Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore - Materials For Loan (U.S. National Park Service)

This handsome young man is using a microscope in the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore science education program.

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Youngster using a microscope

Materials
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore has an extensive collection of educational materials to loan to area educators including videos, DVD’s, books and education materials and equipment catalogs.

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Equipment
If you are interested in doing field study activities with your students, we might have the equipment you need. We have a wide variety of science education gear from thermometers to water test kits.

Curricula
If you are looking for a particular environmental science or social studies lesson plan we might be able to help. We have a wide variety of K-12 curricula including two new materials produced by the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (Ecosystems and Biodiversity and Land Use). Both are written to met Michigan Science and Social Studies Benchmarks in Grades 4-9.

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Learning Trunks
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore has six traveling educational “trunks” available for free loan. Each trunk comes complete with four or more lesson plans, the materials needed to conduct the lessons, suggested follow-up activities and lists of other educational resources you may want to review. Each truck is written for students in grades 3-6; each lesson helps address Michigan Science or Social Studies Benchmarks.

Traveling Trunks

For more information, please contact:

David Kronk, Park Ranger
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
P.O. Box 40
Munising, MI 49862
(906) 387-2607, ext. 206
e-mail

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