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Tectonic Plates & Continental Drift
Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS):​​
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HS-ESS2-1 Develop a model to illustrate how Earth’s internal and surface processes operate at different spatial and temporal scales to form continental and ocean-floor features.
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HS-ESS1-5 Evaluate evidence of the past and current movements of continental and oceanic crust and the theory of plate tectonics to explain the ages of crustal rocks.
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MS-ESS2-2 Construct an explanation based on evidence for how geoscience processes have changed Earth’s surface at varying time and spatial scales.
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MS-ESS2-3 Analyze and interpret data on the distribution of fossils and rocks, continental shapes, and seafloor structures to provide evidence of the past plate motions.
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How Tectonic Plates Built the Blue Ridge Mountains
How Continental Drift Separated the Scottish Highlands from the Blue Ridge Mountains
How Subduction Zones and Tectonic Plates Built the Caribbean Islands
Why is the Badwater Basin so low? Plate Tectonics - Death Valley National Park
Erosion, Weathering, & Deposition
Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS):​​
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MS-ESS2-1. Develop a model to describe the cycling of Earth's materials and the flow of energy that drives this process.
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MS-ESS2-2 Construct an explanation based on evidence for how geoscience processes have changed Earth’s surface at varying time and spatial scales.
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MS-ESS1-4 Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence from rock strata for how the geologic time scale is used to organize Earth’s 4.6-billion-year-old history.
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How Weathering and Erosion Carved 2000 Natural Arches - Arches National Park
How Ancient Glaciers Sculpted The Great Lakes
How Water and Chemical Weathering Formed the World's Largest Cave
Dancing To Learn Erosion, Weathering, and Deposition! Arches National Park
Rock and Fossil Record
Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS):​​
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MS-ESS1-4 - Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence from rock strata for how the geologic time scale is used to organize Earth’s 4.6-billion-year-old history.
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HS-ESS1-5 - Evaluate evidence of the past and current movements of continental and oceanic crust and the theory of plate tectonics to explain the ages of crustal rocks.
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HS-ESS1-6 Apply scientific reasoning and evidence from ancient Earth materials, meteorites, and other planetary surfaces to construct an account of Earth's formation and early history.
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MS-ESS2-2 Construct an explanation based on evidence for how geoscience processes have changed Earth’s surface at varying time and spatial scales.​
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Learning the Rock Cycle!
Learning Laws of Stratigraphy -- Grand Canyon National Park
How Ice Ages Turned Coral Reefs into the Florida Keys - Sea Levels & Climate Change
Shenandoah's Billion-Year-Old Rock Treasures - Rock Types & Depositional Environment
Unlocking Earth's History with Rock and Fossil Layers - Grand Canyon
Exploring Grand Canyon's Amazing Fossils at the Alf Museum - Grand Canyon
Why the New River is Really Ancient | Cross Cutting Relationships
Ocean and Atmospheric Currents
Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS):​​
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MS-ESS2-4: Develop a model to describe the cycling of water through Earth’s systems driven by the sun and gravity.
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MS-ESS2-5: Collect data to show how air mass interactions cause weather changes.
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MS-ESS2-6: Use models to explain how Earth’s rotation and uneven heating produce ocean and atmospheric circulation.
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MS-ESS3-2: Analyze data on natural hazards to forecast events and inform mitigation strategies.
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Learning The Water Cycle in Everglades National Park
Forest Next to a Desert? Rain Shadow Effect
How Ocean Currents Move Heat Around the World
The Science Behind Earth's Biggest Storms - Hurricanes and Climate Change
How the Everglades Restoration Project is Fixing America's Most Important Wetland
Ecosystems
Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS):​​
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MS-LS1-6: Explain how photosynthesis powers ecosystems by cycling matter and energy.
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MS-LS1-7: Model how chemical reactions within organisms support growth and energy flow.
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MS-LS2-2: Predict patterns of interaction among organisms in diverse ecosystems.
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MS-LS2-3: Model the cycling of matter and energy among living and nonliving parts of ecosystems.
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Learning Biotic & Abiotic Factors in Congaree National Park
How Toxins Move Through Food Webs - Biomagnification and Bioaccumulation
Plot Samples and Kick Nets - How Park Rangers Learn About the Great Smoky Mountain Ecosystem
Food Webs and Trophic Levels - How 21,000 Species Survive in Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Unleashing The Beavers: Nature's Restoration Experts At Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Indigenous Perspectives: How the Potawatomi Stay Connected to the Land
Adaptations
Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS):​​
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MS-LS2-1 Develop a model to describe the movement of matter among plants, animals, decomposers, and the environment.
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MS-LS4-1 Analyze and interpret data for patterns in the fossil record that document the existence, diversity, extinction, and change of life forms throughout the history of life on Earth under the assumption that natural laws operate today as in the past.
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MS-LS4-2 Apply scientific ideas to construct an explanation for the anatomical similarities and differences among modern organisms and between modern and fossil organisms to infer evolutionary relationships.
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How Giant Saguaro Cacti Survive and Thrive the Desert
How Giant Sequoias Become the World's Largest Trees
Crocodile or alligator? A National Park Ranger Explains the Difference
How Gila Monsters Thrive in Arizona's Harshest Desert
Growing Succulents with the Black Botanists
Topics Covered
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Indigenous history
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Colonization
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Westward Expansion
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Transatlantic
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Slave Trade
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Underground Railroad
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American American History
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New Deal Era
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Conservation Movement
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The Wabanaki: Acadia's Indigenous People
Why the US Built a 300 Mile Canal - 1800s Transportation and the Ohio & Erie Canal
The Hidden History of St. John and the US Virgin Islands:
Rice, Sea Islands & the Untold Legacy of the Gullah Geechee
How the New Deal built the Skyline Drive and America's National Parks
The Untold Black History of Mammoth Cave National Park
Why the Navy Built a Fortress in Paradise - Transatlantic Slave Trade
Uncovering Black History in Appalachia
The Underground Railroad's Secret Waterway
How the Cuyahoga River Caught Fire and Changed America Forever
Indigenous Perspectives: How the Potawatomi Stay Connected to the Land