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Students demonstrate their understanding of physical and human geographic features of places and regions in California by creating a brochure of the 4 regions in the state. Students will be able to identify the regions being coast, desert, mountain, and Central Valley. (ex. Students create a brochure highlighting 4 different National Parks in California. Each National Park will represent a different California region. Channel Islands National Park- the coast; Death Valley National Park- the desert; Yosemite National Park- the mountains, and Lassen Volcanic National Park- the Central Valley.) As a bonus the National Parks Service offers a free program to 4th graders called 'Every Kid Outdoors'. The program provides the student and their families free access to explore Federal Public Lands. Encourage students to explore, or depending on where the school is located, a field trip could possibly be arranged.

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About Every Kid Outdoors

Did you know that you own millions of acres of national parks, historic structures, cultural artifacts, ancient forests, snow-capped mountains, and clear blue lakes? Our federal public lands and waters belong to all Americans and are waiting for you to explore them! You can get your Every Kid Outdoors pass at www.everykidoutdoors.gov, the official website where parents, educators, and kids can learn more.

To help engage and create our next generation of park visitors, supporters and advocates, Federal Land Management agencies, launched the Every Kid Outdoors initiative. The immediate goal is to provide an opportunity for each and every 4th grade student across the country to experience their federal public lands and waters in person throughout the school year.

Every year, beginning September 1, all kids in the fourth grade have access to their own Every Kid Outdoors pass at www.everykidoutdoors.gov. This pass provides free access to national parks across the country.

The Every Kid Outdoors pass is good for the 4th grade school year, until August 31. Information on obtaining the pass is available by visiting www.everykidoutdoors.gov.

How We Help

In support of Every Kid Outdoors, the National Park Foundation, the official charity of America's national parks, is raising funds to help connect fourth graders to America's public lands and waters through transportation grants. As part of the Foundation's Open OutDoors for Kids program, the Every Kid Outdoors transportation grants seek to remove barriers to accessing our nation's public lands and waters, with a special focus on underserved and urban communities. With cutbacks in school funding for field trips, this strategic funding will help provide comprehensive access to all national parks.

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Did you know that you own millions of acres of national parks, historic structures, cultural artifacts, ancient forests, snow-capped mountains, and clear blue lakes? Our federal public lands and waters belong to all Americans and are waiting for you to explore them!

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Students will create a visual map describing the 5 W's of the mission system (who, what, where, when, & why), a drawing for each W will also be included. By doing so students will be able to understand what a missionary is and what is a mission. They will be able to explain historical facts about the mission system. Students will discuss orally with their table groups the pros and cons of the mission system.

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Students will listen and learn the words to the song "Oh, California!". After listening to the song and practicing as a class, students will participate through a discussion elements of the song.

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Students will watch a Schoolhouse
Rock video about Westward Expansion and Manifest Destiny. They will be able to identify which president made the Louisiana Purchase and who sold it to the United States. Students will learn which two men explored the Louisiana Purchase along with the great help of a Native American woman.

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Students will learn about the 3 branches of government, legislative, executive, and judicial. By using inquiry-based teaching to help students better understand, have the class list all of the different people within a school that help it run smoothly. Students will be able to relate the jobs within a school to the different branches of government. Students will be able to identify the people, groups, and jobs of each branch. As wells as be able to identify the checks and balances.