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Craters Of The Moon National Monument & Preserve
For Teachers
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Orientation talk for students
 

Below are some options for visiting "the Moon"with your students:

On Line:

Click on the Curriculum Materials link to find a variety of Craters of the Moon specific field trip and classroom activity guides.   

Craters of the Moon is affiliated with the Hands on the Land Network, a virtual network of land management organizations that provide educational services.

School Visits: April 19 - May 28 and Sept. 13 – Oct. 22

We are now accepting reservations for school visits to Craters of the Moon. Registration guarantees you an orientation and an educational fee waiver for your visit. A field trip guide including a suggested itinerary is available at this link. Call the park at (208) 527-1335 to make a reservation.

SnowSchool: Wednesdays & Thursdays in Jan. and Feb.

Bring your students to Craters for a winter ecology lesson including a 1 mile ranger led snowshoe trek near the Visitor Center. We have enough snowshoes for about 30 students and the walks are suitable for fourth graders and up. Call the park at (208) 527-1335 for more information or to schedule a class visit.  

Snowshoes have been provided for student use through a generous donation from the Winter Wildlands Alliance.The SnowSchool website has a variety of winter oriented lesson plans and activities for teachers.

Teacher's Workshops

These 2-day workshops provide educators with a variety of educational tools that can be used with students in the classroom and in the field to introduce natural science concepts and/or to prepare for a field trip to the park. 

pioneer reenactment  

Did You Know?
"the Devil's Vomit" is how one Oregon- bound pioneer described his encounter with Craters of the Moon. Hundreds of pioneers travelled through the area on the Goodale's Cutoff section of the Oregon trail in the 1850's and 1860's.

Last Updated: November 16, 2009 at 12:50 EST