For Teachers
Students from Kanab High School’s Natural Resources Management class are participating in the second year of the Native Plant Restoration project. The project aims to restore native vegetation on Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, and is a joint venture among the school, Partners, and the BLM. Contact us for more information on how we got the program started: e-mail to partners@kanab.net or call 435-644-1302.
Web-based High School Science Curriculum
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument staff developed a web-based environmental education high school curriculum program that launched in April 2009, with the support of Partners and Glen Canyon Natural History Association.
The curriculum is standards-based and offers subjects highlighting the five themes for which the Monument was established: archaeology, geology, paleontology, ecology, and human history. The Students Explorations website emphasizes interactive learning, creativity, and critical thinking skills. It encourages use of the scientific method, and contains many activities to engage students directly in the learning process both in the classroom and the field.
All curriculum materials are available for download at www.gsenmschool.org.
This educational website has also become part of the Hands on the Land national network of web-based field classrooms connecting students, teachers, and parents to their public lands and waterways. Through this program, the Monument will be better able to network with educators and land managers in evaluating and improving GSENM’s educational programs.
