The following parks offer distance learning programs that may allow them to share curriculum-based programming about the park with your students through the web, audio or video conferencing.
Mystery Class starts January 28! Great longterm project integrating math (especially elapsed time), science, reading and research skills. Click on "Teachers", then "Advice from Participating Teachers", to see tips for adjusting for various grade levels.
Kids Are Authors is an annual competition open to students in grades K–8 in the United States and U.S. international schools and is designed to encourage students to use their reading, writing, and artistic skills.
This is one part of the Journey North project. Children send and receive a handmade butterfly from a child in Mexico! It's pretty detailed, lots to do.
This would probably be a good one to go with our 2nd story - Pepita Talks Twice. The new stuff for 2012-2013 isn't posted yet, but it looks like it starts in September maybe?
NASA invites you -- and everyone else on the planet -- to take part in a worldwide celebration of Earth Day this year with the agency's #GlobalSelfie event.