Indian Education Lessons About State Parks

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, in partnership with the Office of Public Instruction, has created 25 model lesson plans for K-12 teachers that each feature a Montana State Park.

While the students’ knowledge and personal experience would be enhanced by an actual visit to the State park, the lesson plans stand alone in the classroom. They are written for multiple grade Levels, cover various content areas, and offer a rich resource that teachers can adapt to their classroom’s needs.

	Bannack State Park Title: A Multi-media Exploration of the History and Ecology of Gold Miners and Salish in Southwest Montana during the mid-to-late Nineteenth Century. Contact Areas: Social Studies, Science Grade Level: 4th		Medicine Rocks State Park Title: Places of Power Content Areas: Social Studies, Language Arts Grade Level: 4th
	Beaverhead Rock State Park Title: Cultural Vantage Points Content Areas: Social Studies, Local History Grade Level: 8th		Missouri Headwaters State Park Title: The Missouri Headwaters: A Confluence of Cultures Content Areas: Social Studies, Science, Technology Grade Level: 4th
	Beavertail Hill State Park Title: What's in a Name? Content Areas: Social Studies, Media Literacy Grade Level: 4th		Pictograph Cave State Park Title: Pictograph Care - The Rocks Tell a Story Content Areas: Art, Language Arts, Social Studies Grade Level: 4th
	Brush Lake State Park Title: History Revisited Content Area: Social Studies Grade Level: 5-6		Plenty Coups State Park Title: The Vision Quest Content Areas: Social Studies, Media Literacy Grade Level: 4th
	Clarks Lookout State Park Title: People and Place: Understanding How Human Interaction with the Land Influences Culture Content Area: Geography Grade Level: 9-12		Rosebud Battlefield State Park Title: Conflict on the Plains Content Areas: Language Arts, History, Social Studies Grade Level: 8th
	Council Grove State Park Title: Council Grove: Site of the Hellgate Treaty Content Areas: Social Studies, Media Literacy Grade Level: 4th		Salmon Lake State Park Title: Ancient Highways - Native Byways of Salmon Lake State Park Content Areas: Social Studies, Media Literacy Grade Level: 8th
	Fort Owen State Park Title: Fort Owen: Cultural Crossroad of the Bitterroot Valley Content Areas: Social Studies, Media Literacy Grade Level: 4th		Sluice Boxes State Park Title: The Importance of Plants to Native Cultures in the Past and Present Content Areas: Social Studies/Montana History/ Economics/, Science/Botany(Ethnobotany), Technology/Library Media Grade Level: 8th
	Lewis & Clark Caverns State Park Title: History "Rediscovered" Content Areas: History, Social Studies Grade Level: 11-12		Smith River State Park Title: Occupation, Use and Settlement of the Smith River Content Areas: United States History, Technology, Library Media Grade Levels: 11-12
	Lone Pine State Park Title: Lone Pine - Cultural Fire Management Content Areas: Media Literacy, Geography Grade Level: 8th+ (adaptable grade 9-12)		Tower Rock State Park Title: the Old North Trail Content Area: Social Studies Grade Level: 4-8
	Lost Creek State Park Title: Lost Creek - Sacred Landscapes Content Areas: Social Studies, Medial Literacy, Geography Grade Level: 8th+ (adaptable grade 9-12)		Traveler's Rest State Park Title: Tmsli, the Place of No Salmon Content Area: Social Studies Grade Level: 4th
	Madison Buffalo Jump State Park Title: The Buffalo Jump: An Ancient Technology Used by the Salish and Other Northern Plains Indian Tribes to Kill Large Numbers of Buffalo for Food, Shelter, Clothing, Tools and Other Uses Content Areas: Social Studies, Medial Literacy, Technology Grade Level: 8th		Ulm Piskun State Park Title: the Importance of Buffalo Culture to Blackfeet Indians Content Areas: United States History, Science, Social Studies, Writing Grade Level: 11-12
	Makoshika State Park Title: the Natural History of Assinboine and Dakota Cultures within the Northern Plains Ecosystem of Montana Content Areas: History, Science Grade Level: 6-8		Wild Horse Island State Park Title: Peeled Trees Tell the Story Content Areas: Social Studies, Science Grade Level: 7-8

Last Modified: 5/6/08 Document Location: http://www.opi.mt.gov/indianed2/stateparksN.html

Indian Education Lessons About State Parks

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