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Curated OER

National Park Service: Carlsbad Caverns National Park

For Students 9th - 10th
Homepage for the National Park Service website, provides comprehensive information about the Park, including facilities, photos, visitor information, history, and other resources.
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Website
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National Park Service

For Students 9th - 10th
Offered by the National Park Service, this is truly one of America's finest websites! So many natural resources to enjoy, historic sites to visit, and information on almost any aspect of any National Park - for the clicking! Be sure to...
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Handout
Curated OER

National Park Service: Mammoth Cave National Park

For Students 9th - 10th
Official website for Mammoth Cave offers a wealth of information for curious about the history, culture, and science of this cave system. Contains photos and multimedia presentations, stories about the primitive miner, explorers, and...
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Graphic
University of Texas at Austin

Perry Castaneda Library Map Collection: Maps of u.s. National Parks

For Students 9th - 10th
Alphabetical list of maps of United States National Parks and monuments produced by the U.S. National Park Service.
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Website
Other

Parks Canada: Glacier National Park of Canada

For Students 9th - 10th
Glacier National Park of Canada is located in the Interior of British Columbia. This site has a wealth of information about the park, its history, management, geography, etc.
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Interactive
US Geological Survey

Usgs: Virtual Tours of National Parks

For Students 9th - 10th
Excellent site to discover the National Parks from the convenience of your computer. Click on each park for a virtual tour, many in 3D, many offering historic photos. Dig deep into our national geologic story.
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Lesson Plan
Library of Congress

Loc: The Conservation Movement at a Crossroads

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The debate over damming the Hetch Hetchy Valley in Yosemite National Park marked a crossroads in the American conservation movement. Until this debate, conservationists seemed fairly united in their aims. San Francisco's need for a...
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Unit Plan
Scholastic

Scholastic History Mystery: National Parks 1: John Muir

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students try to guess the mystery subject Carlotta Facts, the History Mystery Museum's professor, is studying. They read the clues, do some online and offline research, and then attempt to identify the game's mystery person, John Muir.
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Unit Plan
Scholastic

Scholastic History Mystery: National Parks 2: The General Sherman Tree

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students try to guess the mystery subject Carlotta Facts, the History Mystery Museum's professor, is studying. They read the clues, do some online and offline research, and then attempt to identify the game's mystery subject, the General...
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: National Park Service: Park Geology

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Take a journey to the national parks to gain information about their geology through photographs, maps, and field notes. Learn about disturbed lands restoration, mineral and resource management, fossil deposits, geological features, and...
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Website
InterKnowledge Corp.

Geographica.com: Adventure in Argentina

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Geographica.com contains information on a variety of parks in Argentina. A description of each follows the name of the park.
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Unit Plan
Geographypods

Geographypods: Where Is Yellowstone?

For Students 9th - 10th
Students will locate Yellowstone National Park and identify features and their hidden dangers. They will also learn about supervolcanoes and using the resources provided work with a partner to devise a FEMA Supervolcano management plan...
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Unit Plan
Have Fun With History

Have Fun With History: Parks and Landmarks

For Students 9th - 10th
Learning resource with videos and links to information on the history of U.S. National Parks and Landmarks.
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Website
Curated OER

National Park Service: Tour of Park Geology: Basin and Range Parks

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the Basin and Range Geology in this tour of Basins and Ranges found in the National Parks.
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Website
Curated OER

National Park Service: Energy and Minerals

For Students 9th - 10th
A site that reviews over the mining of minerals, oils, and gasses in the National Parks. Understand that programs that are put in place to ensure the mining is done responsibility and does not affect the parks resources.
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Website
Curated OER

National Park Service: Tour of Park Geology: Human Use Sites

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Parks Service properties are used for a variety of reasons. This website will explore how the land is used for mining, by indigenous people, and much more.
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Website
Other

Ipanema.com: Rio De Janiero Parks and Top Sights

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource presents information about the national parks in Rio de Janiero, Brazil.
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Graphic
Other

Park Vision: Petrified Forest National Park

For Students 9th - 10th
Visit the Petrified Forest National Park to see beautiful photographs of petrified wood and read explanations of how wood becomes rock. Also find photos of the Painted Desert and Blue Mesa.
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Handout
Other

Glover's Reef Marine Reserve

For Students 9th - 10th
This Glover's Reef Marine Reserve site gives information one of Belize's marine reserves. It discusses all aspects of the reserve including why it is necessary and what types of wildlife and plants live there. This site offers links to...
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Handout
Other

Pakistan Information Networks: National Parks

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives descriptions of the National Parks in Pakistan. There is also a small section on top destinations and tour destinations.
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Website
US Geological Survey

U.s. Geological Survey: Geology of the National Parks

For Students 9th - 10th
Access, from one index page, to three-dimensional photographs of all U.S. national parks. Standard photographic images and tours and selected geological resources (e.g., stratigraphic maps) for each park can also be linked to from this...
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Website
Curated OER

National Park Service: Tour of Park Geology: Shoreline Geology

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the National Parks that are located on a coast with this website. Website contains links to the 97 National Parks that include a shoreline.
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Article
Other

Podocarpus National Park: Ecuador

For Students 9th - 10th
Overview of Ecuador's Podocarpus National Park. This park has an extremely large number of bird species, 600 species recorded so far and many more on the way.
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Website
Nature Canada

Nature Canada

For Students 9th - 10th
Nature Canada provides good information on many environmental issues affecting Canada. There are complete sections devoted to bird conservation, wilderness protection, endangered species and national parks.