Field Trips

Protecting Our Park

Grade Level:
Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
Subject:
Literacy and Language Arts,Math,Science
Common Core Standards:
3.L.1, 4.L.1, 3.SL.1, 4.SL.1
State Standards:
Next Generation Science Standards:
3-LS4-3. 
3-LS4-4.
4-ESS2-2

How do park rangers and community members protect special places like Acadia? Students explore the current research projects happening in the Park. Then, they become "Junior Scientists" as they study biodiversity and learn to address the challenges facing our environment today.  The schoolyard will be utilized as on outdoor classroom! 

Materials

Tags: acadia national park acadia maine classroom field trip activity citizen science

Last updated: September 25, 2023