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Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
Parks as Laboratories:
Studies of Land, Water, and Air
Student gets hands on experience examining environmental changes using quadrants in the field.

For Middle Schools:

The Parks As Laboratories (PAL) program is offered to middle school students. Students visit park sites throughout the Santa Monica Mountains to participate in a teacher-led hands-on environmental program.

This program requires teachers to attend a training workshop. Afterwards their classes will be provided equipment and training needed to conduct air, land, and water experiments at various park sites.

Students will learn process skills used by resource management personnel that will increase creativity and problem solving abilities. They will also discover the importance and impact of natural resources on their lives. Programs are scheduled throughout the school year and last approximately 2.5 hours.

Download more details and an application for this program.>>
Watch the credits a the end of a film and you may discover how often national parks are used by the movie industry.  

Did You Know?
Unique vistas and cultural significance often draw filmmakers to National Parks. Paramount Ranch is the only place in the National Park System where you can see movie making in action at a historic movie ranch once owned by Paramount Pictures (1927).

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Last Updated: March 08, 2009 at 18:40 EST