Pinson Mounds For Educators
Pinson Mounds Educator Programs
Want a fun way to get your students excited about learning? Why not learn with a Park Ranger?
Tennessee State Parks offer accessible, discovery-based educational experiences aligned with Tennessee’s academic standards. Choose a program for your class, plan your day at a park, and request an experience today.
Our Programs
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Field Trips
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School Outreach
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Self-guided/Teacher-led
Pinson Mounds Programs
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Meet a Ranger
Who are Rangers? What do they do? Find out! It takes skill, knowledge, experience, and education to be a Park Ranger. Join us today to explore a day in the life of a Tennessee State Park Ranger!
Location: Park or school
Grade Level: All grade levels
Length: 30 minutes
Capacity: 150 students
Cost: $0/student -
Swamp Friends
How do the physical characteristics of animals contribute to their survival and make them different from other animals? Students will use observation skills to observe the physical characteristics of animals, identifying how the animals use their body parts for communication and survival, and how they differ from each other.
Location: Park or school
Grade Level: All grade levels
Length: 45 minutes
Capacity: 25 students
Cost: $0/student -
Reptiles of Tennessee
Students will learn about native Tennessee reptiles, including their characteristics, habitats, prey, and predators. This program will feature a live animal ambassador.
Meets: 2.LS1.2, 2.LS2.2, 4.LS2.4
Location: Park or school
Grade Level: Second and Fourth Grades
Length: 30 minutes
Capacity: 25 students
Cost: $0/student -
Native American Tools and Weapons
Students will learn about the early tools and weapons used by Native Americans in Tennessee. We will discuss how these examples of advanced technology were developed without electricity and how people depended on these tools for survival.
Meets: 2.32, 3.18, 3.19, 3.20, 3.22, 5.27, TN.02
Location: Park or school
Grade Level: Second, Third, and Fifth Grades
Length: 45 minutes
Capacity: 30 students
Cost: $0/student -
Hiking Saul’s Mound
In this program, students will learn about the characteristics and cultural differences of major Indigenous settlements in Tennessee, comparing features of life during the Woodland and Mississippian periods.
Meets: 2.32, 3.18, 3.19, 3.20, 3.22, 5.27, TN.02
Location: Park only
Grade Level: Second, Third, and Fifth Grades
Length: 60 minutes
Capacity: 30 students
Cost: $0/student -
Guided Museum Tour
Students will learn about the history of Pinson Mounds and the cultures of the Native Americans who gathered at this location.
Meets: 2.32, 3.18, 3.19, 3.20, 3.22, 5.27, TN.02
Location: Park only
Grade Level: Second, Third, and Fifth Grades
Length: 30 minutes
Capacity: 30 students
Cost: $0/student -
Wondering Woodland Archaeologists
In this program, students will examine Woodland tools to identify how they differ from tools used during other periods and how they helped Indigenous People satisfy their basic needs and wants.
Meets: 2.32, 3.18, 3.19, 3.20, 3.22, 5.27, TN.02
Location: Park only
Grade Level: Second, Third, and Fifth Grades
Length: 30 minutes
Capacity: 30 students
Cost: $0/student
How to Request a Program
Program requests use the same form whether you are requesting funding support or not. Once you have submitted the form, allow 10 days for processing. Request educational program experiences at least four to six weeks in advance of the desired time frame for the program.
To complete the form:
Funding Assistance
Field trip funding may be available to remove barriers to participation.
The Tennessee State Parks Conservancy (501-C3) assists schools in covering the costs of scheduled programs at a Tennessee State Park. Funds can cover bus transportation costs, park program fees, and park shelter rentals. Partial funds may be awarded. Awards are given after the field trip is completed.
When applying for a program, select “yes” on the application form if you are interested in receiving funding support.
What’s Next?
Submitting the form begins the scheduling and funding process.
The request will be in Pending status until confirmed. Allow 10 days for processing. A park staff member will email confirmation of the program and notify you of any park-related fees.
If you requested funding, the Tennessee State Parks Conservancy Director will email the decision to award or deny funding. Funding is processed after the program as a reimbursement. Partial funds may be awarded. In this case, the school will be responsible for any costs above the amount written in the award email.
Submitting for Funding Reimbursement
To receive reimbursement, you must provide the following documentation:
- Bus invoice
- Park invoice
- Photos
- Number of students new to any Tennessee State Park
- Student and teacher feedback