RANGER SCHOOL
Self-paced, park-grounded courses — taught by the Ranger. Pick a topic and learn the story behind any park.
One topic, many parks — follow it across the system.
Every NPS lesson plan, grounded in its park.
Transformations & First Flight
Wright Brothers National Memorial
Wind Speed Scatter Plot
Wright Brothers National Memorial
Wright or Wrong
Wright Brothers National Memorial
A Bear's Menu
Yellowstone National Park
Atomic Elements and Archeology: Tracing Ancient Resource Access and Trade Routes Using XRF
Yellowstone National Park
Invent an Animal
Yellowstone National Park
Who Am I? (A lesson on animals and their habitats)
Yellowstone National Park
I Know That Tune! Folk Music, Traditions, Opinions, & Historical Facts
Yorktown Battlefield Part of Colonial National Historical Park
Classification Systems
Zion National Park
Genetics and Adaptations: Understanding Inherited Traits and Survival
Zion National Park
Sustainable Design Solutions: Mitigating Effects of Natural Resource Use
Zion National Park
"Journey from Slavery to Statesman": The Homes of Frederick Douglass
"The Great Chief Justice" at Home
"The Great Chief Justice" at Home (Teaching with Historic Places)
"The Greatest Dam in the World": Building Hoover Dam (Teaching with Historic Places)
"The Honor of Your Company is Requested": Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Ball at the Patent Office (Teaching with Historic Places)
A Nation Repays Its Debt: The National Soldiers' Home and Cemetery in Dayton, Ohio (Teaching with Historic Places)
A Trained Army
African Americans and the War of 1812: A Lightning Lesson from Teaching with Historic Places
Alaska's Site Summit: Cold War Defense and its Legacy in the North (Teaching with Historic Places)
Allegheny Portage Railroad: Developing Transportation Technology
An American Success Story: The Pope House of Raleigh, NC
Analyzing Photographs of Theodore Roosevelt
Andersonville: Prisoner of War Camp