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Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
Seventh, Eighth, and Ninth Grade School Programs
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Seventh Grade - Fall
Watershed Monitoring
Michigan Science Standards met: Organization of Living Things 2, Constructing New Scientific Knowledge 1
In the classroom one hour: Students will be introduced to the goals of National Water Monitoring Day (October 18) and the techniques and equipment that will be used to collect the data. They will be divided into teams and given field assignments to follow.
One to three hour field trip to Pictured Rocks: Students will work with the ranger and teacher to collect valuable data on stream quality and organisms. Back at school, data will be entered into a national database.
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Seventh Grade - Fall, Winter, or Spring
An Introduction to Groundwater
Michigan Science Standards met: Hydrosphere, Reflecting on Scientific Knowledge 1
In the classroom two to three hours: Students will work in small groups to investigate soil porosity and permeability. Next, they will view water movement in a groundwater simulation model. Finally they will become detectives and solve a mystery of polluted wells in the “Fruitvale Game.”
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Eighth Grade - Fall
Watershed Monitoring
Michigan Science Standards met: Organization of Living Things 2, Constructing New Scientific Knowledge 1
In the classroom one hour: Students will be introduced to the goals of National Water Monitoring Day (October 18) and the techniques and equipment that will be used to collect the data. They will be divided into teams and given field assignments to follow.
One to three hour field trip to Pictured Rocks: Students will work with the ranger and teacher to collect valuable data on stream quality and organisms. Back at school, data will be entered into a national database.
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Eighth Grade - Fall and Spring
The Munising Blast Furnace Story
Michigan Content Standards met: Historical Perspective 1, Geographic Standard 1 and 2, Economic Standard 2
In the classroom one hour: A Power Point presentation about the Munising Blast Furnace and hands-on examination of objects from that time period, followed by a discussion about the impact the blast furnace had on the nearby community and environment.
Two hour field trip to the Munising Falls area: Students will participate in some hands-on math activities to learn about wood, charcoal, and iron then hike to explore the old blast furnace site. On the site, the students will read information about some of the folks that were employed at the furnace before participating in a brief historical reenactment “play.”
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Ninth Grade - Fall and Spring
Local Geology
Michigan Science Standards met: Geosphere 1, 2, 3, 4
A three hour field trip to Pictured Rocks: During a field trip to Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, students will work in small groups to learn about rock types, geologic history, fossils, and how the glaciers formed the surface features in the area.
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Ninth Grade - Fall, Winter, or Spring
An Introduction To Mapping
Michigan Science Standards met: Geosphere 1, Constructing Scientific Knowledge 2, 3, 4
In the classroom two to three hours: Students will first work in groups to prepare maps of their school sites. Next they will examine topographic maps of the local area and prepare a relief model of their watershed.
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When scheduling a program, please determine your preferred date and a few alternate dates. Please contact:
David Kronk, Park Ranger
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
P.O. Box 40
Munising, MI 49862
(906) 387-2607, ext. 206
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Did You Know?
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore is America's first National Lakeshore, authorized on October 15, 1966. On the same day, President Lyndon B. Johnson also signed into law another piece of landmark legislation -- the National Historic Preservation Act.
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Last Updated: February 21, 2007 at 10:05 EST |
