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Federal Hall National Memorial
Federal Hall and the Bill of Rights
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Students will learn about the Bill of Rights, its significance to Federal Hall, and create their own Bill of Rights.
First State National Historical Park
The 1848 Federal Trial of Thomas Garrett
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade
Students role-play the 1848 federal trial of Thomas Garrett, accused of helping the Hawkins family escape slavery on the Underground Railroad. This program takes place at the New Castle Court House Museum.
Fort Larned National Historic Site
A Long Way to Santa Fe
- Type: Traveling Trunk
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
What's it like to travel the Santa Fe Trail on a wagon train? Robert Earl would say it's long periods of boredom with a few moments of excitement. Follow his story to find out about his adventures traveling with his father on the Santa Fe Trail.
Santa Fe National Historic Trail
Trading on the Santa Fe Trail
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
Overview: Kansas Historical Society offers a highly interactive exploration of life and culture on the trail through the use of a traveling resource trunk. The trunk provides educators with a variety of primary source documents, historical artifacts and photographs. The lessons focus on Kansas and United States history; Most lessons require the physical use of the trunk items.
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
This lesson is designed to review the purpose of the Santa Fe and Oregon Trails. The students will also expand their knowledge of each trail and put a plan together for a trip on each trail. This plan will include a packing list for their wagons. The students will use primary sources to help form their plans and packing list.
Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Little Kinnakeet Life-Saving Station: Home to Unsung Heroes
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Why did the Federal Government take an active role in protecting mariners by creating the U.S. Life-Saving Service?
Ninety Six National Historic Site
Law and Order: Does the punishment fit the crime?
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
At the end of this activity, the student will be able to: -Summarize the establishment of state and national governments. -Explain the structure and function of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of the federal government.
Friendship Hill National Historic Site
Field Trip: Secretary of the Treasury Board Game
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
This guided program has the student learn about the federal budget during Gallatin’s term as Secretary of the Treasury. They participate in a board game with the park ranger.
Indiana Dunes National Park
Science Fridays at Indiana Dunes Speaker Series
- Type: Guest Speakers
- Grade Levels: Adult Education
The speaker series is a monthly event designed to share information on a range of topics related to natural and cultural resources of the Indiana Dunes and the Great Lakes. Presenters may include local scientists, resource managers, community partners, federal and non-federal agency partners, and educators. Presentations are generally aimed at a young adult and adult audience, they are open to families and any science-minded, nature-loving, curious people.
- 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: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade
What is the Archaeological Resources Protection Act? How do you read a law? Using this lesson plan, students will learn about ARPA and how to read a federal law.
Haleakalā National Park
Every Kid Outdoors
- Type: Distance Learning
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
In this lesson, haumāna (students) will learn about the Jr. Ranger program and the Every Kid Outdoors program that allows 4th graders and their family and friends into federal lands, parks and waterways for free. At the end of the program haumāna will earn their Every Kid Outdoors passes.
Fort Larned National Historic Site
El Hombre
- Type: Traveling Trunk
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
Juan travels with his father from Santa Fe to Hays, Kansas, helping with the trade caravan along the way.
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade
How did President Dwight Eisenhower balance competing views on race relations and the power of the federal government in handling the Little Rock Crisis in 1957? In this lesson plan, students have the opportunity to analyze Eisenhower's decision making and study primary source letters written to the president during the Little Rock Crisis.
- 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.
Fort Larned National Historic Site
Old Bill Williams
- Type: Traveling Trunk
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
Follow the story of Bill Williams, expert rifle shot and friend to Indians as he surveys the Santa Fe Trail for the US Government.
Santa Fe National Historic Trail
Santafetrail.org Activities and Lessons
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
The Santa Fe Trail Association, the official partner of the Santa Fe National Historic Trail, offers a plethora of activities and packets for grades K-8. This site also offers a number of additional resources, including an interactive trail map with detailed explanations of each stop on the trail. Resources could easily be adapted to fit any curriculum!
Fort Larned National Historic Site
No Pot of Gold
- Type: Traveling Trunk
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
Journey downt he Santa Fe Trail with seven-year-old Marion Sloan as she, her mother and her brother head to California.
Friendship Hill National Historic Site
Field Trip: The Whiskey Rebellion
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
The ranger will guide the students through a slideshow that asks multiple choice questions about how the students would have reacted during the whiskey rebellion. Using the answers the students will find out if they hold opinions that were held by the rebels, the moderates, and the federalists. Along the way they will learn about the events in this first test of federal power and how Albert Gallatin worked to find a solution.
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
The Many Faces of Delaware Water Gap
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
Rocks don't have to be dull! Park rangers, federal geologists, and local teachers worked together to prove it! These curriculum-based field trips explore five locations in the park in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. This two-color, 125-page binder provides background material, a glossary, directions to sites, and practical suggestions for field trips, and explores both famous and little-known evidence of the park's formation.