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Showing 1,117 results for Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park ...
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
How can math be used to explore the impact of the Blackstone Canal on Worcester?
Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park
The Life of Captain Wilbur Kelly
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
In this lesson, students will create a six word story based on the accomplishments of Wilbur Kelly.
Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park
Project ZAP! Blackstone River Cleanup
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
In this lesson, students will analyze two primary sources to identify the causes and effects of the Zap the Blackstone rehabilitation project.
Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park
Conflicting Values: John Brown and Adin Ballou
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade
This lesson plan invites students to consider the conflicting views of leading abolitionists in the years leading to the Civil War. There is a special focus on Adin Ballou, a Practical Christian who advocated for non-resistance, and leaders who supported violent tactics.
Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park
Women and Children in the Mill Village
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
In this lesson, students will learn about the role women and children played in the community at Mill Villages. They will analyze a series of photographs using the "I see… I think… I feel… I wonder…" literacy strategy.
Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park
Alice (Hadfield) Timperley and Oral History
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
In this lesson, students will gain insight into the life of Alice (Hadfield) Timperley by listening to her oral history. Then, students will think of someone important in their life to interview, come up with four questions to ask that person, and record their own oral history using FlipGrid.
Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park
Learning about Mill Workers through Primary Sources
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
In this lesson, students will examine primary resource documents of mill workers at the Lonsdale Company in 1942. Though these are injury reports, students can get a glimpse into who was working at the mills and what types of jobs they had. Students will compare primary sources to determine similarities and differences among this sample of mill workers.
Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park
Looming and Learning: Threading the Past and Present
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
How many clothes do you own? Are any of them handmade? Why don't people tend to hand make their clothing at home anymore? This lesson will investigate our complicated relationship with something as simple as thread. Old Slater Mill was the first successful water-powered cotton spinning mill in North America. This place transformed the relationship US citizens had with their clothing. This hands-on activity investigates how our relationship with clothing has changed over the past 230 years.
Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park
The Rhode Island System of Mill Villages
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
In this lesson, students will learn about how mill villages (in particular Ashton Mill) became a huge part of Rhode Island and showed the way people balanced work and community. Students will then create an overview map of their neighborhood community, complete with a key / legend.
Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park
Culture and Community
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
In this lesson, students will look at reasons why people immigrate and settle in new places and how that is oftentimes connected to the need for jobs. Students will choose an ethnic community whose members either came to work in and around Rhode Island mills (or a modern-day culture in their town) and create a poster honoring that community's impact using Adobe Spark (if looking for a digital option) or on a piece of paper (if looking for a hands-on option).
Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park
Manufacturing with Marbles at Ashton Mill
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
In this lesson, students will learn about the fiberglass products manufactured at the Ashton Mill to improve everyday life.
Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park
Peace Picnics and Community in Hopedale
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade
In 1842, a group of like-minded individuals created a commune called Hopedale. Under the leadership of minister Adin Ballou, people came to Hopedale to live out their values, which included Christian non-resistance and abolition. In this lesson, students will read primary source accounts about anti-slavery meetings and celebrations independence in Hopedale, MA and consider how people use speeches and print to make persuasive arguments.
Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park
Samuel Slater: American Hero or English Traitor
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade
Samuel Slater is regarded as a traitor in his hometown of Belper, England. In the United States, Slater has been hailed as a hero (to some) and as the “father of American industry.” This lesson plan serves as an accompaniment to episode one of the documentary series called Slatersville: America’s First Mill Village.
Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park
Slatersville, Slave Cloth, and the Slater Fund
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade
One member of the Slater family, John Fox Slater, became an outspoken abolitionist and gave a considerable amount of his fortune to a fund that paid for schools and the education of Black leaders. A historian in this series asks: “Why did he do it?” Consider this question and the interconnectedness of the economies in the North and the South as you complete the activities in this lesson plan.
Stones River National Battlefield
Stones River National Battlefield History Hike
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
Forward March! Join a park ranger for half-mile walk through the battlefield and learn about the Battle of Stones River on the ground where men in blue and gray struggled decades ago.
Niobrara National Scenic River
Peoples of the Niobrara River Valley
- Type: Distance Learning
- Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade
60 minutes classroom time, or split into two 30 minute lessons https://youtu.be/5xPK4AJ4nQg Students will learn about the many different caretakers of the Niobrara River through-out history and examine the impact that the river had on their families and culture at those times. Each era of Niobrara Caretakers is followed by a discussion and writing prompt asking students to examine their own experiences of family and culture today.
Natchez Trace Parkway
Out of the Depths and into the Park: Geology of the Mississippi River Valley
- Type: Distance Learning ... Field Trips
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Learn the role of geologic activity in drawing people to the Mississippi River Valley. This 45-minute program discusses the physical and human characteristics of places and regions and how they are connected to human identities and cultures.
Cuyahoga Valley National Park
The Cuyahoga Valley National Park Poetic Toolkit
- Type: Student Activities
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
We invite teachers, students, writers, and community members to craft poems based on the stories of Cuyahoga Valley National Park. Themes include the first people in the valley, the park’s geologic history, and the Ohio & Erie Canal. Learn more about this powerful tool for creative expression developed by the Wick Poetry Center at Kent State University.
Weir Farm National Historical Park
Virtual Field Trip to Weir Farm National Historical Park
- Type: Distance Learning
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
Through videos and 3-D virtual tours, students are introduced to the artists who lived and created art at Weir Farm. They are encouraged to look closely at paintings and painting sites to discover artistic inspiration.
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park
Exploring Habitats at Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Lower Elementary: Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade
Discover the many places that animals live at within the park! Students will explore habitats, and the animals that call them home. Meets Kentucky 2nd grade science standards. This lesson was created by Kentucky teachers as a part of the History and Science Explore Project.