TRAILGRAPH

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.

Traveling Safely in the Desert

Social Studies3 lessons

Arches National Park

Horse Teeth and Diet

Science2 lessons

Assateague Island National Seashore

Learning from Spanish Coins

ScienceSocial Studies2 lessons

Assateague Island National Seashore

Art and Archeology: “Crashing the Gates” with Ann Axtell Morris

Social Studies3 lessons

Aztec Ruins National Monument

Pottery of the Ancestral Pueblo

Literacy and Language ArtsSocial Studies3 lessons

Aztec Ruins National Monument

Bison Banquet

Science3 lessons

Badlands National Park

Bison Banquet: Food Chains and Food Webs of the Prairie

Science3 lessons

Badlands National Park

Erosion: Washing Away the Earth

Science2 lessons

Bering Land Bridge National Preserve

Researching Change Over Time in Local Communities

Literacy and Language ArtsSocial Studies5 lessons

Bering Land Bridge National Preserve

Architecture

Social Studies3 lessons

Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site

Business Ventures

Social Studies3 lessons

Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site

Climate: Drought, Seasons, and Health

ScienceSocial Studies3 lessons

Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site

Cultural Contact Lesson Plan

Social Studies3 lessons

Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site

Cultural Dress

Social Studies3 lessons

Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site

Culture: Languages, Food, and Stereotyping

Social Studies3 lessons

Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site

Defending Your Beliefs

Literacy and Language ArtsSocial Studies5 lessons

Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site

Distanced and Displaced Lesson Plan

Social Studies3 lessons

Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site

Equal Exchange Lesson Plan

Math3 lessons

Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site

Fauna: Draft Animals, Buffalo, and Rattlesnakes

ScienceSocial Studies4 lessons

Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site

Flags and National Identity

Social Studies3 lessons

Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site

Flora on the Plains: Grasses, Trees, and Agriculture

ScienceSocial Studies3 lessons

Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site

Geography: Navigation and Isolation on the Great Plains

ScienceSocial Studies3 lessons

Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site

Intercultural Kinship

Social Studies3 lessons

Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site

Juan's Draft Pick Lesson Plan

Science3 lessons

Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site