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Grand Teton National Park & John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway
For Teachers
 
Elementary school children learn about water processes from a woman park ranger.

 

 

 

 

 





Grand Teton National Park offers a variety of exciting educational experiences for students and teachers, near and far. Learn about the many ways to bring students to Grand Teton National Park or the park into your classroom.

Plan a Field Trip
Bring students to the park or bring the park to your students! Find out how to schedule a curriculum-based program in the park or in your classroom.

Professional Development
Want to spend your summer as a Park Ranger in Grand Teton or another National Park? Learn about the NPS Teacher-Ranger-Teacher program.

Traveling Trunks
Find out how to borrow trunks with natural or historical props and lesson plans for use in the classroom.

Online Games
Access electronic field trips from your classroom! Two curriculum-based electronic field trips are available: Raptor eField Trip and Ball State University’s Tails from the Tetons electronic field trip, games, and webisodes.

Other Resources
Find links to information about Grand Teton National Park’s natural and cultural resources, WebRangers, Learn NPS, and more!

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Grand Teton's Raptor eField Trip
Learn about Grand Teton's wild birds of prey through this interactive program for kids of all ages.
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Young Naturalist Patch
Grand Teton Junior Ranger Program
Earn a patch, become a Junior Ranger! Programs are offered daily during the summer.
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Tetons from the north, photo by Erin Himmel  

Did You Know?
Did you know that a large fault lies at the base of the Teton Range? Every few thousand years earthquakes up to a magnitude of 7.5 on the Richter Scale signal movement on the Teton fault, lifting the mountains skyward and hinging the valley floor downward.

Last Updated: December 05, 2008 at 11:55 EST