Bryce
Canyon National Park offers a dynamic education/outreach
program to students, teachers and park visitors. We
can help you in the classroom and now on the web. Our
classroom presentations include fun activities and are
developed to meet science requirements outlined in the
Utah State Core Curriculum. To visit us on the web click
on Geodetectives
The
following is a list of off site classroom programs
that we present:
PLANTS
AND THEIR PARTS 1st grade - Introduces the basic parts
of a plant and their functions as well as the many
uses of plants in our daily lives.
DYNAMIC
ROCKS! 2nd grade - Introduces the rock cycle, the
three rock types, how rocks are formed and their characteristics.
Compares the ways different rocks are used for different
purposes.
HABITAT,
WHAT'S THAT? 3rd grade - Explores ecosystems and introduces
different habitats, living and non-living elements
of habitats and relationships among living organisms
in a habitat.
UTAH'S
TREASURES 4th grade - Introduces geology and geography
of the Colorado Plateau and the intrigue of Utah fossils,
using Bryce Canyon National Park and surrounding areas
as examples. Includes testing rocks/minerals for hardness,
color, luster, streak and density.
OUR
NATURAL RESOURCES 5th grade - Deals with conservation
practices, renewable, nonrenewable and perpetual resources,
recyclable or not, and how actions influence our surroundings.
A
GERM'S LIFE! 6th grade - Introduces helpful and harmful
aspects of microorganisms, the spread of some infectious
diseases by water and ways to reduce chances of disease.
EARTH
SCIENCE CLASSES Rocks, Minerals, and Fossils! 7th-12th
grades - Our collections and program will enhance
your science classes .... This program on rocks, minerals
and their uses, Utah fossils and earth history will
give your students a hands-on experience while learning
about geology, geography and earth science. This program
would be a great extra curricular program for all
science classes. The classroom programs are one hour
in length.
Onsite
programs include guided field trips to the main amphitheater
as well as to the south end of the park. In addition,
an annual field seminar course is offered to local
educators that enables them to receive graduate level
credit in geology and biology from Southern Utah University.
Finally,
be watching for our most recent creation, the Geodective
Program, an Internet-based science program that will
feature both, an educator's page with lesson plans
and a kid's page with fun-filled geologic mysteries.
For
more information, contact Debbie Cantu, Education/Outreach
Specialist, at (435)834-4413 or debbie_cantu@nps.gov.
