Ranger-In-Classroom Programs – Lassen Volcanic National Park (U.S. National Park Service)

Obtainable Applications

All packages are focused to Fourth Grade, however may be adjusted to all grade ranges. Ranger-in-Classroom packages are open to any schooling group.

Rising From the Warmth: Three-Half Fireplace Ecology Sequence

This three-part, complete sequence features a pre-trip classroom go to, an in-park subject journey, and a post-trip classroom go to. This sequence method is designed to interact college students each at school and within the subject, to satisfy quite a lot of wants, studying types, and objectives.

Half 1: Ranger-in-Classroom Program – Who Am I?

Period: 45 minutes
On this ranger-led hands-on exercise, college students will study and establish hearth dependent specimens of crops and animals.

Half 2: Ranger-led Area Journey – Fireplace: Good friend or Foe?

Period: 2 hours
Meet the ranger at Manzanita Lake, the place college students will hike 1.5 miles spherical journey on the Craigs Lake path. College students will be taught to take firsthand climate and local weather observations as a way to predict hearth conduct. Whereas mountain climbing the Craigs Path, college students will use statement expertise and journaling actions to study and document examples of fireplace dependent species, hearth variations, and wholesome and unhealthy forests.

Half 3: Ranger-in-Classroom Program – Wholesome Forest and Hardened House

Period: 45 minutes
A ranger will facilitate a mural drawing exercise, the place every pupil contributes to the drawing of a forest that has been rejuvenated by a managed burn. As well as, college students will take into account hearth security and issues they’ll do to maintain their communities protected from hearth.

Standalone Ranger-in-Classroom Classes:

Whereas we strongly advocate you take into account partaking in all three Fireplace Ecology Sequence components, we additionally perceive that typically schedules solely enable for one program. We’re blissful to regulate both of the ranger-in-classroom parts of the sequence to fulfill your particular wants.

Who Am I?

Period: 45 minutes
On this ranger-led hands-on exercise, college students will study and establish hearth dependent specimens of crops and animals.

Wholesome Forest and Hardened House

Period: 45 minutes
A ranger will facilitate a mural drawing exercise, the place every pupil contributes to the drawing of a forest that has been rejuvenated by a managed burn. As well as, college students will take into account hearth security and issues they’ll do to maintain their communities protected from hearth.