Fall Into Wonder with the NPS
Celebrate Distance Learning Week 2024 with the NYSDLC
Have you seen electronic field trip opportunities and wondered more about what they are like?
Have you been interested but a bit apprehensive to try an EFT without seeing what they are like?
Did you know you could schedule an educational program for your class and fall into the wonder of the US National Parks?
Distance Learning Week is your chance to fall into wonder and experience some of the amazing free distance learning programs available through the National Parks Service.
Register for this event to experience as many of these National Park webinars as you would like throughout the week with or without your students.
Don't worry if you can't make it to a program you would like to see all registrants for this FREE event will receive links to the recorded programs to check out at a more convenient time.
Please Note: There are currently a few tentative sessions. Please come back to this Smore to see the updated schedule in the event of any changes.
Questions?
Reach out to:
Donna Farren, 585-352-2700, dfarren@monroe2boces.org
Liz Huson, 716-672-4371 x 2069, ehuson@e2ccb.org
Tips For This Week's Programs
- If possible, share the presentation on a large classroom display.
- Have the volume of your classroom speakers loud enough for all of your students to hear.
- Familiarize yourself with the Zoom video conference application and its features. You will be able to interact through the Q and A, so be sure you know where to find it on your screen.
- Sign on to Zoom 5-10 minutes before the start of the program. This allows us for time to troubleshoot any tech issues before the program starts.
- Have someone ready to type comments or questions in the Q and A.
- If you are unfamiliar with video conferences and Zoom or have any additional questions, please contact Liz Huson at ehuson@e2ccb.org to set up a test call.
12:30 PM: A School Day in 1872 with Homestead National Historical Park
Grades K - 5
35 Minute Program
11 AM: Presidential Memorials on the National Mall with DC Area National Parks and Partners
Virtually tour the presidential memorials on the National Mall. Choose from visits to the Washington Monument, Thomas Jefferson Memorial, Lincoln Memorial, Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, or the new Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial. Hear stories of how these memorials came to be on the Mall and play a round of presidential memorial trivia.
Grades 3-6
45 Minute Program
1:15 PM: People of the Earthlodge; Lifeways of the Hidatsa
Park Rangers describe the home of the Tribes of the Northern Great Plains from inside of a lifesize replica earthlodge. They also describe the roles and responsibilities of people within the community, trade relations and the effects of trade on technology used by the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara during the 1800s.
Grades 1-12
45 Minute Program
11 AM: Geology: Our Rockin' Earth with Shenandoah National Park
Pre-Trip Geology Visit Information: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuJVbxhVcDc
Grades 3-5
60 Minute Program
12:30 PM: Plant and Animal Adaptations with Joshua Tree National Park
Program provides an introduction to the NPS and Joshua Tree National Park specifically, highlighting some plant and animal desert adaptations while showing plants in their natural habitat and using animal props.
Grades K-5
30 Minute Program
12:30 PM: National Parks at Night with the Great Basin National Park
Students will go on a short virtual tour of Great Basin National Park and learn why it is an International Dark Sky Park. Students will be introduced to the Milky Way and how our star, the sun, is different and similar to other stars in our galaxy. Students will gain an understanding about why darkness matters for wildlife and humans and what each of us can do to preserve dark skies.
Grades 3-6
45 Minute Program
11 AM: Animal Adapations with the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument
Learn about the diversity of animals found in Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument and their remarkable adaptations that help them survive!
Grades K-2
Program Length 30 minutes with an additional 15 minutes for Q and A
12:30 PM: A Tour Through Time with the Midwest Archeological Center
The Midwest Archeological Center takes care of archeological collections from national parks. Take a tour of these collections to see how artifacts tell stories of the human past and learn how we care for artifacts! Available for all ages.
Grades 3-5
Program Length 45 minutes
WILD WEDNESDAYS WITH THE NPS AND NYSDLC
Thanks for joining us for Distance Learning Week 2024!
For the remainder of the 24-25 school year, the NYSDLC invites you to join us for our Wild Wednesday Webinar Adventures with the National Parks Service.
These sessions will continue to venture into some of the incredible educational opportunities from the US National Parks Service.
Click here to see the Wild Wednesday schedule OR the button below to subscribe to the Wild Wednesday calendar.