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Lesson Plans, Field Trips, and Teacher Workshops

Explore a range of lesson plans and activities, from the meaning of the Liberty Bell to Benjamin Franklin's relationship with slavery.

This "Teaching the 250th with Historic Places: A Field Guide to Lessons for America’s Semiquincentennial" is a must-see resource. Check out our Constitution resources, including a day-by-day account of the Constitutional Convention.

 

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  Learn in the Park

  Plan a Field Trip

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  For Teachers

  Constitutional Convention

  Check out these Constitution resources for the classroom.

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  Explore Black History

  (In)Visible Architects Digital Archive

  Explore this database of primary sources.