Department of Interior Lessonplans API

Retrieve lesson plans created by national parks and other NPS entities.

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GET /lessonplans Get lesson plans #

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OpenAPI Specification

doi-lessonplans-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  description: This API is designed to provide authoritative National Park Service (NPS) data and content about parks and their facilities, events, news, alerts, and more. Explore the NPS API below and even try to make API calls. In order to try an API call, you'll need to click on the "Authorize" button below and add your API key. If you don't have an API key yet, visit our Get Started page.
  version: 1.0.0
  title: National Park Service Lessonplans API
servers:
- url: https://developer.nps.gov/api/v1
tags:
- name: lessonplans
  description: Retrieve lesson plans created by national parks and other NPS entities.
paths:
  /lessonplans:
    get:
      tags:
      - lessonplans
      description: Returns educational lesson plans, with optional filters for park codes, state codes, or a search term.
      operationId: getLessonPlans
      parameters:
      - name: parkCode
        in: query
        description: A comma delimited list of park codes (each 4 characters in length).
        required: false
        style: form
        explode: true
        schema:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
      - name: stateCode
        in: query
        description: A comma delimited list of 2 character state codes.
        required: false
        style: form
        explode: true
        schema:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
      - name: limit
        in: query
        description: Number of results to return per request. Default is 50.
        required: false
        schema:
          type: integer
      - name: start
        in: query
        description: Get the next [limit] results starting with this number. Default is 0.
        required: false
        schema:
          type: integer
      - name: q
        in: query
        description: Term to search on
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: sort
        in: query
        description: A comma delimited list of resource properties to sort the results by. Each resource identifies which properties are 'sortable'. Ascending order is assumed for each property. If descending order is desired, the unary negative should prefix the property name. The sortable properties are listed in the documentation for each resource. Invalid property values will be ignored. Default is title.
        required: false
        style: form
        explode: true
        schema:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
      security:
      - api_key: []
      - api_key_header: []
      responses:
        '200':
          description: successful operation
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/LessonPlan'
        '400':
          description: Invalid status value
      summary: Get lesson plans
      x-summary-source: derived
components:
  schemas:
    LessonPlan:
      type: object
      properties:
        total:
          type: string
          example: '806'
        data:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              commonCore:
                type: object
                description: Educational standards that apply to this lesson
                properties:
                  stateStandards:
                    type: string
                  mathStandards:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      type: string
                  additionalStandards:
                    type: string
                  elaStandards:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      type: string
              duration:
                type: string
                description: Time it takes to peform the lesson
              gradeLevel:
                type: string
                description: Grade level of students at which this lesson is aimed
              id:
                type: string
                description: Unique identifier for this lesson plan
                example: '4837917'
              parks:
                type: array
                description: Related parks for this lesson plan
                items:
                  type: string
              questionObjective:
                type: string
                description: Objective of the lesson or the question student should be able to answer at the end of the lesson
              subject:
                type: array
                description: Broad subject the lesson falls under= literacy and language arts, math, science, or social studies
                items:
                  type: string
              title:
                type: string
                description: Lesson plan title
              url:
                type: string
                description: Lesson plan link
          example:
          - commonCore:
              stateStandards: "State: Nebraska\t\nSubject: History        \nGrade Level:  8th  \t\n\n State Standards:  8.1.2, 8.1.5, 8.4.2"
              mathStandards:
              - 6-8.RH.1
              - 6-8.RH.2
              - 6-8.RH.3
              - 6-8.RH.4
              - 6-8.RH.5
              - 6-8.RH.6
              - 6-8.RH.7
              - 6-8.RH.8
              - 6-8.RH.9
              - 6-8.RH.10
              additionalStandards: ''
              elaStandards:
              - 6-8.RH.1
              - 6-8.RH.2
              - 6-8.RH.3
              - 6-8.RH.4
              - 6-8.RH.5
              - 6-8.RH.6
              - 6-8.RH.7
              - 6-8.RH.8
              - 6-8.RH.9
              - 6-8.RH.10
            duration: 60 Minutes
            gradeLevel: 'Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade'
            id: '4837942'
            parks:
            - home
            questionObjective: "In \"Dawes Act,\" students will look at the similarities and differences between the Homestead Act and the Dawes Act by analyzing primary sources. \nIn this lesson, students will answer the following essential question: What are the cause and effects of the Dawes Act?"
            subject:
            - Social Studies
            title: Dawes Act
            url: https://www.nps.gov/teachers/classrooms/dawact.htm
          - commonCore:
              stateStandards: ''
              mathStandards: []
              additionalStandards: ''
              elaStandards: []
            duration: 90 Minutes
            gradeLevel: 'Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade'
            id: '3922862'
            parks:
            - flni
            questionObjective: 'This program utilizes multimedia, exhibits, oral presentations and the memorial landscape to deliver a unique learning opportunity.  The overall objective of this program is to expose students to the various passengers and crew members of Flight 93: Who they were, their names, what made them unique, and how do we remember them today at the memorial. There will also be a special emphasis on the story of Flight 93 and the actions of the passengers and crew members.'
            subject:
            - Social Studies
            title: A Walk to Remember
            url: https://www.nps.gov/flni/learn/education/classrooms/index.htm
        limit:
          type: string
          example: '50'
        start:
          type: string
          example: '0'
  securitySchemes:
    api_key:
      type: apiKey
      name: api_key
      in: query
    api_key_header:
      type: apiKey
      name: X-Api-Key
      in: header
x-provenance:
  method: harvested
  publisher: Department of Interior
  source: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/developer/customcf/swagger.json?03142019
  note: split by refine-openapis from the provider's own published document, verified by fetch (openapi/_original/*.fetch.json);
    stamped by stamp-openapi-provenance.py (roadmap#793)