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Lessons : National Parks

Don't miss the Department of the Interior's FAQ on the "Every Kid in a Park" initiative.
Find Your Park
This link provides short video clips that would serve as a great intro to the concept of "National Parks."
NPS Lesson Database
Search for lessons focusing on Grades 3-5 or adapt lessons according to student ability. 
Jenny Gapp's TRT Lesson Database
Link to a Google Drive file full of lesson plans, materials and ideas. You do not need an account. 
Lesson Potpourri
A variety of collected lesson materials including info. from the NPS Junior Ranger and  Webranger programs, and lessons from the Ken Burns documentary, The National Parks: America's Best Idea. 
Oregon School Library Standards (OASL)
Crosswalk with Common Core Anchor Standards,
AASL (American Association of School Librarians)
and ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education).


Science and History Standards
  • ODE Science Standards
  • Next Generation Science Standards
  • Center for Geography Education in Oregon
  • ODE Social Studies Standards
“An environment-based education movement--at all levels of education--will help students realize that school isn't supposed to be a polite form of incarceration, but a portal to the wider world.” 
~ Richard Louv, 
Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder
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