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Showing 969 results for Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail ...
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
An American Indian man observes English ships on the Chesapeake Bay.
Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail
Captain John Smith Teacher Resources
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
The Captain John Smith Curriculum Unit consists of eight separate lesson plans designed for 4th and 5th grade students. The unit is aligned with goals and outcomes from the Maryland State Department of Education's voluntary state curriculum.
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
This lesson introduces students to the Kecoughtan people, an Indigenous Tribe that was located in what is now Hampton, Virginia. Students will examine the idea of "home" by learning about different aspects of life in the Kecoughtan's town.
Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail
We Have a Story to Tell: Native Peoples of the Chesapeake Region
- Type: Teacher Reference Materials
- Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade
This lesson primarily covers the period from the early 1600s to the present. Students explore how colonial settlement and the establishment of the United States affected the Native Americans of the Chesapeake region, especially the Powhatan, Nanticoke, and Piscataway peoples. Students will learn about the forces that resulted in the eradication of some tribes and how others survived.
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Captain John Smith's map of the Chesapeake.
George Washington Birthplace National Monument
The Washingtons in Chesapeake Bay History
- Type: Student Activities
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
Quill Writing is one of the activities students will do during this education program.
Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail
Defending the Chesapeake Region!
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
Students will begin by exploring the definitions of physical features found in the mid-Atlantic region. Students will then identify these features using maps of Baltimore and Washington D.C. After literally tracing the interaction of the geographic characteristics and the Washington, DC conflict on a map, students will be able to make supported predictions about how Baltimore was successfully defended. They will be able to confirm or refute their predictio
Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park
The Building of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Assess the importance of America's early canal system and its economic and social effects
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
STUDENT OBJECTIVES 1. Collaborate with peers by synthesizing and analyzing research on the National Historic Trails 2. Design effective presentation using appropriate gestures and speaking skills 3. Discuss the pathways and perspectives of traders, emigrants, Spanish and Indian Americans 4. Examine the stories of nine national historic trails 5. Create a presentation that demonstrates synthesis and higher level analysis 6. Present findings about the trails to the rest of the class
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.
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
Perspectives After the Surrender at Appomattox CH
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
This program will allow students to think about the different perspectives of those who lived through the Civil War, and how various viewpoints interpreted the events surrounding the Surrender Meeting at Appomattox. This program consists of several assignments designed to help students explore these differences through the stories of three people present at Appomattox Court House in 1865.
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.
Ulysses S Grant National Historic Site
Teacher Workshops at Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site
- Type: Teacher Workshops & Other Programs
- Grade Levels: Adult Education
Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site hosts at least two teacher workshops every year. Learn more about past workshops and topics for upcoming events.
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.
John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site
Commemoration, Memorialization, and Legacy: An Exploration of the Public and Private Memory of John F. Kennedy and His Presidency
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade
This lesson will allow students to explore the theme of commemoration, memorialization, and legacy through reading of primary and secondary sources. They will engage in a consideration of how historical memory is shaped and how we commemorate people and places. The lesson will also allow students to make connections about their own thoughts and feelings regarding history and how it is commemorated.
Glacier National Park
Oral Histories and Glacier National Park
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Students read and compare/contrast the cultural stories about creation of land formations with “A Geological Story of Glacier National Park.” The teacher will lead a discussion about story telling, oral history, and different explanations for the same phenomena.
Marsh - Billings - Rockefeller National Historical Park
Nature, Art and Conservation at Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade
Thomas Cole, the founder of the Hudson River School, stated “The ravages of the axe are daily increasing desecration by what is called improvement; which as yet generally destroys Nature’s beauty without substituting that of Art.” This unit, Nature, Art and Conservation at Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historic Park, will explore this very issue through on-site visits, school based lessons and independent research. For this unit students will begin by reading Marsh’s Man and Nature...
Eisenhower National Historic Site
Virtual Visit to Eisenhower National Historic Site (Grades 5-12)
- Type: Distance Learning
- Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade
Join a park ranger to explore the 1950s and 1960s and visit the only home that Dwight and Mamie Eisenhower ever owned! The Eisenhowers used their Gettysburg farm during their years in the White House, as well as in retirement. This virtual program explores the Eisenhower home and story.
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Learn about the Dayton National Cemetery and the soldiers buried there.