Handout
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National Park Service: Varying Valleys

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
The NPS offers a good description of the three main types of valleys, lesson objectives, and modeling activities.
Handout
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National Park Service: Creating Flat Topped Mountains

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
The NPS offers a good overview of the forces that create a plateau and experiments to help students understand. Lesson plan.
Website
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National Park Service: Manzanar National Historic Site

For Students 9th - 10th
A virtual tour of the Japanese internment camp at Manzanar. Presents the camp as it exists today and provides a map of where different facilities were located.
Website
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National Park Service: Mojave Indians

For Students 6th - 8th
Excellent NPS site tells of the Mojave Indians; their history, culture and beliefs..
Lesson Plan
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National Park Service: Trail of Tears and Forced Relocation of Cherokee

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This Teaching With Historic Places unit, designed for students in grades 5-12 is about the conflict between American settlers and the Cherokee Nation. Students will outline events leading up to the forced relocation of the Cherokee in...
Activity
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National Park Service: White Sands National Monument: Facts About Sand Dunes

For Students 3rd - 8th
A good description regarding the movement of sand dunes.
Handout
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National Park Service: Natchez Trace Scenic Trail

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an old indian trail. You can hike the trail or go bike riding. There are seasonal activities and ranger talks.
Website
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National Park Service: Weapons of War: Guilford Courthouse

For Students 9th - 10th
Web page emphasizing the different weapons and tactics used by the opposing armies during the Revolutionary War. You will find brief descriptions and photos of different weapons.
Lesson Plan
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Alex: Save the Forest

For Teachers 6th - 8th
President Theodore Roosevelt believed in the need for conservation and was called America's first environmental president. What steps did he take to help preserve the environment and its natural resources? Today we can enjoy the beauty...
Lesson Plan
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Alex: Where Am I?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This lesson teaches one of the geography themes called location. Students will learn about absolute location and relative location as they search the globe. This lesson plan is made possible through the ALEX and the U.S. National Park...