• Lake Superior in a stormy mood. Photo copyright Craig Blacklock

    Pictured Rocks

    National Lakeshore Michigan

Materials For Loan

This handsome young man is using a microscope in the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore science education program.
Youngster using a microscope
NPS photo
Materials
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore has an extensive collection of educational materials to loan to area educators including videos, DVD's, books and education materials and equipment catalogs.

Children's books (pdf)
Natural history books (pdf)
Video and audio resources (pdf)



Equipment
If you are interested in doing field study activities with your students, we might have the equipment you need. We have a wide variety of science education gear from thermometers to water test kits.


Curricula
If you are looking for a particular environmental science or social studies lesson plan we might be able to help. We have a wide variety of K-12 curricula including two new materials produced by the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (Ecosystems and Biodiversity and Land Use). Both are written to met Michigan Science and Social Studies Benchmarks in Grades 4-9.

Curriculum List (pdf)
Detailed curriculum list (pdf)


 

 Gregg Bruff, Chief of Heritage Education, and Dave Kronk, Park Ranger, have retired from the National Park Service. Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore continues our commitment to outreach education and creating park stewards for the future through hands-on, minds-on programming.  With these vacancies, however, we are in transition with the interpretation and education outreach program.  For information, please contact:

Tim Colyer, Chief of Resource and Visitor Protection
906-387-2607, ext. 203
email

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Did You Know?

Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore and the Hiawatha National Forest share a visitor center at 400 E. Munising Ave. in Munising, Michigan.

Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore shares a visitor center with the Hiawatha National Forest. The interagency visitor center was dedicated in 1988, and serves over 40,000 people annually. Other federal interagency visitor centers are located in Alaska, Utah, California, and Idaho. More...