The Carroll Homestead Fourth Grade Sample Activities Teacher Resources Students walk back in time as they explore the Carroll family homestead site. Students discover what life was like, on Mount Desert Island, at the turn of the century. This classroom presentation takes students around the country discovering the variety of sites within the National Park System. Students learn the history of the National Park Service and its importance today. Teacher Resources Coastal natural history is explored as students take a close look at the variety of life in the intertidal areas - both rocky shore and mud flats.
Special attention is given to animal adaptations.
An introductory geology program that covers the rock cycle, glacial features, and plate tectonics. A hike around Great Head gives an opportunity to see evidence of these processes. Learn more about surficial geology on a climb up Gorham Mountain.