• Mt Cannon, Heavens Peak, and the Weeping Wall

    Glacier

    National Park Montana

Pre- and Post-Visit: Sensory Exploration

Students that have spent time preparing for their visit to Glacier National Park get more out of a field trip to the park. Activities post-visit also help to reinforce information learned during the trip.

The following are some of our suggested pre-visit activities, as well as supplementary materials that may aid in preparing for your trip.

Suggested Classroom Activities from Teacher's Guide

  • What is Wild? (pp. 35-37)
  • Surviving in the Wild (pp. 37-42)

Spring and Fall Teacher's Guide (pdf) - this is a large file and may take time to download

 

Supplementary Materials and Information

Did You Know?

Snow can fall at any time of the year in Glacier

Did you know that eight inches of snow fell during one night in Glacier's high country in August, 2005? The weather forced hundreds of backpackers out of the backcountry.