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Lewis and Clark National Historical Park

Clatsop and Chinookan Culture of the Lower Columbia River Traveling Trunk

• Type: Traveling Trunk
• Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

This trunk uses the journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition to learn about the American Indian peoples--Clatsop and Chinookan, who lived at the mouth of the Columbia River when the expedition visited the area in 1805-06.

Lewis and Clark National Historical Park

Clatsop & Chinookan Culture of the Lower Columbia River Traveling Trunk

• Type: Traveling Trunk
• Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

This trunk uses the journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition to learn about the American Indian peoples--Clatsop and Chinookan, who lived at the mouth of the Columbia River when the expedition visited the area in 1805-06.

To Go or Not To Go (Lesson One in Elwha Unit)

• Type: Lesson Plan
• Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

In this lesson, students will answer the following essential question: What combination of factors, both natural and manmade, is necessary for healthy river restoration and how does this enhance the sustainability of natural and human communities?

Potomac Gorge: A Natural Monument in the Shadow of National Monuments

• Type: Field Trips
• Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

On this field trip to either C&O Canal National Historical Park or the George Washington Memorial Parkway, students will conduct a field study activity, to identify some of the ways human impacts affect organisms that live in the Potomac and assess the human impact on a 20-meter stretch of trail in the park.

Everglades National Park

“Going… Going… Gone!” Water: 4-6 Grade

• Type: Lesson Plan
• Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

The students will be able to: a) list two of the factors involved in the extinction of small populations, and b) differentiate between an individual organism, a species, and a population.

Everglades National Park

"Going, Going, Gone" Don't Let It Loose: 5-8th Grade

• Type: Lesson Plan
• Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

The students will be able to define the terms native, alien, endangered and extinct; explain the impact of exotic vegetation to natural communities; name at least three native and three exotic species found in South Florida.

Invasive Species Go-Around

• Type: Lesson Plan
• Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

There are many different and varied invasive species, but for this lesson the key points are that the species is (1) not native and (2) causes harm to either the economy or the environment. This activity will allow students to focus on one invasive species and present the information that they find about their species to classmates in a classroom go-around at the end of their research.

Hamilton Grange National Memorial

Go exploring with Flat Ranger

• Type: Lesson Plan
• Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

Students will be able to: research facts about National Parks present information to the class participate in an individual or group project

Minuteman Missile National Historic Site

Go Underground with Cold War history

• Type: Distance Learning
• Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade

Your class will join a ranger at Launch Control Center Delta-01, 31 feet underground, to explore the Minuteman II system's role as a nuclear deterrent during the Cold War and visit sites rarely seen by civilians while in use, but that nevertheless loomed large on the geo-political landscape.

Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve

Let's Go Whale Watching in Glacier Bay!

• Type: Distance Learning
• Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

Glacier Bay is home to one of the world's most intriguing marine mammals - the endangered Humpback Whale. Come join a Glacier Bay Park Ranger on an interactive journey to learn more about this endangered species. Students will take a look at how Humpback Whales interact with their environment and what Park Researchers are doing to protect them.

Klondike Gold Rush - Seattle Unit National Historical Park

Taming the River

• Type: Lesson Plan
• Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

"Taming a River" looks at the possible effects which occur during most mining operations that took place during the historic gold rushes in North America. The lesson plan can also be modified to see what could happen in areas underlain with permafrost.

Tumacácori National Historical Park

River Ramble

• Type: Field Trips
• Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

This exploratory walk highlights the ecology of the Santa Cruz River Valley. This program will also touch upon the importance of river corridors as locations for traditional O’odham villages. Students will learn about the plants that were used for clothing, tools, and food. Learning will involve inquiry, sensory activities, and language arts.

Mississippi National River & Recreation Area

Winter River

• Type: Field Trips
• Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

Students are introduced to the fun side of winter with a day of recreation and orienteering challenges at Fort Snelling State Park. Students learn about adapting to colder weather, view animal tracks, explore winter forest habitat and vegetation, experience snowshoeing, warm up around a sheltered fire, and more! The program includes a video to watch together beforehand to learn how to properly prepare and dress for the outdoors in winter.

Guadalupe Mountains National Park

Geology Lesson 3. Where did the oceans go?

• Type: Lesson Plan
• Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade

The learner will: • Understand the external forces that aid landscape evolution. • Apply this understanding to the Guadalupe Mountains, Carlsbad Caverns National Park, the Delaware basin area, or your local geography.

Chapter 10 Lesson Plan: The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1963

• Type: Lesson Plan
• Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

Detroit, Michigan. Riot at the Sojourner Truth homes, a new U.S. federal housing project, caused by white neighbors' attempt to prevent Black tenants from moving in. American flag next to a sign that reads: "We want white tenants in our white community," directly opposite the housing project. Courtesy of Library of Congress.

Chapter 12 Lesson Plan: The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1963

• Type: Lesson Plan
• Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

Young civil rights demonstrators speaking at a press conference at the Gaston Motel during the Children's Crusade in Birmingham, Alabama. Andrew Young (dressed in overalls) is standing behind them. Photo taken 5/8/1963. Copyright, Alabama Department of Archives and History. Donated by the Alabama Media Group, http://www.alabamamediagroup.com

Chapter 13 Lesson Plan: The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1963

• Type: Lesson Plan
• Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

Zora Neale Hurston, U.S. Library of Congress, Reproduction number LC-USZ62-62394 (b&w film copy neg.). Card #2004672085. https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2004672085/

Chapter 14 Lesson Plan: The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1963

• Type: Lesson Plan
• Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

A picture of a statue at Kelly Ingram Park called The Four Spirits. This statue honors the lives of the 4 girls who died in the dynamite blast at 16th Street Baptist Church on September 15, 1963. Photo courtesy of the Alabama Tourism Department, Chris Granger (photographer).

Chapter 15 Lesson Plan: The Watson Go to Birmingham 1963

• Type: Lesson Plan
• Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

Students hold a sleep-in as a form of protest in Flint, Michigan in 1967.

Chapter 1 Lesson Plan: The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1963

• Type: Lesson Plan
• Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

1963 Plymouth car advertisement.