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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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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Yellowstone! A National Park on a Hot Spot

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A lesson plan with an accompanying PowerPoint learning module for students where they learn about the volcanic features of Yellowstone National Park. They use spreadsheets to make various calculations, such as the volume of material...
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Article
PBS

Pbs.org: Yellowstone National Park

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A history of Yellowstone National Park.
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Handout
PBS

Pbs Teachers:yellowstone: Let's Go! Virtual Yellowstone Tour

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Define the terms geyser, mud pot, hot springs, erosion and uplift. Identify the geologic wonders of Yellowstone National Park and write a description of the geologic features to be included on a map for a self-guided tour for park visitors.
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Handout
National Wildlife Federation

National Wildlife Federation: Wild Places: Yellowstone National Park

For Students 9th - 10th
Description of the unique features and qualities of Yellowstone National Park, including its plant and animal life.
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Article
CNN

Cnn: Wolves' Return to Yellowstone Sparks Controversy

For Students 9th - 10th
This article, published by CNN (November 12, 1997), marks the return of the wolves to Yellowstone National Park. The article highlights that the change was not popular with everybody.
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Activity
Other

Yellowstone Wolf Tracker

For Students 9th - 10th
Yellowstone Wolf Tracker is a compilation of gathered information and experiences of the gray wolves in Yellowstone National Park. Content includes data gathered on observing the wolves.
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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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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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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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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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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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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
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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Primary
Calisphere: University of California Libraries

University of California: Calisphere: 1870 1900: Preservation of the West

For Students 9th - 10th
Primary source images looking at the settling of the West between 1870 and 1900 and the push by some to protect and preserve the natural beauty.
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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
Other

Cool Works: Cools Jobs in Exciting Places

For Students 9th - 10th
Cool Works is all about you finding a seasonal job or career in some of the greatest places on Earth. Get a summer job in Yellowstone, Yosemite, or another national park wonder. Find a great camp counselor job to keep you busy all summer...
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Article
Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian National Zoo: Zoogoer Magazine: Wolves Change an Ecosystem

For Students 9th - 10th
Jim Robbins's article, "Weaving A New Web: Wolves Change An Ecosystem" focuses on the research and findings of biologist Robert Crabtree and his organization, Yellowstone Ecosystem Studies, in looking at wolves and coyotes.
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Website
PBS

Pbs: Nature: American Buffalo: Spirit of a Nation

For Students 9th - 10th
Website that accompanies the PBS movie "American Buffalo: Spirit of a Nation." Offers information about the American buffalo and its struggles in the modern world. Also discusses the impact of national parks on buffalo.
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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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Website
PBS

Pbs: Nature: Bald Eagle

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about America's national symbol, the bald eagle, through this full-length documentary.