Background Information for Teachers

The following information is intended to provide the basic background you may need to conduct lessons about this place, now known as Glacier National Park.

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Photographers Capture Sunrise at Logan Pass

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General Information

• General Information about Waterton and Glacier National Parks
• Glacier's Guiding Principles
• Waterton's Core Vision
• Glacier Institute
• Glacier Vocabulary List

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Two open-topped buses on the Going-to-the-Sun Road

NPS / Hileman, T. J.

History

• A Brief History of the East Side of Glacier National Park
• A Brief History of the West Side of Glacier National Park
• A Brief History of Waterton Lakes National Park
• American Indians
• At Home In This Place Videos
• The Development of Glacier National Park
• The Development of Waterton Lakes National Park
• Exploration and Development of the Region Since 1800
• Glacier's Past
• The Great Northern Railway
• Montana Memory Project
• Native American Plant Use

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Historic Dish in St. Mary River

NPS Photo

Preserving Cultural Resources

• Culturally Modified Tree Study
• Fire-Fueled Finds
• Ice Patch Archeology
• North Fork Homesteads

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Slug on a Mushroom on the Forest Floor

NPS Photo

A Diversity of Natural Resources

• Animals
• Aquatic Resources
• Bears
• Biodiversity
• Floristic Provinces
• Life Zones
• Vegetation

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Tinkham Mountain and Pumpelly Glacier

NPS / Jacob W. Frank

A Land of Mountains and Glaciers

• Climate
• Climate Change
• The Continental Divide
• Geology
• Glaciers and Glacial Features

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Avalanche Lake

NPS / Jacob W. Frank

Audio Podcasts and Videos

• Avalanche Basin
• Historic Walking Tour of Park Headquarters
• Science and Learning Videos