Activities
US Department of the Interior
"Hey fourth graders! See America's natural wonders and historic sites for free."
Use this online mapping service to learn more about the historic places around your community and elsewhere in the United States!
Kids.gov
"In 2016, the National Park Service (NPS) turns 100 years old. To celebrate the importance of American national parks, we have created a series of activities specifically designed for each grade."
National Park Service
"Teaching with Historic Places offers a series of more than 150 classroom-ready lesson plans that use historic sites as a means for exploring American history. Educators and their students can work through these online lesson plans directly on the computer or print them out and photocopy them for distribution."
National Park Service
Search this database for lesson plans related to parks near you and your students.
National Geographic
"Students explore a map of a park and use map symbols, a map key, and cardinal directions to analyze it."
National Geographic
"Students brainstorm and list features of parks. Working in groups, they make decisions together about what to include in a new park and create a poster to display their park design."
NASA
This website features some of NASA’s best images of National Parks, along with stories of earth science in the parks.
PBS
These lessons align with content provided by the Ken Burns documentary The National Parks: America's Best Idea.
National Park Service
Use this activity to find out where the National Parks are located near you and your students!
PBS
"In this lesson, students will examine the challenges these individuals faced, their contributions and the personal qualities they each possessed. Then they will consider issues and problems at a national park near them and develop an action plan to address those or other community needs."
It is often difficult for teachers to find readymade activities and lesson plans to use in the classroom. On this page, we have listed numerous resources to help you bring in Geography Awareness Week with engaging, parks-related content.