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Located in Omaha, Nebraska, this world class zoo promotes conservation awareness & exciting educational opportunities through state-of-the-art exhibits. Your interactive distance learning system can take you to the Rainforest, the Desert Dome, to the genetics lab, and more! Visit the penguins, or swim with the sharks with the new underwater camera.

The Homestead Act of 1862 was one of the most significant and enduring events in the westward expansion of the United States. Located in Beatrice, Nebraska, enrichment programs at  Homestead take students onto the tallgrass prairie, into an original homesteader cabin, or to a one-room school house. Explore the contents of the “Buffalo Trunk,” investigate artifacts, or take part in water quality testing. The Heritage Center with interactive exhibits opened in May 2007, beginning a new era in interpretation and education of the Homestead Act of 1862 and all of the impacts it had on the United States. You’re only limited by your imagination!

Over 240,000 acres of sharply eroded buttes, pinnacles and spires make up South Dakota's Badlands National Park. Rangers can use a special spotting scope to give your students a view of this unique landscape. Enrichment sessions can focus on fossils and sedimentary rock formations, extinct ancient animals and even one of today's endangered species.

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Cabrillo National Monument is a 160-acre unit of the National Park System, located at the southern tip of Point Loma in San Diego, California. The site commemorates conquistador and explorer Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo and preserves the Old Point Loma Lighthouse, the tidepools of the rocky intertidal zone, a Coastal Mediterranean ecosystem, and coastal defense remnants. In addition, the site offers a tremendous view of San Diego Bay.

Located in Utah, this park protects six prehistoric, Puebloan-era villages. Your students can learn about dryland farming practices from 750 years ago; a spotting scope allows your students to view multi-storied towers perched on canyon rims and balanced on boulders.

The site of the first important test for the implementation of the U.S. Supreme Court’s historic Brown v. Board of Education, your students can explore topics of segregation, integration and civil rights.

George Washington Carver National Monument is the first National Park site dedicated to an African American. The park preserves the birthplace and childhood home of George Washington Carver, the inspirational educator, scientist and humanitarian. Educational programs focus on Carvers determination to overcome racial obstacles and pursue a life of service to his fellow man.

One of the nation's newest national park areas, this site illustrates the history and significance of the Cold War, the arms race, and intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) development. The facilities represent the only remaining intact components of a nuclear missile field that consisted of 150 Minuteman II missiles, 15 launch control centers, and covered over 13,500 square miles of southwestern South Dakota.

The sheer size of the mountain carving on Mount Rushmore evokes a sense of awe. Add depth to your classroom discussions of these four presidents, or explore the math necessary to create these large-scale carvings. Art students may be interested in watching repairs in progress.

This site in Kansas preserves and protects the only remaining western town established by African Americans during the Reconstruction Period following the Civil War. Explore the role that African-Americans played in America's story of westward expansion!