Electronic Field Trip

Electronic Field Trips give students the opportunity to learn about a particular topic through national parks they may never get a chance to visit. Each EFT consists of two components: 1) a televised broadcast from a national park featuring National Park Service Rangers and youth hosts and 2) a website featuring downloadable lesson plans for teachers and interactive games for students. The broadcast and the website complement each other and teach with rich imagery and content in three different modalities. Since 2004, youth have taken Electronic Field Trips to eleven national parks. All of our past EFTs are ready to be used at any time with your students in the gallery below.

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On October 13, 2010 the next installment in the Electronic Field Trip series will teach students about climate change through a visit to North Cascades National Park. This park sits in the state of Washington on its border with Canada and is home to 9,000 foot tall mountains and over one-third of the remaining glaciers in the lower 48 United States. With its northerly location and high elevation, it is already experiencing the effects of climate change. Located in a wilderness area, impacts in the park are not isolated to its boundaries. Its rainfall and annual snow pack feed several major watersheds in the region, one of which produces hydroelectricity that accounts for up to 25% of the power usage of Seattle, WA. Register now to take this trip with us to learn how climate change is impacting this park and how that translates into impacts we feel at home.