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Lowell National Historical Park
Citizens Respond to an Industrial Crisis Virtual Field Trip
- Type: Distance Learning
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
What are the rights and responsibilities of citizens when it comes to addressing a problem in their community? What civic tools do they have at their disposal and how can they apply them to bring about a solution? Students will investigate an incident of environmental pollution that impacts the health of the community and develop a strategy to address the issue through civic actions. Explore this distance learning program designed for 8th grade students.
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
The lesson can be used in units on the Progressive Era in U.S. history courses, in the examination of a variety of civic issues, and in the study of architecture. Students will practice their skills of observation, analysis, and group participation.
Gateway Arch National Park
The Old Courthouse: Its Architecture and Its Story (Distance Learning)
- Type: Distance Learning
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Echoing the architecture of the ancient Greeks, the Old Courthouse served as the civic hub of St. Louis during the 1800s. Learn more about the significance of the building and how it was used by local and national citizens.
Grand Canyon National Park
Current Events – Uranium Mining
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
How do we work together to find sustainable solutions to everyday problems? Uranium mining near the Grand Canyon is a controversial subject. This lesson takes shape in the form of a townhall style debate.
Timpanogos Cave National Monument
Communities Care in National Parks! Grades 2 and 3
- Type: Distance Learning
- Grade Levels: Lower Elementary: Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade
Explore communities through National Parks! Students will learn the types of communities that use National Parks and compare them to their own. We will also discuss the role of community members and how we work to solve problems in our National Parks.
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Learn about the 1954 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down "separate but equal".
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Learn how three buildings restored and maintained by the U.S. General Services Administration illustrate the important role the federal government played and continues to play in communities across the country.
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Learn how people in Selma, Alabama, and national civil rights organizations worked together to end the unconstitutional denial of voting rights to African Americans in the South.
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Learn about one of the nation's most important conservation laws--the Antiquities Act of 1906--and how its passage preserved important cultural sites such as Tonto National Monument, which preserves remnants of the Salado culture prior to European contact.
Independence National Historical Park
Independence Hall: International Symbol of Freedom
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Learn about Independence Hall and about how the international influence of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution led to the designation of the building in which they were adopted as a World Heritage Site.
The White House and President's Park
Lafayette Park: First Amendment Rights on the President’s Doorstep
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Learn how a group of determined women selected Lafayette Park, across from the White House, to demonstrate for their right to vote, providing a First Amendment model for many others.
Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument
Discover Colonel Young's Protest Ride for Equality and Country: A Lightning Lesson from Teaching with Historic Places, featuring the historic Colonel Charles Young House
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
During WWI, African American Colonel Charles Young rode horseback for two weeks to protest discrimination in the U.S. Army.
Olympic National Park
Freeing the Elwha (Neighbors Along the Elwha River)
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Freeing the Elwha (Neighbors along the Elwha River)
Jimmy Carter National Historical Park
A Pathway to Peace – Negotiating the Camp David Accords
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade
Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, (left), U.S. President Jimmy Carter, (center), and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin (right) clasp hands at the White House after signing the peace treaty between Egypt and Israel on March 26, 1979.
Olympic National Park
Freeing the Elwha (Good Intentions)
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Freeing the Elwha (Good Intentions)
First State National Historical Park
Saving the Past, Shaping the Future
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
Students will experience historic preservation through immersive digital tools to explore artifacts, read letters, hear stories, and connect with Delaware's history.
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