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The Living Edens: Virtual Yellowstone Tour
Students take an online virtual tour of Yellowstone National Park. They act as park rangers to research geological features of Yellowstone, locate these features on maps, and describe and define associated geologic terms.
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Lesson: Before You Go...Travel Recommendations from the Experts!
Here is a instructional activity that sounds like a lot of fun. Kids discuss the artistic elements and motives for the painting, Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. To get the scope and scale of this oversized masterpiece, they use butcher...
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Let's Go! Virtual Yellowstone Tour
Young scholars research the geologic wonders of Yellowstone National Park. They locate the main geologic features of Yellowstone on a map of the park. Students write a description of the geologic features to be included on the map for...
Sharp School
US Geography Landmark Commercial
Experience famous geographical landmarks around the United States right from the comfort of your very own classroom. Learners research national landmarks, such as the Grand Canyon, Yellowstone National Park, and Niagara Falls, and then...
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Lesson Plan: Sensory Exploration
Using their keen eyes and ears, learners build story observation skills which they will use to create sensory detail in their art. They note all of the things they observed on a walk, categorize them by sense, and then use the same skill...
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You be the Tour Guide
Students research the natural features and wildlife of Arizona and Utah. They draw a map of the region that includes rivers, towns, mountains and roads. They work together to create a travel brochure of the area.
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Mixed Prepositions 6
In this online interactive grammar skills activity, students answer 10 multiple choice questions regarding the use of prepositions. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Taking a Stand: Pros and Cons of Forest Fires
Students explore the pros and cons of forest fires. In this science lesson, students research the ecological implications of forest fires. Students record their findings in journals and compose a persuasive e-mail to government officials.
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Kamchatka: Just Gushing with Geysers!
Students explore geysers. They identify the parts of the geyser and how it works. Students create a working model of a geyser. They write a brief summary about their geyser.
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Nebraska's Wild Weather
Students examine the weather in Nebraska. Using this information, they describe the cause and effect relationships in the environment based on these changes in weather. They write various types of poems with weather themes and share them...
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US Geography Crossword
In this 50 states worksheet, students complete a crossword puzzle with facts about US geography. There are 22 words to fit in the puzzle, which has no word bank.
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Making Your Own National Park Geologic Tour
Middle schoolers research national parks. In this geology lesson, students identify the geological features of selected national parks and create PowerPoint presentations that feature their findings.
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Go With the Flow
Students experiment with a simulated river bed and examine how erosion takes place faster with a young, fast-moving river than with a slow, older river.
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Our National Parks
Students create a report about State or National Parks. The research is done on the Internet in order to integrate technology into the curriculum. Students also produce a newsletter about their findings.
Smithsonian Institution
Tween Tribune: Week of 6 13 16: Yellowstone, Then and Now
Boulders shift. Canyons erode. Old trees fall. New ones grow. And tourists crowd Yellowstone National Park. The length of their vacations is barely any time at all in the stream of history.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Brown, View of the Lower Falls, Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone
The falls of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone by Grafton Tyler Brown depicts the Grand Canyon, the one found at Yellowstone in Wyoming. Grafton Brown was one of the first African-American artists to depict scenes of the West. View...
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National Park Service: Yellowstone Scavenger Hunt
In order to complete this internet hunt on Yellowstone, students must peruse through the park's website to find the answers to the questions. A very interesting hunt and one that students will be sure to enjoy!
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National Park Service: Science in Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone National Park was established in 1872 and "is one of the last, nearly intact, natural ecosystems in the temperate zone of Earth. The Science Learning Centre provides information on numerous topics that include; biological and...
Library of Congress
Loc: Mapping the National Parks
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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National Park Service: American Visionaries: Thomas Moran
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.
Library of Congress
Loc: Mapping the National Parks
This collection documents the history, cultural aspects and geological formations of areas that eventually became National Parks.
The History Place
The History Place: Best of Ansel Adams
Here at "The History Place" is an online exhibit of 25 black and white photographs by Ansel Adams. A very interesting place to view his best work, and worth checking out.
Smithsonian Institution
Tween Tribune: Week of 8 8 16: How Photography Shaped America's National Parks
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.
US Geological Survey
Usgs: Virtual Tours of National Parks
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.