Pre-visit materials
Teacher Backgrounder
Crossword Puzzle
Graphic Organizer
Student Worksheet
Word Search (Grades 4-6)
Word Search (Grades 7-8)
Self-guiding lesson plans (for visit to the fort)
Cannons and Casemates: A Self-guided Fort Tour
A Walk Outside the Fort
Cannons by the Numbers
Simple Machines for a Complex Job
Fort Scavenger Hunt (Grades 2-4)
Fort Scavenger Hunt (Grades 5-6)
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- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Level: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
- Subjects: Literacy and Language Arts,Math,Social Studies
- Tags: US-Mexican War,artillery
During the Battle of Palo Alto, U.S. and Mexican soldiers experienced the thunder of cannon and the sight of cannonballs in the air. You can also discover the sights, sounds, and sensations soldiers experienced during the battle. Students will read primary and secondary quotes about the battle and use them to fill out a graphic organizer. They will convert the weight of cannonballs from pounds to ounces and discuss how the quotes and cannonball weights affected the outcome of the battle.
- Fort Pulaski National Monument
Pre-visit Graphic Organizer
- Type: Student Activities
- Grade Level: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
- Subjects: Social Studies
Students can complete the spider acitivty as a pre-visit activity prior to making a field trip to Fort Pulaski. Answers are included.
- Fort Pulaski National Monument
Pre-visit Student Worksheet
- Type: Student Activities
- Grade Level: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
- Subjects: Social Studies
- Tags: fort pulaski,Civil War,American History
This is a worksheet for students to do prior to their visit to Fort Pulaski. Answers are included.
- Fort Pulaski National Monument
Fort Pulaski Pre-Visit Materials
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Level: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
- Subjects: Social Studies
- Tags: Forts,Civil War,fort pulaski,American History
These materials provide pre-visit information for teachers and students who are planning a field trip to Fort Pulaski. There is a fact sheet and timeline for teachers and worksheet for students.
- Fort Pulaski National Monument
Pre-visit Word Search for Grades 4-6
- Type: Student Activities
- Grade Level: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
- Subjects: Literacy and Language Arts,Social Studies
This word search activity is designed to be used as a pre-visit activity before bringing your students to Fort Pulaski. Answers are included.
- Fort Pulaski National Monument
Pre-Visit Word Search for Grades 7-8
- Type: Student Activities
- Grade Level: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
- Subjects: Literacy and Language Arts,Social Studies
This word search activity is designed to be used as a pre-visit activity before bringing your students to Fort Pulaski. Answers are included.
- Fort Pulaski National Monument
Simple Machines for a Complex Job
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Level: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
- Subjects: Math,Science,Social Studies
This is a teacher-led activity to be done on site at the fort. Students will learn about the vital role played by simple machines to accomplish challenging tasks at Fort Pulaski.
- Fort Pulaski National Monument
Fort Scavenger Hunt for Grades 5-6
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Level: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
- Subjects: Social Studies
In this teacher-led activity, the scavenger hunt functions as an interactive, self-guided fort tour for students. The student worksheet requires them to answer several questions as they visit various locations inside the fort.
- Fort Pulaski National Monument
Pre-visit Crossword Puzzle
- Type: Student Activities
- Grade Level: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
- Subjects: Social Studies
Students can review the history of Fort Pulaski while completing this crossword puzzle. It serves as a pre-visit activity before taking a field trip to Fort Pulaski. Answers are included.
- Fort Pulaski National Monument
Cannons by the Numbers
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Level: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
- Subjects: Math,Social Studies
In this teacher-led activity, students will stop at several locations in Fort Pulaski featuring cannons or equipment used with cannons. Students will learn about the weight, range and usage of cannons while solving addition, subtraction, multiplication and division problems.