For Educators Overview The wealth of themes explored in THE
NATIONAL PARKS: AMERICA'S BEST IDEA offer an extraordinary
educational opportunity for your classroom. The lessons and
activities developed around the film look at the rich history of
the national parks, the art and photography of the breath-taking
geography that inspired so many people and the human story of
politics and policy that shaped and continue to shape the parks
today. The lessons on this site were developed to help teachers
use THE NATIONAL PARKS: AMERICA'S BEST IDEA in the classroom.
Activities are appropriate for grades 7-10 but are easily
adapted to different age ranges. Many of the lessons incorporate
video clips from the film as well as additional resources found
on this site. All the lessons address national teaching
standards listed within each plan. Because THE NATIONAL PARKS:
AMERICA'S BEST IDEA is so rich in educational themes and we know
that teachers have a limited amount of time, we have developed a
series of quick, adaptable