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Curriculum Materials
 

Curriculum materials address state curriculum requirements and include components that can be used alone or as pre- and post-field trip activities. Curriculum materials may be reproduced as needed.

 

History and Culture Materials


 

The Vieux Carre: A Creole Neighborhood - This lesson from the National Park Service's "Teaching with Historic Places" series emphasizes the history and geography of New Orleans' French Quarter. Students analyze photographs of historic buildings, practice map-reading skills, and learn about the lives of the men and women who came from all over the world to build and live in the French Quarter.

 

Nature and Science Materials


 

It's Only Natural - Explore how living and non-living parts of the environment work together.

Everybody Needs A Home - Discover the needs of all living things: food, water, shelter, and space.

Vanishing Wetlands - Find out why wetlands are important and what humans can do to preserve them.

 
 
 
Wetlands lesson plans - These plans developed by Louisiana State University pre-service teachers cover more than two dozen topics from alligators to marsh grass to barrier islands.
 
Learning About Louisiana - Wetlands - These activities developed by Jean Lafitte staff can be used in conjunction with field trips.
Satellite map of the central United States showing Mississippi River and Missouri River watershed
Delta Dynamics
Watch animations to discover the delta and learn why Louisiana's coast is disappearing
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Girls with a camera and a laptop computer
Community Creations
See what schools and other groups are doing at Jean Lafitte!
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A boy looks through a microscope
Investigators in Action
Find out what Jean Lafitte investigators are learning.
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Last Updated: August 26, 2011 at 15:22 MST