| National Parks are America's
Treasures |
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National Parks Treasure
Hunt
Learn what the
National Parks are all about and go on a treasure hunt to find some of
America's most treasured places. |
Grades 3-6 |
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Footprints into the Past and the
Future
Learn about the
Bering Land Bridge National Preserve. Its history as a migration route to the
Americas, its present-day arctic inhabitants - plants, animals and Native
peoples. |
Grade
4 |
| Nature in Your National Parks |
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Fly Away!
Use satellite telemetry data to learn
about migration and discover where the golden eagles of Denali National Park and
Preserve fly to and
why. |
Grades 3-8 |
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New!Fossils in Time
Discover the ancient past through the
fossil record. Learn how paleontologists uncover new fossils and piece
together the puzzle of the past. |
Grades 5 - 9 |
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New!Glaciers of Kenai
Fjords
The
overwhelming significance of Kenai Fjords National Park is as a living
laboratory of change. Plants and wildlife subsist here amidst dynamic
interactions of water, ice and a glacier-carved landscape relentlessly pulled
down by Earth's crustal movements. Scientific teams and individuals find Exit
Glacier an excellent "research laboratory" into the mysteries of glaciers.
|
Grades 6-12 |
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To
Hatch or Not To Hatch?
Use
data from real eagle
nesting sites to understand
how the number of eaglets in Denali National Park and Preserve is affected by
habitat and prey species. |
Grades 3-8 |
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Hoofin' It
Learn about adaptations and population
size by studying the Dall sheep of Noatak National Preserve. Discover how and
why biologists use radiocollars to estimate population size. |
Grades K-12 |
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New!Our Wild Neighbors (1.5MB)
A
48-page workbook designed to help teachers and students learn about Alaskan
animals, adaptations, evidence, ecosystems, interdependence, biodiversity,
endangered species, wildlife etiquette and how humans can help wildlife. The
workbook contains background content, activities and graphics accompanied by an
interactive web-site for
kids. (Produced by the NPS Urban Education Program at the Alaska Public Lands
Information Center in Anchorage.)
[curriculum
available as 1.5 MB pdf only] |
Grades
1-4 |
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Pathways to
Discovery (5.1MB)
Learn about the animals, plants and boreal forest
ecosystem of Wrangell - St. Elias National Park and Preserve.
[curriculum
available as 5.1MB pdf only] |
Grades
2 - 5 |
| Cultural Connections to Your
National Parks |
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New!Living in Kenai
Fjords
In the early
1900s, Rockwell Kent and his nine-year-old son lived on Fox Island. Today's
students can learn much from what Rockwell Kent called his "wilderness
adventure." Whether you live in a big city or near wilderness we hope you will
be able to take your students outside to enjoy the natural world and, then,
come back into the classroom to discuss, illustrate, and write about your
discoveries. This Website's lesson plans and interactive components are
designed to support you and your students in your outdoor explorations.
|
Grades 3-8 |
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People and the
Land
Explore the
connections that both Alaska Natives and Euro-Americans have to the land of
Denali National Park and Preserve. |
Grades 5-6 |
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New!Russian Abacus Curriculum (3.6MB)
This
unique Russian Abacus curriculum provides standards-based lessons and
activities that teach mathematics skills to elementary students using the
historical Russian abacus, or s’chyoty, and provides extensions for
connecting mathematics, history, and foreign language together in the
classroom. (Produced by Sitka National Historical Park.)
[curriculum
available as 3.6MB pdf only] |
Grades K-5 |
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Skagway:
Gateway to the Klondike Gold Rush
Teaching with Historic Places
Lesson Plan
The Klondike Gold Rush left a lasting mark on the Alaskan
and Canadian landscapes. Today, Skagway's "boomtown" era remains alive in the
many turn-of-the-century buildings that survive.
|
Grades 5-12 |
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Gold
Fever!
Seattle Outfits the Klondike Gold Rush
Teaching with Historic Places
Lesson Plan
During the
Klondike Gold Rush, thousands of prospective miners beset Seattle's merchants
and ticket agents to secure transportation to the gold fields and to purchase
supplies for the long and treacherous journey north. |
Grades 5-12 |
| Planning for the Future of Your National Parks |
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Denali
Planning WebQuest
Evaluate two proposals under review at Denali
National Park and Preserve: build a new road or railroad into the park, and
build new visitor facilities south of the park. |
Grades 5-12 |
| Perspectives on Wilderness |
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Concepts of
Wilderness
What is wilderness? And, how should wilderness be
used, if at all? There are many views on wilderness. Find your own definition
of wilderness and your place in it. |
Grades 7-12 |
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Legal
Webquest
Many legal entities protect Alaska's wilderness.
Investigate the legal ramifications of protecting wilderness for a broad range
of purposes and people. |
Grades 7-12 |
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Culture
Webquest
Many different peoples live or work in and around the
Gates of the Arctic National Park. The park is the perfect place to see how
different cultures value wilderness. |
Grades 7-12 |
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Science
Webquest
Evaluate whether Plate Boundary Observatories (PBOs)
should be placed in wilderness areas in order to study seismic activity between
the Pacific and North American plates in the western U.S. |
Grades 7-12 |
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Commitment
to Wilderness
Examine the commitment to personal positions taken
on the value of wilderness. |
Grades 7-12 |
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Final
Activity
Represent perspectives of the different populations at
a Policy Symposium about the placement of PBOs. |
Grades 7-12 |
