Yellowstone

Help your class connect geysers, wildlife, geology, and the national park idea at Yellowstone

This virtual field trip helps a grades 6–12 class understand Yellowstone as hydrothermal systems, microbial life, canyon geology, wildlife ecology, Indigenous history, conservation, and the national park idea—not only famous geysers. Students practice connecting processes across the landscape.

Seven stops move from Old Faithful and the Upper Geyser Basin to Grand Prismatic Spring, Artist Point and the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, Mammoth Hot Springs, Lamar Valley, West Thumb Geyser Basin, and Roosevelt Arch. Heat, water, microbes, erosion, wildlife systems, and public-land meaning stay concrete.

Built for grades 6–12. One shared route works for middle school, high school, and advanced discussion with different pause questions.

At each stop, students explore real places on the map, view supporting media, listen to the stop audio, follow along with the transcript if they need support, and discuss science and stewardship. Plan roughly 35–50 minutes with discussion, depending on how long you pause for maps and talk.

Try the free preview of Stop 1 (Old Faithful & the Upper Geyser Basin) to see the format with your students. When you are ready for the full trip, purchase the lesson to get an unlock code. After you unlock, you can share a student link for whole-class projection or 1:1 devices. The printable teacher guide, worksheets, and answer key come with the Shopify purchase—you receive them with your order, separate from the online trip.