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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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Article
Other

Wolf Recovery Foundation: Yellowstone Wolf Restoration

For Students 9th - 10th
This report, written by the president of the Wolf Recovery Program, records the history and current status of the wolf packs of Yellowstone National Park. The report tracks individual members of the packs and shows what happened to each...
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Article
Discovering Lewis & Clark

Discovering Lewis & Clark: The Mouth of the Yellowstone River

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the Corps of Discovery's march to the Yellowstone river in the early 1800s.
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Handout
Other

Wolf Recovery Foundation: Wolves

For Students 9th - 10th
A very detailed portrayal of wolves and their social life from a Native American point of view: also looks at the wolf's reintroduction into Yellowstone.
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Website
Other

Yellowstone to Yukon: Conservation Initiative

For Students 9th - 10th
The Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative is a group of scientists, environmentalists, businesses and organizations that are committed to protecting wilderness regions in an area stretching from Yellowstone to the Yukon. The site...
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Handout
Curated OER

National Park Service: Yellowstone National Park: Hot Springs and How They Work

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes how hot springs came about and provides links to information about Emerald Springs and Norris Geyser Basin.
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs: Yellowstone & Native American Myths

For Teachers 4th - 6th
A lesson plan aimed at grades four through six that explores the world of Native American myths.
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Article
PBS

Pbs: Nova: Bringing Wolves Home

For Students 9th - 10th
An interview with Ed Bangs, a wolf recovery coordinator who brought wolves back into Yellowstone National Park after a fifty-year absence.
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Website
Curated OER

National Park Service: American Visionaries: Thomas Moran

For Students 9th - 10th
This online exhibit features the works of landscape artist Thomas Moran, whose paintings inspired the creation of Yellowstone Park in 1916. A gallery of images of his paintings is included.
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Interactive
Other

Minnesota Zoo: Wolf Quest

For Students 9th - 10th
Students learn about wolves through an interactive online game. Students will investigate wolf ecology by living the life of a wild wolf in Yellowstone National Park.
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Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: Chances With Wolves

For Teachers 8th
This lesson engages students in learning the differences among observations, facts, and inferences. Students will study about the reintroduction of wolves into the Rocky Mountain and Yellowstone Region. Students will work in small groups...
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Handout
Library of Congress

Loc: Mapping the National Parks

For Students 9th - 10th
A rich and historically significant collection of maps of various national parks throughout the United States. Features special sections on Yellowstone, Acadia, the Grand Canyon and the Smoky Mountains. Includes historical photographs of...
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Graphic
Other

Yellowstone Wolf Tracker: Wolf Gallery

For Students 9th - 10th
This site presents a gallery of photographs and original artworks representing the gray wolves of Yellowstone National Park. Also, check the links at the bottom of the page for other galleries of wolf photographs.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Wyoming: Fort Yellowstone

For Students 9th - 10th
Fort Yellowstone is a former United States Army base created in 1888 to guard the park. It became administrative headquarters of Yellowstone National Park.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Yellowstone National Park Location Map.

For Students 9th - 10th
NPR's Morning Edition reported on the success of the Yellowstone Restoration Project (February 19, 2004). Listen to the program, read about gray wolves, view a map of the wolf population in Yellowstone, or view a photo gallery.
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Website
US Geological Survey

Usgs: Volcano Hazards Program: Dotsero Volcanic Center

For Students 9th - 10th
Since 2001 the USGS has been monitoring the earth's surface in Yellowstone to understand the activity of volcanoes and earthquakes. This resource recognizes the Dotsero Volcanic Center.
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Website
Curated OER

National Park Service: Old Faithful Visitor Education Center

For Students 3rd - 8th
Come on a virtual visit to Yellowstone National Park's Old Faithful geyser and other natural features.
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Article
Other

Yellowstone National Park: Geysers

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes what a hot spring is, where they form, why the water is hot, minerals in the water, crystal and color formation, and life forms such as bacteria in the water.
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Lesson Plan
Library of Congress

Loc: Explorations in American Environmental History

For Teachers 9th - 10th
These lessons introduce students to historical perspectives of nature and the environment, drawing on the American Memory collections, other digital resources, readings, and writing exercises. Students examine materials in a variety of...
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Article
CNN

Cnn: Wolves Get Help to Make a Comeback in the West

For Students 9th - 10th
CNN news story about the efforts to reintroduce wolves into the wilds of America.
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Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: The Injured Otter

For Students 9th - 10th
A young, injured otter must find his way during the winter in Yellowstone National Park in this segment from Nature.
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Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Explorers of Yesterday and Today

For Students 9th - 10th
Explorer Tom Murphy braves a ground blizzard during a winter night in Yellowstone as seen in this video segment from Nature.
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Article
Smithsonian Institution

Tween Tribune: Week of 8 8 16: How Photography Shaped America's National Parks

For Students 6th - 8th
Have you ever gotten a postcard from a national park? Chances are the picture that comes to mind is the powerful eruption of Old Faithful spouting up in Yellowstone or the rocky depths of the Grand Canyon.
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Website
Other

Teton Science School

For Students 9th - 10th
This school is dedicated to teaching individuals about the greater Yellowstone ecosystems. There are over 2,000 plant, animal and bird species. They have programs for all levels of students and workshops for teachers.

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