Grand Teton Custom Youth Program
Teachers! If you have another concept or standard to teach and you think that park rangers and park resources can make it come alive for your students, please contact us! We are always happy to work with teachers to design a program or field trip that meets classroom needs and park goals. Contact GRTE_Education@nps.gov for our full program menu or to work with park educations to design a program.
Science Standards This Program Meets
1-LS1-2 From Molecules to Organisms: Structures & Processes
- Grade: 1st Grade
- Discipline: Life Science
Read texts and use media to determine patterns in behavior of parents and offspring that help offspring survive.
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1-LS3-1 Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits
- Grade: 1st Grade
- Discipline: Life Science
Make observations to construct an evidence-based account that young plants and animals are like, but not exactly like, their parents.
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2-LS4-1 Biological Unity and Diversity
- Grade: 2nd Grade
- Discipline: Life Science
Make observations of plants and animals to compare the diversity of life in different habitats.
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3-LS2-1 Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics
- Grade: 3rd Grade
- Discipline: Life Science
Construct an argument that some animals form groups that help members survive.
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3-LS3-2 Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits
- Grade: 3rd Grade
- Discipline: Life Science
Use evidence to support the explanation that observable traits can be influenced by the environment.
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3-LS4-3 Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity
- Grade: 3rd Grade
- Discipline: Life Science
Construct an argument with evidence that in a particular habitat some organisms can survive well, some survive less well, and some cannot survive at all.
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4-LS1-1 From Molecules to Organisms: Structure and Processes
- Grade: 4th Grade
- Discipline: Life Science
Construct an argument that plants and animals have internal and external structures that function to support survival, growth, behavior, and reproduction
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5-ESS3-1 Earth and Human Activity
- Grade: 5th Grade
- Discipline: Earth & Space Science
Obtain and combine information about ways individual communities use science ideas to conserve Earth’s resources and environment.
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5-LS2-1 Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics
- Grade: 5th Grade
- Discipline: Life Science
Develop a model to describe the movement of matter among plants, animals, decomposers, and the environment.
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About Grand Teton National Park
Turn Grand Teton National Park into your classroom! We offer programs year-round including field trips with hands-on exploration, rangers visiting your classroom with park resources, or even opportunities to connect to rangers digitally. Topics range from “taking a walk on the wild side” with ecology, “rocking the Tetons” with geology, or learning that "every snowflake counts" from rangers sitting at a desk made of snow. If you don't see a program here that meets your needs, please contact park educators to explore options for a customized program.
View All Programs Visit Website| Who | Park rangers (GRTE_Education@nps.gov) |
| What | Field trips and classroom visits about ecology, geology, history, ranger careers, and outdoor leadership |
| When | All year |
| Where | In your national park or your classroom |
| Why | Because learning sticks when you experience the real thing! |