Yosemite

Help your class connect granite, glaciers, waterfalls, sequoias, and Indigenous history in Yosemite

This virtual field trip helps a grades 6–12 class understand Yosemite as granite and glacial landforms, Sierra Nevada climate and water, Indigenous history, giant sequoias, fire ecology, river restoration, and high-country watersheds—not only famous viewpoints. Students practice reading landscape systems stop by stop.

Eight stops move from Tunnel View through Lower Yosemite Fall, El Capitan Meadow, Sentinel Bridge and the Merced River, the Yosemite Museum and Indian Village of Ahwahnee, Mariposa Grove, Glacier Point, and Tuolumne Meadows. Geology, climate, culture, and public-land management stay concrete.

Built for grades 6–12. Strong fit for earth science, environmental science, California studies, and public-lands units.

At each stop, students explore real places on the map, compare gallery maps and seasonal images, listen to the stop audio, follow along with the transcript if they need support, and discuss process and stewardship. Plan roughly 45–65 minutes with discussion, depending on how long you pause for maps, gallery comparison, and talk.

Try the free preview of Stop 1 (Tunnel View) 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.