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Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Biological Biography
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
Learn more about the plants and animals you can find in Theodore Roosevelt National Park. Students will research an organism and report on its adaptations and connections within its ecosystem.
Weir Farm National Historical Park
Julian Alden Weir Biography – Reading Comprehension
- Type: Distance Learning
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
In this activity, students read about Impressionist painter Julian Alden Weir and then use their reading comprehension skills to answer the questions.
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
Carl Sandburg: Biographer of Lincoln (Grades 3-5)
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
The purpose of this lesson is for students to understand why Sandburg wrote about Lincoln. Then they will write a biography of someone who inspires them.
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
The French and Indian War 1754-1763: Biography Cards - Unit 7
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
In this unit students learn about 27 people who participated in the French and Indian War through biography cards written for the students to read. Each card is illustrated with artifacts, documents and a timeline of the person's life. There are nine American Indian, nine French and nine British biography cards. Included are four activities to help the students will learn interesting facts about the participants and how they were affected by the French and Indian War.
Eisenhower National Historic Site
Molding of a Leader: Introduction
- Type: Student Activities
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
Students will read a short biography of President Eisenhower. They will then choose three important facts from his life and write a short speech to introduce the President to their PTO as a guest speaker.
Eisenhower National Historic Site
Introducing Eisenhower!
- Type: Student Activities
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
Students will read a short biography of President Eisenhower. They will then choose three important facts from his life and write a short speech to introduce the President to their PTO as a guest speaker.
Gateway National Recreation Area
Women at Floyd Bennett Field
- Type: Teacher Reference Materials
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
This teacher's guide includes materials to introduce students to changes in the role of women and society during WWII. It includes materials for reading, discussing and reflecting on biographies of four women of the Armed Services and their ability to pick up the war effort at home and abroad.
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Students will learn about the challenges that 19th- and 20th-century women faced when choosing a career path. They will then read a biography of Florence Hawley Ellis, one of the earliest American women to break into the male-dominated field of archeology. Este plan de clase con actividades incluido también está disponible en español.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Salamander Research Field Trip (Middle School)
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Researchers use salamanders as a bio-indicator to help assess the health of our forests threatened by air pollution and impacts from a changing climate. When students visit the Smokies on their field trip, one group will be collecting data as part of a Salamander study. The pre, onsite, and post-visit activities in this packet will introduce the scientific method and use the identifying anatomical characteristics to key different species of salamanders.
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
Carl Sandburg Through Time (Grades 3-5)
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
The purpose of this lesson is for students to learn about Sandburg’s life through his writing. Students will analyze one of Sandburg’s poems and explain what his poetry tells us about his family and his life. Students will think about their own families and will write an autobiographical poem about themselves.
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.
John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site
Boyhood in Brookline: The Challenges and Character of Young Jack Kennedy
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
During his boyhood years in Brookline, John Fitzgerald Kennedy faced several challenges. Through determination, imagination, humor, and family support, he was able to transform challenges into opportunities, establishing a foundation in character that led him to become the 35th president of the United States. This lesson teaches upper elementary students about those early years through a virtual tour of 83 Beals Street and significant sites in the surrounding neighborhood.