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Showing 2,239 results for Bureau of Reclamation ...
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Learn about the Hoover Dam, located where the Colorado River forms the boundary between the states of Nevada and Arizona,
Kenai Fjords National Park
The Scientific Method
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade
Students will conduct a basic soil science experiment and re-familiarize themselves with the scientific method.
Prince William Forest Park
Hike to the Cabin Branch Pyrite Mine
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Learn the history of the park's iron pyrite mine on this moderate, two mile hike that lasts around two hours. Rangers will hike with students to the old mine site, and give students the opportunity to learn about the park's mine reclamation efforts, stroll along a boardwalk, and see several existing foundations and capped off mine shafts.
William Howard Taft National Historic Site
The Measure of a Man or a Woman
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
This lesson will help students to re-live the early years of William Howard Taft and his family as well as, explore the Taft family's values practiced in their household.
Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site
Economy and Trade: Pre 1845
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
In Economy and Trade: Pre 1845, students will learn about trade relations between tribes prior to European contact and how their experience prepared them for success in dealing with explorers and traders after European contact by re-enacting trading as it was practiced at Knife River Villages.
Gateway Arch National Park
Law Merit Badge
- Type: Other Education Materials
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Does protecting the law involve bravery? Does telling the truth equal courage? Investigate the judicial system and its important role in our society. Scouts re-enact a historic trial and debate contemporary issues. An attorney and a National Park Service Law Enforcement Ranger will discuss their roles and responsibilities in society.
Mammoth Cave National Park
Shapes Of The Season
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Lower Elementary: Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade
This lesson plan is from "Making Connections: A Curriculum Guide to Mammoth Cave National Park, GrK-3", which comprises ten lessons. This is lesson 4 of that set. Students collect and classify leaves. This art project then re-creates their favorite leaf shape in the colors of fall - ready to hang in the window as a sun-catcher.
Stones River National Battlefield
Better Know a Regiment
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade
Teachers and students will accompany a ranger by bus or foot in search of the path taken by ancestral Civil War regiments during the Battle of Stones River. Prior research by the students using primary sources and historical documents will allow them to actively participate in the program, not just observe. Students will learn the history of their ancestors, the importance of the Battle of Stones River, and experience firsthand a small part of what the soldiers did more than 150 years ago.
Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument
So You Wanna Be a Paleobotanist?
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
Students will re-create scientific studies done by paleobotanists analyzing data from fossil plants found at Florissant Fossil Beds to draw conclusions about the paleoclimate 34 million years ago. In this activity, students will identify fossil plant species by their leaves, review data on the growing conditions of their nearest modern plant relatives, and compare as many species as possible to determine the range of temperature and precipitation that the fossil plant community can live in.
Statue Of Liberty National Monument
Interpreting A Symbol Post Statue of Liberty Lesson Plan
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
At the end of the lesson, students will be able to: -Describe several definitions that the Statue of Liberty has held over time. -Explain the importance of Emma Lazarus’ poem as an example of how the Statue of Liberty has continued to bring meaning to different groups of people. -Create their interpretations about the Statue of Liberty as the monument’s meaning evolves, past and present.
Ellis Island Part of Statue of Liberty National Monument
Checking In
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
Students will describe some of the difficulties immigrants faced when processed at Ellis Island, and identify with some of the hopes and reservations (feelings) of immigrants arriving to the United States.
Andersonville National Historic Site
Narrative of privations and sufferings of United States officers and soldiers while prisoners of war in the hands of the Rebel authorities
- Type: Primary Sources
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
This report, published by the non-governmental United States Sanitary Commission provides multiple accounts of the treatment of Union prisoners of war in Confederate military prisons.
Statue Of Liberty National Monument
How Big is the Statue of Liberty?
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Lower Elementary: Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade
Students will use their bodies as measuring tools to determine the size of the Statue of Liberty.
Andersonville National Historic Site
Report on the Treatment of Prisoners of War
- Type: Primary Sources
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
This document is the report of a House of Representatives committee which interviewed former prisoners of war and civilians imprisoned by the Confederate States of America during the Civil War.
National Park of American Samoa
Pest Invaders: The Fight to Stay Native
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
The history of life on islands is a story of invasions. Ever since the high islands of American Samoa rose out of the sea as barren piles of volcanic rock, living things have been making the long and dangerous journey across the Pacific to reach this new land. Until a few thousand years ago, every plant, insect, and bird that lived on our islands was the descendant of a lucky adventurer that had crossed hundreds or thousands of miles of open ocean to establish a new colony here.
Shiloh National Military Park
Siege and Battle of Corinth
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
1) To explain why gaining control of the railroads in Corinth was important to both the Union and the Confederacy. 2) To describe the course of the Siege of Corinth and the Battle of Corinth and to evaluate their impact on the course of the Civil War. 3) To describe the fortifications constructed during these engagements and to analyze their importance. 4) To examine the role transportation routes played in the formation of the student's own community.
National Park of American Samoa
I'm A Tree
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
Most of the natural vegetation of American Samoa (present before the arrival of Polynesians about 3000 years ago) fits into the category of tropical rainforest. Tropical rainforests are found throughout the world in areas of warm climates and sufficient to plentiful year-round rainfall. The Samoan tropical rainforest originally extended from just inland of the shore up to the summits of the highest mountains.
Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park
Lasting Effects of the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Students will learn about the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo, read the articles of the treaty, and rewrite them in their own words. Students then write about how the Treaty affects them today. By the end of the lesson, students will be able to answer the question: What is the significance of the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo and how does it affect us today?
Ellis Island Part of Statue of Liberty National Monument
“Island of Hope, Island of Tears” Movie Worksheet (Grades 3-6)
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
One of the best things to do on your field trip to Ellis Island. With a large auditorium setting for your class, narrator Gene Hackman will guide your students through the immigrant journey with this classic film! This activity sheet is a great way to keep your students engaged as they explore the historic footage of Ellis Island's past!
Ellis Island Part of Statue of Liberty National Monument
Finding a Home
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
As immigrants finished processing at Ellis Island, many waited with hopes, fears, and anticipation about where they chose to settle. Some preferred the comforts of immigrant communities nearby. Others hoped to find better job opportunities outside the greater New York City area. Finding a Home simulates the experience of being a newly-arrived immigrant excited to take their next steps in America.