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Wednesday, 14th April 2010

New For Educators: United States Mint Unveils New Lesson Plans for America the Beautiful Quarters Program

United States Mint Unveils New Lesson Plans for America the Beautiful Quarters Program

The United States Mint today unveiled its new lesson plans for 2010, which are based on the America the Beautiful Quarters Program, the agency's new 12-year initiative honoring 56 national parks and other national sites. The first set of plans will explore the first five sites in the program: Hot Springs National Park in Arkansas; Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming; Yosemite National Park in California; Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona; and Mount Hood National Forest in Oregon.

The lesson plans for the America the Beautiful Quarters Program feature a new, interactive format that is easier to read and customized for students. The flexible lesson plan format may be applied to a variety of settings: one computer to a classroom, one computer per student, or the traditional "pen and paper" offline approach. The plans also integrate technology into the core curriculum, which supports national education technology standards - models for 21st century learning.

The new America the Beautiful Quarters lesson plans are designed for grades K-12. All lesson plans are free and available at the United States Mint Web site, http://www.usmint.gov/kids/teachers/. Created and reviewed by teachers to meet national curricular standards, the plans draw on the new quarter reverse designs to inspire students to learn about the culture, geography, and unique heritage and natural beauty of our national parks and sites.

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