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Salem Maritime National Historic Site
Declaration of Independence Remix
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
In this lesson, students examine primary source documents and discuss ideas and beliefs in the Declaration of Independence and who was included and excluded.
Salem Maritime National Historic Site
Slavery & the Declaration of Independence
- Type: Primary Sources ... Student Activities
- Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade
The first printing of the Declaration of Independence in Salem appeared next to advertisements for escaped and for sale enslaved people. Students use evidence from the document and historical knowledge to explore the meaning of freedom.
Independence National Historical Park
Declaration of Independence OR U.S. Constitution?
- Type: Student Activities
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Use this activity in the classroom or in the park to help your students understand the differences between the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution.
Independence National Historical Park
Independence Hall: International Symbol of Freedom
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Learn about Independence Hall and about how the international influence of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution led to the designation of the building in which they were adopted as a World Heritage Site.
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Learn how the deceptive results of this battle in the backwoods of North Carolina helped set the stage for American victory.
Independence National Historical Park
"Join, or Die" Political Cartoon Activity for Grades 4-6
- Type: Student Activities
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
In this activity, upper elementary students will analyze the "Join, or Die" political cartoon before constructing their own political cartoon.
Saratoga National Historical Park
"Loyal to Whom?" Distance Learning - GRADE 4-7
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
"Loyal to Whom?" is an asynchronous, Distance Learning lesson designed for Grades 4-7. It looks at the complex issue of loyalties during the American War for Independence (American Revolution) with the Battles of Saratoga as a case study.
Fort Raleigh National Historic Site
Freedom Versus Equality
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
After the Civil War battle on Roanoke Island African Americans find a haven from slavery. Through education and freedom they get their first tastes of independence.
Kings Mountain National Military Park
African Americans in the American Revolution
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
*What were duties and responsibilities of African-American soldiers in the American Revolution? *How did African Americans make significant contributions during the American Revolution?
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
Students will learn about the historic events occurring on opposite ends of the United States during the year 1776: the Anza Expedition and the signing of the Declaration of Independence. In doing so, students will understand the importance of preserving our nation's historical and cultural sites.
Independence National Historical Park
The Liberty Bell as a Symbol for Civil Rights, grades 4-8
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Students will examine primary sources to discover the connection between the inscription on the Liberty Bell and the Civil Rights Movement.
Kings Mountain National Military Park
Loyalists in American Revolution
- Type: Student Activities
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
John Adams wrote that approximately one-third of the American population supported the move for independence (Patriots), one-third of the population supported the king (Loyalists), and one-third supported neither side (neutral).
Thomas Stone National Historic Site
History on Trial
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Students will search for clues to his innocence or guilt and in a mock trial to determine if Thomas Stone was a traitor to Great Britain or an American Patriot for signing the Declaration of Independence. Will your class find him guilty or innocent?
- Type: Distance Learning
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
In 1847, Massachusetts Senator Edward Keyes called to end the U.S.-Mexican War. Keyes claimed it was an unjust war with a “darker shadow . . . the extension of slavery.”
Independence National Historical Park
"Here Comes the Sun" Constitution Activities for Grades 5-8
- Type: Student Activities
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Choose from two activities to introduce students in grades 5-8 to Benjamin Franklin's famous quote about the Speaker's Chair at the Constitutional Convention.
Flight 93 National Memorial
America Attacked
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade
Program Objectives: Students will be able to: 1. Name three terrorist and their role in the September 11, 2001, attack 2. List two events leading up to the attacks on September 11 that had an impact on national security 3. Name the four targets and potential targets selected by the terrorist on September 11
Flight 93 National Memorial
Attack on America
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade
Students visit the Memorial Plaza and learn of the events of September 11, 2001
Cowpens National Battlefield
American Symbols
- Type: Student Activities
- Grade Levels: Lower Elementary: Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade
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Mount Rushmore National Memorial
Symbols of America
- Type: Student Activities ... Teacher Reference Materials ... Other Education Materials
- Grade Levels: Lower Elementary: Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade
Students will learn what a symbol is and why symbols are used. They will learn symbols of both America and of South Dakota, as well as the significance behind these symbols.
Independence National Historical Park
"Here Comes the Sun" Constitution Activity for High School
- Type: Student Activities
- Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade
This activity uses the Beatles "Here Comes the Sun" song to connect students in grades 9-12 with Benjamin Franklin's famous quote about the sun carved into the top of the Speaker's Chair at the Constitutional Convention.