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Allegheny Portage Railroad: Developing Transportation Technology

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

Follow 19th-century travelers as they cross the treacherous Allegheny Mountains using an innovative inclined railway.

Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site

Working in America: The Allegheny Portage Railroad and the Immigration Movement

• Type: Student Activities
• Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

Working in America" is an interdisciplinary program designed to help students achieve state and national standards in History/Social Studies, Speaking/Listening, Geography, Arts/Humanities, and Technology Education. The working standards vary state to state, but there is substantail agreement on the knowledge and skills students should acquire.

Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site

Working the Portage

• Type: Guest Speakers
• Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

The students will be visited by a ranger or volunteer in period costume of an artisan. The artisan or artisan will do a demonstration of their particular trade (blacksmith, stone cutter, log hewer, rope maker, spinner/weaver, or soldier).

Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site

Incline 6: An Intepretive Hike

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

the students will hike a trail to the bottom of Incline 6 and hike back up by way of the incline itself. On the way down, students will learn about the natural resources used as raw materials in the building of the Allegheny Portage Railroad. On the way up, students will learn about the cultural resources related to the incline. They will also have the opportunity to determine the angle of the incline and the change in elevation.

Salem Maritime National Historic Site

Freedom for All?

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

In this lesson, students analyze primary sources to learn about the lives of two people who were part of the first generation of freed people in Massachusetts.

All About Bats

• Type: Student Activities ... Teacher Reference Materials ... Other Education Materials
• Grade Levels: Lower Elementary: Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade

People have far more in common with bats than they realize, and people rely on bat populations throughout the world in a variety of ways. In this lesson, students will study the skeleton of a bat, learn about their special adaptations through games, discover why bats are important to our environment and find that bats are friends, not foes.

Zion National Park

Chat with a Ranger - All Grades

• Type: Distance Learning
• Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

In Chat with a Ranger, students learn about Zion National Park, the park service, and the life of a ranger. Students prepare and send questions ahead of time. This program can be adapted to fit different curriculum objectives, and is appropriate for any age group. (30 minutes)

Salem Maritime National Historic Site

Freedom for All? (High School)

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

In this lesson, high school students analyze primary sources to learn about the lives of two formerly enslaved people who were part of the first generation of freed people in Massachusetts.

Stonewall National Monument

"All Are Welcome" Lesson Plan

• Type: Lesson Plan
• Grade Levels: Lower Elementary: Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade

Stonewall was a galvanizing moment that empowered a range of advocacy. The book, “All are Welcome” by Alexandra Penfold and Suzanne Kaufman is a New York Times bestselling picture book about a school where diversity and inclusion are celebrated. With vividly detailed illustrations and a gently reassuring text, Penfold and Kaufman celebrate kindness, inclusivity, and diversity in a joyous read-aloud that is a must for every child’s bookshelf.

Graphing the Wounded - Wrapping it all up

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

Students will research information to find information about the number of wounded from both patriot and British forces from the SC revolutionary battles: Battle of Camden, Battle of Waxhaws, Kings Mountain, and Cowpens. They will then create a graph that compares the number both injured and fatally wounded.

Klondike Gold Rush - Seattle Unit National Historical Park

Klondike Railroad

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

How did railroad owners use the Klondike Gold Rush to their advantage? What kinds of things drew more people to trains? What kind of people took trains back then?

Wild vs Domestic- All About Animals

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

Explore the outdoors and learn all about animals at Oxon Hill Farm. This field trip takes advantage of the 500 acres of natural landscape at Oxon Cove Park. Designed for K-5.

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

Chat with a Ranger at Sleeping Bear Dunes - All Grades

• Type: Distance Learning
• Grade Levels: Lower Elementary: Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade

Find out more about Sleeping Bear Dunes, the National Park Service, and what it is like to be a park ranger.

Gateway Arch National Park

Railroading Merit Badge

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

A full day workshop that allows scouts to earn their Railroading Merit Badge while traveling aboard Amtrak from St. Louis Missouri to Springfield, Illinois accompanied by staff members from Gateway Arch National Park. Fee is dependent on Amtrak ticket prices.

Ask a Ranger at Big Bend National Park - All Grades

• Type: Distance Learning
• Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

Dive deeper into this remote desert wonderland with an interactive question-and-answer program for groups of all ages. Meet with a ranger to discuss various Big Bend topics. Let us know your interests, and we will tailor a program for you! (30-45 minutes)

Steamtown National Historic Site

All Education Programs are cancelled until further notice due to the pandemic.

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

This dynamic STEAM-based program incorporates Common Core Standards in science, mathematics and language arts while exploring the history of railroading in the region and its impact on the environment.

Steamtown National Historic Site

I've Been Working on the Railroad

• Type: Lesson Plan
• Grade Levels: Lower Elementary: Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade

Learn about the people and jobs involved with operating steam locomotives.

Castillo de San Marcos National Monument

Seeking Sanctuary on the Underground Railroad

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

Discover how St. Augustine played a vital role in the Underground Railroad.

New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park

LESSON 11: OD POR ODELIA

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

Od Por Odelia was written by LeRoy Etienne as an ode to his mother who told him this story. In the tale an old man sells her rotten bananas. But dishonest conduct brings bad luck, and the old man dies soon thereafter.

Acadia National Park

Virtual: Grades 4-5: Jr. Bat Researchers – All About Bats

• Type: Distance Learning
• Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

Learn all about bats as we debunk myths, review adaptations, and examine their importance. We’ll dive into some bat research going on in the park and discuss how rangers and students can help protect bats too. (1 hour)