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Stones River National Battlefield

Better Know a Regiment

• Type: Lesson Plan
• Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade

Teachers and students will accompany a ranger by bus or foot in search of the path taken by ancestral Civil War regiments during the Battle of Stones River. Prior research by the students using primary sources and historical documents will allow them to actively participate in the program, not just observe. Students will learn the history of their ancestors, the importance of the Battle of Stones River, and experience firsthand a small part of what the soldiers did more than 150 years ago.

Grand Canyon National Park

Japanese Americans at Grand Canyon - Bellboys and WWII Heroes

• Type: Lesson Plan
• Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade

From bellboys at El Tovar Hotel to highly decorated war heroes in 442nd Regimental Combat Team, learn about stories like George Murakami's that provide a window into the Japanese American experience at Grand Canyon.

Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument

Buffalo Soldiers and the Holocaust

• Type: Distance Learning ... Guest Speakers
• Grade Levels: Adult Education

As the Allies Forces pushed into German controlled areas, they encountered and liberated survivors in concentration camps. The Buffalo Soldiers not only liberated concentration camps but connected with the sentiments of the survivors as they shared in the experience of being persecuted and segregated by the state. This connection built on shared experiences culminated in the fight against injustice abroad and at home.

Cowpens National Battlefield

Tea Bag Challenge

• Type: Lesson Plan
• Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

Line drawing of a tea bag with red tag

Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument

Buffalo Soldiers on the Move! How New Technologies Led to New Opportunities!

• Type: Guest Speakers
• Grade Levels: Adult Education

As new modes of transportation were developed; they were adapted for military use. These new modes of transportation created new opportunities for soldiers to step into roles of leadership or be part of new regiments. African Americans took advantage of these new opportunities and combated the negative perception of their leadership abilities in the Army.

Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument

Buffalo Soldiers: A Nickname

• Type: Guest Speakers
• Grade Levels: Adult Education

On July 28, 1866, Congress passed the Army Reorganization Act, which established six new all-Black regiments. As they were sent West, a nickname arose for these all-Black regiments. That nickname was “Buffalo Soldiers”. Though the nickname has unknown origins, it has grown to symbolize and honor those who served in the all-Black Army regiments.

Everglades National Park

"Win, Lose or Adapt" Wildlife: 4-6 Grade

• Type: Lesson Plan
• Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

Students will form two teams. These teams send up one student at a time to draw pictures that help their team correctly guess an adaptation. The team that guesses their adaptations the fastest wins! This activity can be applied to a wide range of plant and animal adaptations.

Kenai Fjords National Park

The Scientific Method

• Type: Lesson Plan
• Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade

Students will conduct a basic soil science experiment and re-familiarize themselves with the scientific method.

Herbert Hoover National Historic Site

Hoover-Ball

• Type: Student Activities
• Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade

Hooverball is a strenuous team sport and a great addition to a physical education curriculum or as an extra-curricular club activity.

Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park

War Has Been Declared: Elementary Lesson Plan

• Type: Lesson Plan
• Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

Students create a timeline of events leading to the Civil War based on a series of articles from the National Park Service. Students will explore the issue of slavery as a major cause starting with the Missouri Compromise, The Dred Scott Decision, The Election of Lincoln, John Brown's Raid, and the numerous states secessions. Then, students become part of a regiment and complete hands-on activities as they discover the structure of an army.

William Howard Taft National Historic Site

The Measure of a Man or a Woman

• Type: Lesson Plan
• Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

This lesson will help students to re-live the early years of William Howard Taft and his family as well as, explore the Taft family's values practiced in their household.

Gettysburg National Military Park

Tide of Battle

• Type: Distance Learning
• Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

There were many "turning point" moments of the Battle of Gettysburg, each critical to the battle's ultimate outcome. In three-part virtual field trip/distance learning program, students will analyze primary source documents including maps, officers' reports, and soldier accounts, from three different Union regiments and then developing their own response to the essential question of which they believed to have been the most important "turning point."

Gettysburg National Military Park

Pickett's Charge: A Critical Look

• Type: Field Trips
• Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

Battle, as shown by "Pickett's Charge", was a sad, costly, and frightening experience during which soldiers exhibited many examples of courage, devotion, fighting ability and fear. The Pickett's Charge student education program seeks to personalize the battle by having each student focus on the life and sacrifice of one soldier. By role-playing the soldiers in one regiment involved in the infantry assault, it is hoped that the emotional context of battle is revealed.

Glacier National Park

Always Changing

• Type: Lesson Plan
• Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

Working in three teams, students will use reference material to create and present a play showing 100 years of change for each forest type.

Lewis and Clark National Historical Park

Six for Six

• Type: Field Trips
• Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

Students will be led on a day-long expedition on the Fort to Sea trail. Along the way they will be participating in team building activities and have time for self-reflection.

Fort Vancouver National Historic Site

Guided Tour of HBC Fort Vancouver

• Type: Field Trips
• Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

The classic Fort Vancouver Field Trip experience! Classes, teamed up with a guide, participate in an interactive walking tour inside the reconstructed HBC Fort Vancouver.

Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park

African Americans During the Civil War: A Compressed History

• Type: Lesson Plan
• Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade

Lesson Plan detailing African American involvement during the American Civil War in both combatant and noncombatant roles. Lesson also highlights individual involvement and contributions to the war effort as well as document analysis.

Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park

Build Your Own National Park

• Type: Field Trips
• Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

After a brief overview of what the National Park System is, students will work in teams to create their own national park site using recycled materials, and arts and crafts materials.

Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site

Negro League Baseball and its Connection to Mrs. Mary McLeod Bethune

• Type: Teacher Reference Materials
• Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

Learn about Mary McLeod Bethune and the National Council of Negro Women's collaboration with the Homestead Grays baseball team during World War II to raise the funds to build the S.S. Harriet Tubman.

Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site

Researching Prairie Restoration

• Type: Lesson Plan
• Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

Looking for topics for mini-research projects? An NPS prairie restoration video is a great conversation starter for an opinion paper. Students will work in teams to research the benefits of restoring our endangered prairie ecosystem.