Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens - For Teachers (U.S. National Park Service)

Learning from life experience is a basic concept of education programs at Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens where students use park resources to inform basic concepts students must learn to succeed. The sites present opportunities for learning from preschoolers to adulthood.

The park includes a variety of wetland habitats including some of the original marsh of Washington, DC, the Anacostia River, Watts Branch and meadows built in the 1990s by the National Park Service. Rangers will work with teachers and students to develop education programs, and service learning projects for individuals and groups. Graduate students are welcome to discuss proposals for study with the education ranger or park resource management division.

Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens is a site of the Bridging the Watershed Program for high school students. Click here for more information.

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In one place one can see how the Nacotchtank used the land, how wetlands were destroyed for commercial development, and built as we recognize their value in a watershed. There are river, marsh, swamp, and pond habitats for service learning projects.

Teach science by participating in a park study. Students learn what makes a good study, why protocol is important. Students learn in the class to identify species of frogs by their mating call, and the protocol, then come to the park to participate in the study. Students need to be mature enough to listen rather than talk at the stations, and accurately keep track of frogs heard.

To use frog count data click on each of the years below.

1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Call Kate at (202) 426-6905 or e-mail.