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30-60 Minutes

National Parks of Boston: Find Your Park Anywhere

Boston African American National Historic Site

Find your park anywhere, from your home to your backyard, with activities spanning the National Parks of Boston.

Find your park anywhere, from your home to your backyard, with activities spanning the National Parks of Boston. Click on the links to download the activites. A Cleaner Harbor: Let's learn how the work of environmentalists helped Boston Harbor become clean enough to swim in! Create: An Island For All: If you had the chance to create your own island park for everyone to enjoy, what would it be like? Explore: Contribution Resolution: Discover how your unique skills and interests can help others in your community today. Create: Flotation Innovation: All aboard! Design a ship using household materials and discover how workers in the Charlestown Navy Yard innovated during WWII. Want to follow along with a ranger? Check out this video, and download the worksheet! Explore: Mapping Memories: Time to tell your story and consider how listening to the stories of others demonstrates compassion. Learn: Votes for Women!: Explore and discuss how you can advocate for something you care about. These activities were created in partnership with Boston Harbor Now, Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation, and Save the Harbor/Save the Bay.

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Hands-OnAfrican American HeritageClimate ChangeCoasts, Islands and AtollsEnslavementLaborer and WorkerUS NavyOceansSocial MovementsAbolition MovementVoting Rights and SuffrageWorld War IIWildernessWomen's Historyclimateclimate changemappingmemoryvoting rightsactivismAbolitionConservationstorytellingwomen's rightsUnderground RailroadBoston Harbor Islandsonline activityBoston Harbor Islands National and State Park

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Duration

30-60 Minutes

Duration Details

The activities range in time duration.

Fees Apply

No

Seasons

Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall

Time of Day

Day, Night, Dawn, Dusk

Accessibility

All of the linked pdfs and videos are accessible.

Pets

No

Reservations

No

Age Info

These activities are suggested for 8 - 12 year old children, but individuals of all ages are welcome to participate.

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