National Park Service arrowhead logo National Park Service, US Department of Interior
Visit ParkWise!Home for ParkWiseTeacher Resources Student Resources
Activities
Data
Reference Library
Park Facts
Links
Maps
Photo Gallery

ParkWise > Students > Activities

Activities

New!Planning and Going on a Scientific Treasure Hunt in Kenai Fjords. Students can investigate the skills and science disciplines involved in a study of the environment. (This activity is from the Glaciers of Kenai Fjords curriculum unit.)

New!Plan a trip to Kenai Fjords National Park, Then and Now. This activity will help students learn why and how people traveled to the Kenai Fjords area; how changes in politics affect the environment; how changes over time affect landscape. (It is from the Living In Kenai Fjords curriculum unit.)

New!Students perform a "Fossil Dig" for chocolate chips in this Cookie Excavation. (This activity is from the Fossils in Time curriculum unit.)

New!Our Wild Neighbors This interactive web-site will help you learn about Alaskan animals, adaptations, evidence, ecosystems, interdependence, biodiversity, endangered species, wildlife etiquette and how humans can help wildlife.

Answers to the Junior Ranger Activity Sheet. You can get a copy of the Junior Ranger Newspaper mailed to you by writing: National Park Service, Junior Ranger Program, Attention Jane Tranel, 240 West 5th Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska, 99501. This fun newspaper has games and puzzles that you can do, as well as information about cool new dinosaurs finds in Alaska.

Play ParkMatch! - match the park names with the treasures they were set aside to preserve. (This activity is from the National Parks Treasure Hunt curriculum unit.)

Create a National Park Service treasure map. (This activity is from the National Parks Treasure Hunt curriculum unit.)

Play The Eagle Eats the Hare game and simulate predator-prey population changes. (This activity is from the To Hatch or Not To Hatch curriculum unit.)

Math Practice: Converting between miles and kilometers - 10 practice problems taken from natural and cultural resources of Alaska national parks converting back and forth between miles and kilometers.

Math Practice: Converting between meters and feet - 10 practice problems taken from natural and cultural resources of Alaska national parks converting back and forth between meters and feet.