What are the factors that make up an ecosystem? Students will be able to identify the biotic and abiotic factors of an ecosystem and explain how they impact each other.
How are species able to survive in a desert? tudents will be able to explain how plants and animals are adapted to a desert and how those adaptations help them survive and reproduce.
How do wind and water shape the surface of the Earth? Students will be able to explain how erosion, weathering, and deposition work together to shape the Earth’s surface.
How does energy move around an ecosystem? Students will be able to visually represent how moves through an ecosystem and predict how changes to one part of a food web will impact other populations.
Death Valley is one of the driest places in North America - but it's only about a 100 miles from a forest of Giant Sequoia trees. How can these two different ecosystems exist right next to each other?
How do glaciers change the surface of the Earth? Students will be able to explain how glaciers impact sea levels, coastlines, and climates.
Chris explores Arches National Park to explain how erosion and weathering work together to shape the Earth's surface.
Chris visits Virgin Islands National Park to learn how subduction zones create island arcs like those found in the Caribbean.
Saguaro National Park receives about 10 inches of rain a year, but has some of the highest biodiversity in North American. Learn how plants and animals are adapted to a hot and dry environment.
The Great Smoky Mountains is home to over 21,000 species - but where do they call get their energy? Chris learns about food webs and trophic levels with special guest, conservation biologist and host of the Rewildology podcast, Brooke Mitchell.
Chris learns how convection currents in the air create ocean currents and marine geoscientist Angelique Rosa Marin drops by to help explain why those currents move in a circle due to the Coriolis Effect.
Acadia National Park is known the world over for it's beautiful pink granite - but how did it get there? Learn how the rock cycle creates and transforms igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks.
What can rock layers tell us about the Earth’s history? Students will be able to explain past events by analyzing rocks, rock layers, and fossils.
Chris and Gabe Santos from the Alf Museum explain how you can learn about the Earth's history by learning how to read the rock layers at Grand Canyon National Park.
How does wind and water move around the Earth? Students will be able to explain ocean and atmospheric currents move heat energy around the planet and how they impact climate patterns.
OutSCIder Classroom is a web-based video series that teaches students science and environmental stewardship through our National Parks! Host Chris Anderson hits the trail to learn about the world around us and meets some awesome scientists along the way. If you're passionate about the outdoors, learning science, or just like having fun, then join us as we explore our amazing public lands!
Immersing yourself in our National Parks is a great way to experience nature, but sometimes it’s difficult to get out to our natural world in person. In this activity, you will experience one of our national parks in virtual reality and record your observations.
What factors affect an area’s climate? Students will be able to explain how geography impacts climate patterns and use data to show how those patterns have changed over time.
What can rocks tell us about the Earth? Students will be able to identify different rock types, and explain the processes that create those rocks and the environmental conditions in which they were formed.
How did the Virgin Islands form? Students will be able to explain how plate tectonics shape the Earth’s surface.