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Making America's Best Idea Even Better
Golden Gate National Recreational Areahistoric photo of Fort Point
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Golden Gate National Recreational Area
Secondary

Inquiry with a Ranger

Alcatraz Uncovered initiates 6th and 7th grade archeologists into the mysteries of time as they uncover layers of human history on the island.

Rocks on the Move transports 6th through 8th grade geologists to the Marin Headlands to discover migrating tectonic plates in a hands-on earth science inquiry.
Franciscan rocks of the Golden Gate Headlands  

Did You Know?
Studies in the Franciscan Complex in the San Francisco area were instrumental in providing scientists with an understanding of subduction processes and their geologic results.

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