THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT

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Name

HAS COMPLETED THE REQUIREMENTS TO BE A 

JUNIOR RANGER

AT THE STATUE OF LIBERTY NATIONAL MONUMENT

As a Junior Ranger, I promise to help preserve and protect the 

Statue of Liberty NM and other National Parks so that they can be enjoyed 

by future generations. I will do this by sharing what I learned today with 

others. I promise to continue to discover, explore and learn about other 

National Parks and the National Park Service. I also promise to have fun 

being a National Park Service Junior Ranger.

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National Park Service Ranger

 Date

 

The Statue of Liberty is a national and international treasure managed by the 

National Park Service. Junior Rangers are special people who, by learning 

more about parks and the Service, help preserve and 

protect our national heritage.

As a Junior Ranger you will be expected to set an 

example for your family and other people who visit the 

Statue of Liberty National Monument and other National 

Park Service sites.

Look inside to find out how to become a Junior 

Ranger. Good Luck! Have Fun!
Welcome to the Statue of Liberty National Monument 

Junior Ranger Program

It takes about 1 to 2 hours to become a Statue of Liberty Junior Ranger. Adults 

can help with the activities; in fact, all family members are invited to explore 

along. 

Here is how you become a Junior Ranger:

1. Complete activities 1 and 2 in this booklet.

2. Choose 5 other activities and complete them.

3. When you have completed the activities, bring the booklet to the 

 Information Center. Show the ranger all the discoveries you’ve made. Say 

 the Junior Ranger Pledge. Collect your certificate and badge. 

 Congratulations!

Hint: Taking a ranger led walking tour or talking to a ranger are good ways to 

get help with some of the questions. The exhibits in the museum in the

pedestal (accessible with a Museum/Pedestal Pass) or the outdoor exhibit 

panels may also help.

Junior Ranger Training Checklist

Put an X next to the activities you choose to complete. Remember to complete 

activities 1 and 2 along with 5 others for a total of 7 activities.

_________ 1. Get to know the Statue of Liberty

_________ 2. Get to know the National Park Service

__________ 3. Who Were These People?

__________ 4. Location, Location, Location

__________ 5. Then and Now

__________ 6. Statue Timeline

__________ 7. Statue Symbolism

__________ 8. Turning Green

__________ 9. How Can I Help?

__________ 10. The Emblem is also a Symbol

Activity 10

The Emblem is also a Symbol

The arrowhead is the official emblem of the National Park Service and is proudly displayed in 

National Parks. The arrowhead is designed to represent the history, plants, animals, waters and 

land formations protected and preserved throughout the National Park system.

1. Match the part of the National Park Service emblem with what it represents. We’ve matched the 

first one for you. 

Hint: Asking a ranger may help you with this activity.

Arrowhead Shape Land Formation

Tree History

Lake Plants

Mountain Animals

Buffalo Water

Find Out More!

Continue to grow as a Junior Ranger. Find out more about the Statue of Liberty and the National 

Park Service by checking out the resources of your local library or by visiting www.nps.gov

Before you finish your activities, think of one question you would like to ask a Park Ranger. 

Write your question in the Q box. If you have time, ask a ranger. Write the answer in the A box.

A

Q

 
Activity 1

Get to know the Statue of Liberty

Answer the following questions:

Hint: Watch the video in the Information Center and/or read the brochure. 

1. What country gave the United States the Statue of Liberty?

2. Give one reason why Edouard de Laboulaye, Auguste Bartholdi and their friends decided 

they wanted to give the Statue as a gift to the United States?

 

3. What country was responsible for the cost of building the Pedestal for the 

Statue? 

4. How old is the Statue of Liberty?

Hint: ______________ The current Year

 

 — ______________ Year statue was dedicated (1886)

 on October 28

 = ______________ Years old

Activity 2

Get to know the National Park Service

Answer the following questions:

Hint: Read the brochure and look at the National Park Service exhibit in the Information Center. 

1. When did the Statue of Liberty become a National Monument? 

2. What is the mission of the National Park Service?

3. Are there any National Park Service sites in your home state? (Use the map and locate where 

you live – list some of the National Park Service sites)

4. Are you a Junior Ranger in any other National Parks? If yes, which ones?

Activity 9

How can I help?

Being a Junior Ranger means learning to protect park resources

Circle the letter of the correct answer:

Hint: Asking a ranger may help with this activity. 

1. When walking around Liberty Island you see someone climbing the wall of 

Fort Wood, the fort that is the base of the Statue. You know that the Fort was 

built in 1811. You should:

 A: Join in and climb.

 

 B: Ask for help from a National Park Service employee. 

 The climber could get hurt and may also hurt the historic 

 fort walls. 

 

 

2. You bought a soda from the refreshment stand. When you are finished you 

 should:

 A: Throw the cup in the nearest trash can.

 

 B: Throw the cup in the water.

