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RANGER SCHOOL

Learn the parks

Self-paced, park-grounded courses — taught by the Ranger. Pick a topic and learn the story behind any park.

All courses

Every NPS lesson plan, grounded in its park.

America’s Space Program: Exploring a New Frontier

Literacy and Language ArtsScienceSocial Studies3 lessons

Canaveral National Seashore

Microorganisms in the Utah Desert

Science3 lessons

Canyonlands National Park

The Civil War Comes to Louisiana

Literacy and Language ArtsSocial Studies3 lessons

Cane River Creole National Historical Park

The Sharecroppers, Tenant Farmers, and Day Laborers

MathSocial Studies3 lessons

Cane River Creole National Historical Park

What Did They Eat?: Archeology and Animal Bones

ScienceSocial Studies3 lessons

Cane River Creole National Historical Park

Carl Sandburg's Connemara (Grades 6-8)

Literacy and Language ArtsSocial Studies3 lessons

Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site

Carl Sandburg's Performance Poetry

Literacy and Language ArtsSocial Studies3 lessons

Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site

Consider the Source: Migration to the Mountains: From the Lowcountry of Charleston, South Carolina to the highlands of Flat Rock, North Carolina. (Grades 6-8) Lesson 2 of 3 Carl Sandburg Home NHS

Literacy and Language ArtsSocial Studies5 lessons

Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site

Consider the Source: The Stories We Tell and The History We Know (Grade 6 -8) Lesson 3 of 3 Carl Sandburg Home NHS     

Literacy and Language ArtsSocial Studies3 lessons

Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site

Consider the Source: The Words We Mean: An Exercise and Study on Euphemisms, Language, and Dialogue about Chattel Slavery in Western North Carolina and the United States (Grades 6-8) Lesson 1 of 3 Carl Sandburg Home NHS

Literacy and Language ArtsSocial Studies3 lessons

Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site

Let Your Voice be Heard (Grades 6-8) Carl Sandburg Home NHS

Literacy and Language ArtsSocial Studies3 lessons

Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site

Seeking Sanctuary on the Underground Railroad

Literacy and Language ArtsSocial Studies5 lessons

Castillo de San Marcos National Monument

Unforgettable Music

Literacy and Language ArtsSocial Studies3 lessons

Castillo de San Marcos National Monument

Who are the Gullah Geechee?

Literacy and Language ArtsSocial Studies3 lessons

Castillo de San Marcos National Monument

The Blacksmith in Society Lesson Plan #5 - Revitalizing the Spirit

Literacy and Language ArtsSocial Studies3 lessons

Catoctin Mountain Park

The Blacksmith in Society: Lesson 1- Economic Incentives for Industrial Development

Social Studies1 lesson

Catoctin Mountain Park

The Blacksmith in Society: Lesson 4 - The Price of Freedom Grades 6-8

Literacy and Language ArtsMath3 lessons

Catoctin Mountain Park

John Smith's Masterpiece and Copyright Nightmare

Literacy and Language ArtsSocial Studies3 lessons

Chesapeake Bay

Chattahoochee's Cold Water Fisheries

Science5 lessons

Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area

What Happens to the Water When We Brush and Flush?

MathScienceSocial Studies3 lessons

Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area

Middens and Math: “Crashing the Gates” with Florence Hawley Ellis

Social Studies4 lessons

Chaco Culture National Historical Park

Scouts and Shovels: “Crashing the Gates” with Bertha Dutton

Social Studies3 lessons

Chaco Culture National Historical Park

The Building of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal

Literacy and Language ArtsSocial Studies4 lessons

Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park

Daisy Lee Gatson Bates (1914-1999)

Social Studies3 lessons

Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site