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Glacier National Park
K-3 Activities
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The significant resources protected in Glacier can be grouped under the themes of: wilderness, Native American connections, biodiversity, ecosystem connections, cultural resources from the 19th & 20th centuries, and International Peace. The K-3 activities of the Glacier teacher's guide focus mainly on the themes of: wilderness (& wild animals), ecosystem connections (web of life), and geology.
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Unit One: You Are Here - This unit focuses on the geographic perspective of a child's world and the bigger world with W-GIPP included. for teacher background information and the introduction to K-3, Unit One.
- Activity 1: The Big Circle - students construct a grahic representation of themselves to the universe.
- Activity 2: My World - mapping my room, my yard, my schoolroom, and schoolyard.
Unit Two: My Home's in the Park -This unit provides and overview of Alberta and Montana wildlife. for teacher background information and the introduction to K-3, Unit Two.
- Activity 1: - comparison of familiar domestic animals and wild animals of the W-GIPP.
- Activity 2: - components of habitat through art and video.
- Activity 3: - outside game finding food, water, shelter and space.
- Activity 4: Is there Room for Everybody? - habitat's relationship to carrying capacity.
- Activity 5: - classifying animals by their food sources.
- Activity 6: - picture exercise analyzing track stories.
- Activity 7: - rudimentary web game with pictures of plants and animals.
Unit Three: Rottenly Beautiful; Life & Death Cycles - Life, death and decomposition are the concepts covered in this unit. for teacher background information and the introduction to K-3, Unit Three.
- Activity 1: -students study decomposition through composting.
- Activity 2: - hands-on examination of rotting logs.
- Activity 3: - art and social studies look at death using the book Lifetimes.
Unit Four: The Three Bears - Exercises in this unit compare and contrast black, grizzly, and (non-native) polar bears. for teacher background information and the introduction to K-3, Unit Four.
- Activity 1: Goldilocks and the Real Bears -the story vs. bears in real life.
- Activity 2: - compare and contrast bear shapes, sizes, tracks, and food using cut-outs.
- Activity 3: - geography and independent reading and reporting on new bear facts.
Unit Five: Rock Park - Students do an exploration of local geologic features, developing observation skills. Click here for teacher background information and the introduction to K-3, Unit Five.
- Activity 1: - F.O.S.S adapted math activity on comparing and contrasting rock sizes, shapes, and colors.
- Activity 2: - multicultural introduction to rock types adapted from Keepers of the Earth.
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Activities from the Glacier Teacher's Guide
Seven units include native plant use, glaciers, climate, old growth forests, and geography
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Activities from the Glacier Teacher's Guide
Five units cover topics such as interrelationships, watersheds, and the concept of peace
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Did You Know?
Grizzly bears in the park have a wide variety of food sources, including glacier lily bulbs, insects, and berries. They may also make an early season meal of mountain goats that were swept down in avalanches over the winter.
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Last Updated: December 05, 2007 at 10:25 EST |
