Welcome to the Clark Fork Education Portal, an online resource for educators and students focusing on the science and history of western Montana.
Use the menu above or the links below to explore the Clark Fork Education Portal. You can also download and print the Quick Education Portal User Guide in pdf or doc format.
Lessons & Activities contains lesson plans and supporting resources for K-12 teachers, organized by topic and grade level. Lessons cover a broad array of science topics, as well as western Montana history and social studies. All lessons are mapped to Montana Standards & Benchmarks, and include supporting documents and resources, as well as suggestions for additional expansions. Elementary and middle school level teachers interested in learning more about science topics and strategies for teaching science in the classsroom may want to take a look at the Montana Science Partnership website, which includes a series of online modules on specific science topics.
Educational Links Ripple creates and maintains a comprehensive listing of environmental, science, and local history online educational resources. If you’re looking for resources, check out:
- The Montana Science Partnership program is a series of 9 extremely detailed modules that help elementary educators learn core science content tied to the Montana Content Standards & Performance Descriptors and the National Science Education Standards.
- The MPRES Toolkit for Teachers is an online resource that trains teachers in the concepts of the National Research Council’s (NRC) Framework for K-12 Science Education and the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS).
Educators and students with a general interest in Clark Fork Basin science, environmental and social history, geography, and restoration may also want to visit the Clark Fork Info section of this site. To learn more about the benefits of outdoor and place-based education in general and in the Clark Fork, download the “Restoration and Education” PowerPoint Presentation below.