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Look Up! Theme June 5, 2019 This theme can be used on a group's first day in the valley and help them orient themselves to where they are as well as introduce them to some of Yosemite's famous stewards over the centuries, giving them someone to "Look Up" to.	Look Closer Theme June 5, 2019 This theme can be used on a science investigation day. Students learn how to observe their surroundings and make detailed notes about them. Some good activities include:
Sherlock Holmes Theme March 28, 2016 What does Sherlock Holmes do? He is a detective-- an investigator! Use this theme to get students engaged in different tools for investigation and questioning.	We All Have an Effect Theme November 14, 2014 This lesson explores the ripple effect of humans on Yosemite Valley by visiting many sites where evidence remains and concludes with a stewardship project.
Our Community Theme November 14, 2014 Students will focus on team-building and working as a community in on their NatureBridge program in Yosemite. This is Day One of a Five Day Plan (Our Community, Our Planet, Our Challenge, Our Ecology, Our World Our Responsibility).	Our World, Our Responsibility Theme November 14, 2014 Students conclude their NatureBridge program by doing the Lorax debate and pledging ways that they can make a difference and care for our world.
Our Challenge Theme November 14, 2014 Students get to be leaders on this challenge hike up the 4-mile trail. Students learn about leadership and the leadership compass as well as how to successfully complete a difficult hike as a team.	Our Ecology Theme November 14, 2014 Students learn about trophic levels, the energy pyramid, and examples of mutualism, commensalism, and parasitism before considering their own relationship with the natural world.
GeoSleuths: Thinking Like a Geologist Theme November 14, 2014 Students are great observers; this day will allow them to use their innate desire to explore and focus them through the lens of a geologist.	Our Planet Theme November 14, 2014 Students learn about and experience Yosemite’s geology as they hike from Yosemite Lodge to the recessional moraine by El Capitan Meadow. Specific topics include the rock cycle, plate tectonics, the formation of Yosemite Valley, and earth history.

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