PBS
Pbs: American Experience: Grand Canyon: Powell's Expedition Colorado River
Part of the main feature called "Lost in the Grand Canyon," follow scientific explorer John Wesley Powell on his expedition down the Colorado River in 1869. This interactive map with its accompanying journal entries details the course of...
Curated OER
National Park Service: Grand Canyon Geology
Extensive information about the geology of the Grand Canyon. Looks at some principles of geology evident there, forces that have shaped its geological features, how its valleys and canyons were formed, the characteristics of the Colorado...
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Grand Canyon Geology
Photos, illustrations, 3D graphs and animations are part of this investigation into the geology and landforms of the Grand Canyon. Learn detailed information on the formation of the canyon, the rock layers, and the prehistoric life that...
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National Park Service: Grand Canyon Parashant National Monument
A look at the Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument in northern Arizona. The local topography and vegetation combine to provide a remoteness from the busy world and a place of beautiful solitude. Photos enable one to learn about the...
Northern Arizona University
Northern Arizona University: Forty Years at the Grand Canyon
Site features the life of Bert Lauzon (1911-1951 CE) who spent his working life in the National Park Service at the Grand Canyon. Wonderful historic photos chronicle the early days in Arizona.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Building the Grand Canyon
The Grand Canyon is an excellent model for learning about Earth's rock formations. Students will look at fossils and the differences in layers to understand how the Earth changed over time. Resources included are detailed instructions...
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: The Grand Canyon
For this lesson, students will learn about the Glen Canyon Dam on the Colorado River, the impact it has had on local ecology, and what happens when a dam is opened for controlled flooding. After researching the Glen Canyon Dam controlled...
Library of Congress
Loc: America's Story: Grand Canyon Became a National Park
The Grand Canyon officially became a National Park on February 26, 1919. This article features actual photos and a description of this historic event.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Brown, View of the Lower Falls, Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone
The falls of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone by Grafton Tyler Brown depicts the Grand Canyon, the one found at Yellowstone in Wyoming. Grafton Brown was one of the first African-American artists to depict scenes of the West. View...
Google
Google Maps: Grand Canyon, Usa
Explore the views of the Grand Canyon. This resource uses the Street View Trekker, a wearable backpack system that allows us to venture to locations only accessible by foot. It showcases areas of the Grand Canyon that otherwise would be...
Read Works
Read Works: John Wesley Powell Maps the Grand Canyon
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read natural historian John Wesley Powell and his men who worked to create a map of the Grand Canyon. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Grand Canyon National Park
One of nature's most incredible sites. It is breathtaking. You really have to see it in order to take in its natural beauty. You can see by air, bus or walking. You can backpack into the canyon and go whitewater rafting.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: The Pony Rider Boys in the Grand Canyon by Frank Gee Patchin
Classic Reader provides numerous classic works from famous authors. One work is The Pony Rider Boys in the Grand Canyon, the seventh book from the early 1900's series, "The Pony Rider Boys" This series was written by Frank Gee Patchin.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Geology of the Grand Canyon: Interpreting Its Rock Layers and Formation
Middle schoolers are challenged to interpret the rock layers and formation of the Grand Canyon, to discover what geologic processes took place to form the rock layers of the Grand Canyon.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Second Grade Science: The Grand Canyon
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses how the flow of water can cause great changes, such as creating the Grand Canyon.
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Bscs: Earth's Changing Surface Lesson 3: Grand Canyon Explorers
Students will learn that landforms can change over time in this instructional activity. Included are a minute-by-minute lesson plan, activities, and teacher discussion points and questions.
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Grand Canyon Explorer
A complete site about the Grand Canyon. Includes information about popular attractions, history, and some pictures.
Curated OER
National Park Service: Grand Canyon National Park
The official site from the National Park Service. Includes information to plan a trip there, its geologic significance, its biological diversity, natural features, and ecosystems.
Library of Congress
Loc: Mapping the National Parks
A rich and historically significant collection of maps of various national parks throughout the United States. Features special sections on Yellowstone, Acadia, the Grand Canyon and the Smoky Mountains. Includes historical photographs of...
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Canal Kids: Mundo (Natural & Historical World Wonders)
The "Mundo" area of Canal Kids highlights forty of the world's natural and historical wonders. Pick a location from the drop-down menu and get background information on the Parthenon, Mount Fuji, the Grand Canyon, the Great Wall of...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Rock Your World!
Travel to the Grand Canyon with gophers and learn that if rocks can tell stories, so can YOU! Practice using two different kinds of questions: comparative and descriptive, and learn that during reading time, there is no such thing as a...
Curated OER
Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Arizona: Grand Canyon Lodge
Lodge at Bright Angel Point, on North Rim of Grand Canyon.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Arizona: Grand Canyon Power House
An image of the Grand Canyon Power House.
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Clip Art by Phillip Martin: Arizona, Famous Landmark Grand Canyon
A clipart illustration by Phillip Martin titled "Arizona, Famous Landmark - Grand Canyon."
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