering and erosion that has changed the landscape at Knob Creek. Meets Kentucky 4th grade science standards. This lesson was created by Kentucky teachers as a part of the History and Science Explore Project.

Fort Scott National Historic Site

We The People: Life at A Frontier Fort

• Type: Distance Learning
• Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

We the People explores the many roles present in the community of people who called Fort Scott and the surrounding area home in the 1840s.

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.

Devils Postpile National Monument

Exploring Climate Science: Weather and Climate

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

In “Exploring Climate Science (Weather and Climate),” students will use tools to collect weather data and discuss the differences between weather and climate. Students will be able to: Compare and contrast weather and climate, providing at least three differences between the two. Use an anemometer and thermometer to collect local weather data

Acadia National Park

Virtual: Grades K-2, Weather Watchers

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

Do you like looking at the clouds? What’s your favorite season? How do we plan for a snowy day? Let’s become weather watchers and explore why it’s important to learn about the different types of weather. (30 minutes)

Fort Scott National Historic Site

We the People: Challenges of Life at a Frontier Fort

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

Students will be able to write an imaginary letter describing what life was like at a frontier fort in the 1840’s.

Devils Postpile National Monument

Climate Science in Focus (Weather versus Climate)

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

Discover the difference between weather and climate

The Battle of Bunker Hill: Now We Are at War

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

Learn how this American Revolution battle spurred colonial unity and sparked the formation of the Continental Army. What were the motivations and consequences of the Battle of Bunker Hill?

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.

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?

Acadia National Park

Virtual: Grades 3-5, Adventures in Weather and Climate

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

Bring your weather-wise observations along for a program investigating how we measure weather and why it matters. Explore the tools used and compare weather in different national park climates.  (45 minutes)