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Fort Necessity National Battlefield
The French and Indian War 1754-1763: How Did The War Progress? - Unit 4
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
This unit teacher the students about how the French and Indian War progressed after its start at Fort Necessity. The students use a timeline to learn about the major battles and events from 1753 through the end of Pontiac’s War in 1765. The lesson includes background information and one student activity, “Time Line.”
Fort Necessity National Battlefield
Becoming George Washington: Unit 4: Becoming a Leader - Grade 7-12
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Historian Don Higginbotham said, “It would be hard to exaggerate the significance of the French and Indian War in the life and fortunes of George Washington.” Students study George Washington during the Fort Necessity campaign and the Braddock campaign looking at his writings, maps, images and a timeline.
Fort Necessity National Battlefield
The French and Indian War 1754-1763: How Did the Conflict Begin? - Unit 3
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
This unit teaches the students how the French and Indian War began. The students learn about George Washington’s 1753 trip to Fort LeBoeuf, read about George Washington in the French and Indian War, analyze the Fort Necessity surrender document and learn how Benjamin Franklin participated in the war. The lesson includes background information and four student activities
- Type: Distance Learning
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
From their traits to their fates, learn about the black bears that call Big Bend home. Join a ranger in discovering the adaptations that help them survive the many ecosystems that exist within the park, discussing the ecological niche that the bears fill, and finding out how the bears, once extirpated from our side of the river, made their return. (30-45 minutes)
Fort Necessity National Battlefield
Becoming George Washington: Unit 3: Becoming a Leader - Grade 4-6
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
Historian Don Higginbotham said, “It would be hard to exaggerate the significance of the French and Indian War in the life and fortunes of George Washington.” Students study George Washington during the Fort Necessity campaign and the Braddock campaign looking at his writings, maps, images and a timeline.
Fort Necessity National Battlefield
George Washington and the French and Indian War
- Type: Distance Learning
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Talk with one of Fort Necessity National Battlefield’s park rangers via video conferencing equipment about young George Washington and the French and Indian War. Using George Washington’s actions and writings students will see how his ambition, hard work and experiences helped him mature into the famous man we all know today.
Fort Necessity National Battlefield
Becoming George Washington: Unit 5: Analyzing Documents
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade
This lesson plan helps students understand how to analyze primary source materials using four writings from Washington’s life and a portrait of Washington.
Fort Necessity National Battlefield
Virtual Field Trip: The Mount Washington Tavern
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Levels: Lower Elementary: Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade
This virtual tour of the Mount Washington Tavern can be used along with the lessons in the teacher's guide"Traveling the National Road." The students will see pretend characters from the past, who talk about the different rooms in the tavern and what life was like during the hey-day of the National Road.
Fort Necessity National Battlefield
Traveling the National Road: Unit 10 Artifact Activities
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
This unit has students reenact a tollhouse on the National Road where the students are required to calculate the toll rates charged and use coins to pay the correct toll. The students also use their math skills while participating in two different activities to calculate distances using the miles listed on the mile markers.
Fort Necessity National Battlefield
Traveling the National Road: Unit 5 Workers Along the National Road
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
This unit covers workers along the National Road, teaching the students what types of work people preformed to help the travelers. It includes background information for the teacher, a student reading and two student activities: Traffic on the National Road and Jobs Along the National Road.
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Traveling the National Road: Unit 2 Construction of the National Road
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
This unit covers the construction of the National Road, teaching the students how it was constructed and what types of work was needed to build the road. It includes background information for the teacher, a student reading and two student activities: Road Building Tools and Workers Building the National Road.
Fort Necessity National Battlefield
Traveling the National Road: Unit 9 Historic Site Cards
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
This unit introduces the students to seven bridges, buildings and other historic structures that were associated with the National Road in Pennsylvania and are still standing. The historic site cards are for the students to read. These cards allow the students to discover traces of the historic National Road that are still present in the community.
Fort Necessity National Battlefield
Traveling the National Road: Unit 4 Accommodations on the National Road
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
This unit covers accommodations on the National Road, teaching the students what type of food and places to stay travelers would have found along the road. It includes background information for the teacher, a student reading and two student activities: Food Along the National Road and Objects Now and Then.
Fort Necessity National Battlefield
Traveling the National Road: Unit 7 Biography Cards
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
This unit introduces the students to 14 people who were associated with the National Road through biography cards that are for the students to read. Over time people have remained the same, but society and technology have changed. These biography cards allow the students to find a human element in the National Road history. Each person on a biography card is associated with an occupation that is listed in the next section.
Fort Necessity National Battlefield
Traveling the National Road: Unit 1 Overview of the National Road
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
This unit gives an overview of the National Road, teaching the students where it was located and its importance to transportation and commerce. It includes background information for the teacher, a student reading and two student activities; Map of the National Road and the National Road in Pennsylvania.
Fort Necessity National Battlefield
Traveling the National Road: Unit 6 Decline and Rebirth of the National Road
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
This unit covers the decline and rebirth the National Road, teaching the students about how railroads ended the National Road and how bicycles and cars helped it come back. It includes background information for the teacher, a student reading and two student activities: A Poem and a Riddle About the National Road and Picture Matching on the National Road.
Fort Necessity National Battlefield
The French and Indian War 1754-1763: Primary Documents and Artifacts - Unit 8
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
This unit includes one lesson plan: “Working with Primary Documents and Artifacts." Students read about one of 14 primary documents or artifacts associated with the French and Indian War, and then analyze the document or artifact.
Cowpens National Battlefield
The Battle of Cowpens: The Battle Geography
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
To show students how Carolina backcountry geography affected the course of the Battle of Cowpens
Fort Necessity National Battlefield
Traveling the National Road: Unit 3 Travelers and Transportation on the National Road
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
This unit covers travelers and transportation on the National Road, teaching the students what types of vehicles traveled the road and what it was like to travel. It includes background information for the teacher, two student reading and two student activities: Stagecoach and Conestoga Wagon Coloring Sheet and Traveler’s Tools. One of the student readings is a journal of an emigrant family.
Fort Necessity National Battlefield
Traveling the National Road: Unit 8 Occupation Cards
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
This unit introduces the students to 14 people in occupations associated with the National Road through occupation cards that are for the students to read. Many people worked along the National Road, transporting, feeding and caring for travelers. The reason for travel also varied. These occupation cards allow the students to discover what types of people worked and traveled the National Road. Each National Road occupation is associated with a biography card from the previous section.