3. You bought a hot dog from the refreshment stand and did not finish the bun. 

 There are lots of seagulls flying around. You should:

 A: Throw the bun in the trash. It is illegal to feed wildlife in 

 any National Park. Feeding the birds makes them rely

 on people food.

 

 

 B: Feed the birds with the bun. I won’t be here when the 

 birds swoop around looking for food and begging from 

 others. 

4. Liberty Island is very crowded with people. You should:

 A: Run around and play tag in between people’s 

 legs.

 

 B: Play quietly so you will not disturb other people’s visit.
Activity 3

Who Were These People?

Match the names of people who were important in making the Statue of Liberty a 

reality with the work they did. We’ve matched the first one for you. Then answer the 

question below.

Hint: The sculpture garden and some of the museum exhibits may help you with this 

activity.

Richard Morris Hunt Statue Sculptor

Edouard Laboulaye Interior Engineer

Emma Lazarus Pedestal Designer

Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi Builder of the Base

Alexandre Gustave Eiffel Sonnet Writer

 

Joseph Pulitzer Idea to Create a Statue

Charles P. Stone Pedestal Fundraiser

If you had been chosen to design the pedestal for the Statue, what would you have 

created? Draw your design for the pedestal below.

Activity 8

Turning Green

When the Statue was first built, it looked like a bright copper penny. Through the years the copper 

oxidized, or changed color, because it was exposed to air. It took nearly 30 years for the Statue to 

change to the color you see her today. The green patina or coating helps protects the copper.

Based on what you have learned about how copper ages, number these pictures from oldest to 

newest by labeling the circles 1, 2, 3.

Assign the correct year to each statue 1886, 1902, 1916

 ____________ ____________ ____________

 Year Year Year
Activity 4

Location, location, location

Frédéric Bartholdi knew almost immediately that this island would be the home of his statue. Find 

out more about this special island by filling in the blanks. 

Hint: While walking around the island, read the brochure and outdoor exhibit panels to help you 

with this activity.

1. The Statue of Liberty is located today on Liberty Island. But this island has had several names in 

the past. In 1956 the island’s name was changed from _____________ Island to Liberty Island.

2. Fort _____________________ is the name of the 1811 fortification that the pedestal and statue 

were built on. 

 

3. The fort was built on this island because it could protect ______ ___________ City__

 in Manhattan from ships coming in from the Lower Bay.

4. The Statue is facing ___________________; welcoming all who visit and striding out to bring 

her message to the world.

5. The station on Ellis Island processed about 12 million __________________ from 1892—1954. 

As they steamed into New York harbor they crowded up on deck to see the Statue of Liberty.

 

Activity 7

Statue Symbolism

Many of the parts of the statue represent different meanings or ideas; they are 

symbolic. First, answer the question below. Next, draw a line from her symbolic 

pieces to where they belong on the statue to help make her whole. 

Hint: The statue as a whole is also a symbol. The Statue of Liberty is a good example 

of the old saying ―More than the sum of its parts.‖ 

Some of the outdoor exhibit panels may help you with this activity.

 

Ellis Island

Liberty 

Island

Governors 

Island

The tablet symbolizes the 

Declaration of Independence, 

adopted on July 4, 1776, as the 

beginning of a nation ruled by 

law.

The broken shackles at 

Liberty’s feet illustrate an 

escape from tyranny and 

oppression.

The torch is a symbol of the light 

of liberty and enlightenment. The 

official name of the statue is 

―Liberty Enlightening the World.‖

The seven rays on her crown has 

come to mean that Liberty can 

enlighten the seven 

continents and the seven seas.

This style of clothing is like that 

worn in ancient Greece, the birthplace of democracy.

Q.What does “Liberty Enlightening the World” symbolize to you?

A. 
Activity 5

Then and Now

Below are two photographs of the island and the Statue. One was taken in the 1930’s 

and the other in 2005. What has changed and what has stayed the same? List at least 

two things that are the same and two things that have changed.

Hint: The Statue became a National Monument in 1924 and the National Park Service 

became the administrators in 1933. The U.S. Army used the rest of the island until 

1937.

Activity 6

Statue Time Line

From start to finish, the Statue of Liberty took over 20 years to complete. Put the images in 

chronological order by numbering them from 1 to 4.

 

 ________ 

_________

 

 __________

 _________

Bartholdi in his Paris 

workshop in 1883.

The pedestal foundation 

in 1884. The pedestal 

was not completed by 

the time the crates with 

pieces of the Statue of 

Liberty arrived from 

France. 

The Isere was the 

ship that carried the 

214 crates 

containing the 

pieces of the Statue 

to the United States 

in 1885.

The Statue was 

dedicated on 

October 28, 

1886.

A postcard of Liberty Island 

in the 1930’s

A photograph of Liberty 

Island in 2005.

Differences Similarities

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