In this ongoing class, students will gather around for a virtual field trip through the United States National Parks to learn about the geologic history and understand the processes that created them. We will cover all 63 recognized National Parks in the NPS system in this course. Students will learn basic facts about the geography of the region and discover the geologic processes that drove the formation of each park. We will spend time identifying the features present and practice some map skills along our journey. We will discuss and understand things like national park stratigraphy, landforms, and animal and plant life, where applicable.

Class meetings are a mix of videos for a virtual travel experience, informative slides, and discussion between the teacher and students. The students will have opportunities to ask questions or share their own experiences from their adventures in these parks. 

Our course meetings will follow an alphabetical schedule for easy tracking for each learner. The listings are as follows: 

Week of April 4: Acadia National Park
Week of April 11: American Samoa National Park
Week of April 18: Arches National Park
Week of April 25: Badlands National Park
Week of May 2: Big Bend National Park
Week of May 9: Biscayne National Park
Week of May 16: Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
Week of May 23: Bryce Canyon National Park
Week of May 30: Canyonlands National Park
Week of June 6: Capitol Reef National Park
Week of June 13: Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Week of June 20: Channel Islands National Park
Week of June 27: Congaree National Park
Week of July 4: Crater Lake National Park
Week of July 11: Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Week of July 18: Death Valley National Park
Week of July 25: Denali National Park
Week of August 1: Dry Tortugas National Park
Week of August 8: Everglades National Park
Week of August 15: Gates of the Arctic National Park
Wek of August 22: Gateway Arch National Park
Week of August 29: Glacier National Park
Week of September 5: Glacier Bay National Park
Week of September 12: Grand Canyon National Park
Week of September 19: Grand Teton National Park
Week of September 26: Great Basin National Park
Week of October 3: Great Sand Dunes National Park
Week of October 10: Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Week of October 17: Guadalupe Mountains National Park
Week of October 24: Haleakala National Park
Week of October 31:Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
Week of November 7: Hot Springs National Park
Week of November 14: Indiana Dunes National Park
Week of November 21: Isle Royale National Park
Week of November 28: Joshua Tree National Park
Week of December 5: Katmai National Park
Week of December 12: Kenai Fjords National Park
Week of December 19: Kings Canyon National Park
Week of December 26: Kobuk Valley National Park
Week of January 2: Lake Clark National Park
Week of January 9: Lassen Volcano National Park
Week of January 16: Mammoth Cave National Park
Week of January 23: Mesa Verde National Park
Week of January 30: Mount Rainier National Park
Week of February 6: New River Gorge National Park
Week of February 13: North Cascades National Park
Week of February 20: Olympic National Park
Week of February 27: Petrified National Park
Week of March 6: Pinnacles National Park
Week of March 13: Redwood National Park
Week of March 20: Rocky Mountain National Park
Week of March 27: Saguaro National Park
Week of April 3: Sequoia National Park
Week of April 10: Shenandoah National Park
Week of April 17: Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Week of April 24: Virgin Islands National Park
Week of May 1: Voyageurs National Park
Week of May 8: White Sands National Park
Week of May 15: Wind Cave National Park
Week of May 22: Wrangell-St. Elias National Park
Week of May 29: Yellowstone National Park
Week of June 5: Yosemite National Park
Week of June 12: Zion National Park

Classes will be supported in Nearpod. Parents and students are not required to have an account as I will screen share with the class. Students should have a dedicated 3 ring binder and some erasable colored pencils for this class.

I am looking forward to a fun and exciting adventure!