• The dunes in soft light

    White Sands

    National Monument New Mexico

  • Closures and Missile Tests

    Upcoming Missile Tests: Friday-Saturday, April 27-28 -- Missile test scheduled on both mornings. Highway 70 will be blocked at Red & Yellow checkpoints. No backcountry camping on Thursday and Friday, April 26 & 27. More »

  • High Winds

    We are in our windy season, so please be aware of possible high winds.

  • Backcountry Camping

    There will be no backcountry camping available the night of Saturday, April 7, 2012.

Teacher Trunks

Teacher Trunk
NPS Photo
 

When a field trip to the dunes is not an option, think about reserving one of our Teacher Resource Trunks. Each trunk contains everything you need to teach the section. For a list of what is included in each trunk, download the inventory sheet.

We currently have three trunks available to choose from:

1) Giant Geology
2) Practical Plants
3) Amazing Animals

The process for reserving a trunk is easy.

1) Download the reservation form
2) Complete the form, including necessary signatures
3) Email it back to us at whsa_education@nps.gov

Once we receive your form, the education specialist will contact you via email to confirm dates and to schedule delivery or pickup of the trunk.

After you've had a chance to use the trunks in your classroom, we would appreciate hearing your comments and suggestions. Your feedback really helps us improve the resources we offer and our services to the schools. Simply download the feedback form and return it to us.

 
Stack of Books

Other Resources

Are all of our trunks reserved? Looking for other educational ideas for your classroom? We have compiled a few lesson plans and other items to help you out. Learn more...
 

Did You Know?

Photo of sand avalanching

While the wind piles the sand grains into dunes, the dunes move forward under the force of gravity. As the leading edge of the dune ("slipface") gets steeper, gravity pulls an avalanche of sand down the slipface, moving the dune forward.