Last updated: May 6, 2025

To help reach our next generation of park visitors and supporters, NPS wants all 4th grade students to visit their public lands & waters!

Place-based lesson plans that teach history through images, maps, readings and other primary source documents.

NASA/NPS Spaceflight Explorer Junior Ranger booklet

Find out about the Teacher-Ranger-Teacher summer program, teacher workshops, and more
More Education Materials
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Distance Learning
Take your students on a "virtual field trip" where they can talk with a ranger or go behind the scenes at a parkā¦
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Materials For Loan
Want to borrow some educational materials from a park? Check out a traveling trunk or other media for loan
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Field Experiences
Find information about Field Trips and Field Schools here.
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Classroom Materials
Includes: Primary Sources, science labs, and other in-class activities.
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Other Education Materials
Check out a range of other NPS educational materials here.
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Teacher Ranger Teacher Program
Teachers! Join NPS in the summer to experience nature and history firsthand and earn graduate credit for your re-certification.