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    Marsh - Billings - Rockefeller

    National Historical Park Vermont

Curriculum Materials

Salamander

Check out this Salamander Monitoring video by Rob Hanson's Pomfret School 6th grade! 
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Close-up shot of three yellowish-orange mushrooms growing out of the brown mulchy earth.

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A Forest Year: Soils Unit (1st grade)
An interdisciplinary unit created by JoAnn Kruzshak

 
A bright orange monarch butterfly with black and white markings on its wings rests on vibrant green leaves.

E Sharron

Soils, Insects and Forests (3rd grade)
A science unit created by Sarah Woodhead

 
Silvery water flows over green moss-covered stones and logs in a small brook, icicles visible on twigs above.

E Sharron

Forest Forays: Exploring the Pieces, Patterns and Processes of Barnard Brook (6th grade)
An interdisciplinary unit created by Rob Hanson

 
A young boy in a bright blue t-shirt and orange-billed baseball cap sits cross-legged on a grassy lawn in front of a majestic silver maple.

R Hanson

The Mathematics of Forestry (7th grade)
A mathematics unit created by Debra Pelkey

 
View of bare treetops from below, a cold blue sky behind them.

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A Legacy of Stewardship (7th grade)
How can we use our forest sustainably? An english and global studies unit created by Wanda Stetson

 
Students at Marsh-Billings Rockefeller NHP

Mt Tom, From Farm to Forest: Exploring Changes in Land Use in New England (7th grade)
A interdisciplinary unit by Debra Pelkey

 
Students at Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller NHP

J. Haley

Our Unique Place (7th grade)
An interdisciplinary unit by Anne Lessard and Rachael Gustaveson. Every place has unique features and needs exploring.

 
A blond woman kneels on the forest floor, breaking apart rich brown soil in her hands.

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What are the Pieces, Patterns and Processes of a Natural Community? (7th & 8th grades)
A science unit created by Sandra Fary

 
Guinea Fowl at King Farm

A. Foster

An Exploration of the Natural Landscape and Agricultural History of the King Farm. (High School)
A unit created by Alison Foster.

 
Students outdoor laboratory

The Mercury Project (9th & 10th grades)
A science research unit

 
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Nature, Art and Conservation at Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park (11th grade)
This unit by Susan Piccoli, has the main objective of showing how nature inspired artists and how their art helped inspire the conservation movement.

 

Download Curriculum Database of Forest for Every Classroom units we have to lend.
For further information about any of these materials, please contact the Park Education Coordinator at 457-3368 x44.

Did You Know?

Sunlight filters through white clouds and dark thunderheads to illuminate green-forested slopes and snow-covered mountains. NPS Photo.

Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller NHP has nearly 400 paintings and prints, including Hudson River School landscapes of places that are now national parks. You can see paintings by Thomas Cole, David Johnson, and Albert Bierstadt of features from Yosemite, Golden Gate, and Grand Teton.