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.

Pele’s Journey

Science3 lessons

Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park

The Ever-Changing Landscape: Grade 4

ScienceSocial Studies4 lessons

Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park

A Penny for Your Thoughts

Literacy and Language ArtsScienceSocial Studies4 lessons

Hopewell Culture National Historical Park

PB & J Archeology

ScienceSocial Studies4 lessons

Hopewell Culture National Historical Park

Today and Yesterday: Comparing Cultures

Social Studies5 lessons

Hopewell Culture National Historical Park

Travel or Trade?

Social Studies4 lessons

Hopewell Culture National Historical Park

Women in Archeology: Dr. N’omi Greber’s Contributions to Hopewell Archeology

Literacy and Language ArtsScienceSocial Studies3 lessons

Hopewell Culture National Historical Park

Agriculture and Inventions

Social Studies3 lessons

Homestead National Historical Park

Butterflies, Hummingbirds, and Bees Oh My! Pollinators on the Tallgrass Prairie

Science3 lessons

Homestead National Historical Park

Flowering Plant Reproduction in the Tallgrass Prairie

Science3 lessons

Homestead National Historical Park

Homestead Act Paperwork

Literacy and Language ArtsSocial Studies2 lessons

Homestead National Historical Park

Land Use

Social Studies2 lessons

Homestead National Historical Park

Native American Reservations

Social Studies3 lessons

Homestead National Historical Park

Traveling Safely in the Desert

Social Studies3 lessons

Hovenweep National Monument

Ben Franklin: What a Character!

Social Studies3 lessons

Independence National Historical Park

Independence Hall: International Symbol of Freedom

Literacy and Language ArtsSocial Studies6 lessons

Independence National Historical Park

Philadelphia and San Francisco in 1776: The National Park Sites Where History Unfolded! Grade 5

Literacy and Language ArtsScienceSocial Studies5 lessons

Independence National Historical Park

The Liberty Bell as a Modern Symbol, grades 3-5

Literacy and Language ArtsSocial Studies2 lessons

Independence National Historical Park

The Liberty Bell as a Modern Symbol, grades K-2

Literacy and Language ArtsSocial Studies3 lessons

Independence National Historical Park

The Liberty Bell as a Symbol for Civil Rights, grades 4-8

Literacy and Language ArtsSocial Studies3 lessons

Independence National Historical Park

John Smith's Masterpiece and Copyright Nightmare

Literacy and Language ArtsSocial Studies3 lessons

Historic Jamestowne Part of Colonial National Historical Park

The Chesapeake Bay in John Smith's Time

Literacy and Language ArtsScience3 lessons

Historic Jamestowne Part of Colonial National Historical Park

FLAMBEAUX GLEAUX: THE NEW ORLEANS MARDI GRAS FLAMBEAUX STRIKE OF 1946

Social Studies3 lessons

New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park

LESSON 1 - SAN MALÓ AND INTRODUCTION TO UNIT

Literacy and Language ArtsSocial Studies3 lessons

New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park