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Glacier National Park
Pre- and Post-Visit: Winter (Grades 1-2)

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 Causes Winter? (pp. 14-15)
  • Dressing for Winter (pp. 16-20)
  • What is Wild? (pp. 21-22)
  • Hibernate, Migrate, or Resist? (pp. 34-36)
  • Winter Vocabulary (pp. 68-70)

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

 

Supplementary Materials and Information:

Jones Columbine  

Did You Know?
Did you know that some alpine plants can live to be more than a hundred years old, despite living in harsh weather conditions?

Last Updated: December 24, 2008 at 13:23 EST