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Golden Gate National Recreational Area
Curriculum Materials
Thank you for your interest in teaching with Golden Gate National Parks.

These Teacher Guides help educators prepare students for their park visit. The guides are linked to a curriculum-based education program that is either ranger-led or self-guided. They contain school-based introductory lessons, an outline of the national park field session, and suggestions for post-visit projects that allow students to share what they learned during the program.

The following guides are available in PDF format:

Basalt pillows  

Did You Know?
Geologists sometimes call Franciscan pillow basalt “greenstone” because it contains green minerals formed in an interaction between the basalt and hot, mineral-rich seawater.

Last Updated: June 09, 2009 at 16:09 EST