Face-to-Face With Mountain Lions

Grand Canyon Brainteasers
Pit your wits against our canyon quiz from National Geographic Kids magazine.

Grand Canyon Play
Round up some friends for our ready-to-perform play about visiting the Grand Canyon. Act now!

Coyote Creature Feature
Known to Native Americans as the trickster, this clever canine can survive pretty much anywhere. Get coyote pictures, fun facts, an e-mail postcard, and more.

River Otter Creature Feature
Get the facts—plus pictures, a postcard, and more—on this slippery character.

• Barn Owls
• River Otters
• Scorpions

Introduction to the Grand Canyon (Grades K-2)
This lesson introduces students to canyons and has them compare canyons to mountains and plains.

How Was the Grand Canyon Formed? (Grades 3-5)
In this lesson, students will learn about how the Grand Canyon was formed, focusing on how the process of erosion enabled its rock layers to be deposited.

Delving into the Grand Canyon (Grades 6-8)
This lesson teaches students about how the Grand Canyon was formed and what the region looked like at the time each of its rock layers was deposited.

Layers of the Grand Canyon (Grades 9-12)
After learning the basics of how the Grand Canyon was formed, students will investigate the canyon's layers and learn about the geologic time periods when they were deposited.