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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.

Lights, Camera, Action Lesson Plan

Literacy and Language ArtsSocial Studies3 lessons

Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park

Ruth and the Green Book Lesson Plan

Literacy and Language ArtsSocial Studies3 lessons

Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park

“All the World is Watching Us”: The Crisis at Little Rock Central High School, 1954-1957

Social Studies3 lessons

Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park

Buffalo Caves and Karst

Science3 lessons

Buffalo National River

Buffalo River Watershed

Science3 lessons

Buffalo National River

Compass Course - Using a Compass

Science3 lessons

Buffalo National River

Fish Out of Water

Science3 lessons

Buffalo National River

Food Web Frenzy

Science4 lessons

Buffalo National River

Fun With Frogs

Science2 lessons

Buffalo National River

Save the Bats

Science4 lessons

Buffalo National River

The Art of Field Guiding

Science3 lessons

Buffalo National River

Water Quality and Buffalo River

Science3 lessons

Buffalo National River

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

Social Studies3 lessons

Canyon de Chelly National Monument

Little Kinnakeet Life-Saving Station: Home to Unsung Heroes

Literacy and Language ArtsSocial Studies4 lessons

Cape Hatteras National Seashore

Pirates of North Carolina

Literacy and Language ArtsSocial Studies3 lessons

Cape Hatteras National Seashore

Introduction to the Kecoughtan People: "Home" in an Indigenous Tidewater Virginia Town

Literacy and Language ArtsSocial Studies5 lessons

Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail

John Smith's Masterpiece and Copyright Nightmare

Literacy and Language ArtsSocial Studies3 lessons

Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail

The Chesapeake Bay in John Smith's Time

Literacy and Language ArtsScience3 lessons

Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail

Pack Your Wagon

Social Studies3 lessons

California National Historic Trail

Pathways and Perspectives: National Historic Trails Multiday Lesson Plan

Social Studies4 lessons

California National Historic Trail

Horse Genetics and Evolution: Shackleford Horses Unit

Science4 lessons

Cape Lookout National Seashore

Horses and Humans: Shackleford Horses Unit

Literacy and Language ArtsMathScience3 lessons

Cape Lookout National Seashore

Past, Present, and Future: Shackleford Horses Unit

ScienceSocial Studies5 lessons

Cape Lookout National Seashore

America’s Space Program: Exploring a New Frontier

Literacy and Language ArtsScienceSocial Studies3 lessons

Canaveral National Seashore