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Nature, Culture and History at the Grand Canyon
Nature, Culture and History at the Grand Canyon
  • Home
  • Sites & Stories
    • South Rim
      • Bright Angel cabins
      • Bright Angel Lodge
      • Buckey O’Neill cabin
      • CCC rim walls/structures
      • El Tovar
      • Grand Canyon Cemetery
      • Grand Canyon Railway depot
      • Kolb Studio
      • Hopi House
      • Lookout Studio
      • Mule Corral
      • Red Horse Station
      • Thunderbird Lodge
      • Verkamps
    • North Rim
      • Fire tower at Bright Angel Point
      • Grand Canyon Lodge
      • Uncle Dee Woolley’s cabin
      • Wylie Way Camps
    • Rim Viewpoints
      • Bright Angel Point
      • Cape Royal
      • Desert View Watchtower
      • Grandview Point
      • Hermit’s Rest
      • Hopi Point
        • Hualapai Indian Visitor Center
      • Mather Point
      • Moran Point
      • Pima Point
      • Powell Point
      • Point Imperial
      • Point Sublime
      • Yaki Point
      • Yavapai Observation Station
    • Rim to River and Inner Canyon Trails
      • Boucher-Dripping Springs Trail
      • Bright Angel Trail
        • Indian Garden
      • Clear Creek Trail
      • Grandview Trail
      • Hermit Trail
      • Hualapai Trail
      • New Hance Trail
      • North Bass Trail
      • North Kaibab Trail
      • South Bass Trail
      • South Kaibab Trail
      • Tanner Trail
      • Thunder River Trail
      • Tonto Trail
    • Colorado River Corridor
      • Lees Ferry
      • Bridge Canyon
      • Marble Canyon
      • Little Colorado River
      • 1956 airline crash
      • Unkar Delta
      • Hance Rapid and Canyon
      • Black Bridge
      • Silver Bridge
      • Phantom Ranch
      • Hyde river tragedy
      • Crystal Rapid
      • Kanab Creek
      • Havasu Creek
      • Lava Falls
      • Separation Rapid
      • Diamond Creek
    • Beyond Park Boundaries
      • BLM’s Arizona Strip
      • Glen Canyon Dam
      • Havasupai Reservation
      • Hopi Reservation
      • Hualapai Reservation
      • Kaibab National Forest
      • Kaibab Paiute Reservation
      • Lake Mead
      • Lake Powell
      • Navajo Reservation
  • Canyon History
    • Who Owns the Grand Canyon?
    • Colorado River
      • Running the River
    • Logging, Mining, and Ranching
      • Logging
      • Mining
        • Last Chance Mine
        • Orphan Mine
      • Ranching
    • Literature
    • Humans at Grand Canyon
    • Music
    • Native Cultures
      • Havasupai
      • Hopi
      • Hualapai
      • Navajo
      • Paiute
      • White Mountain Apache
      • Tusayan Ruin and Museum
      • Yavapai Apache
      • Zuni
    • Science
      • Ecology
      • Fire Science
      • Geology
      • Wildlife
    • Visual Arts
      • Celebration of Art
      • Landscape Art
      • Photography
      • Re-Photography
      • Postcards
  • K-20 Education
    • Travelin’ Trunks
    • Elementary Lessons
      • Why National Parks?
      • Student Created Grand Canyon Folders
      • What is Grand About Grand Canyon?
      • Grand Canyon’s Human Timeline
      • Native Americans at Grand Canyon
      • Early Artifacts of Grand Canyon Peoples
      • Growth of Grand Canyon Tourism
      • Architect Mary Jane Colter and Grand Canyon
      • Artists and Grand Canyon
    • Secondary Lessons
      • Art of Grand Canyon
      • Damming Controversy
      • Indian New Deal
      • Map and Art
      • New Deal
      • Progressive Era
      • Civil Rights Era
      • Sustainability
    • University Courses
      • History 300
        • The Corps at the Canyon
      • History 498
    • Education Links
  • Archives
    • Audio
    • Video
    • Digital Art
    • Digital Documents
      • Celebration of Art
    • Digital Photographs
    • Digital Maps
    • Digital Postcards
      • Curt Teich
      • Detroit Publishing Co.
      • Fred Harvey
      • Miscellaneous
  • About
    • Contact
    • Site Map
    • Audio Tour
  • Links

What is Grand About Grand Canyon?

  • Elementary Lessons
  • Why National Parks?
  • Student Created Grand Canyon Folders
  • What is Grand About Grand Canyon?
  • Grand Canyon’s Human Timeline
  • Native Americans at Grand Canyon
  • Early Artifacts of Grand Canyon Peoples
  • Growth of Grand Canyon Tourism
  • Architect Mary Jane Colter and Grand Canyon
  • Artists and Grand Canyon

Upon first seeing Grand Canyon most people stand in awe.  Once more is known about the many unique features of the canyon, their awe grows to deep respect for this wondrous natural creation. This lesson explores the physical beauty and grandeur of the canyon itself.

What is Grand About Grand Canyon? Lesson Plan

What is Grand About Grand Canyon? Review Handout

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  • Why National Parks?
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  • What is Grand About Grand Canyon?
  • Grand Canyon’s Human Timeline
  • Native Americans at Grand Canyon
  • Early Artifacts of Grand Canyon Peoples
  • Growth of Grand Canyon Tourism
  • Architect Mary Jane Colter and Grand Canyon
  • Artists and Grand Canyon
Secondary Lessons
  • Art of Grand Canyon
  • Damming Controversy
  • Indian New Deal
  • Map and Art
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  • Sustainability
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  • History 498
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