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Fort Donelson National Battlefield

The Free State at Fort Donelson
  • Type: Lesson Plan
  • Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

Map depicts the best evidence of the Freedmen's Camp near Fort Donelson, Dover, TN, 1867

First State National Historical Park

Where the State Began
  • Type: Field Trips
  • Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

An overview of Delaware Native Americans, European colonization, colonial settlements and hands-on exploration through art, objects, artifacts, historical documents and maps. This program takes place at the New Castle Court House Museum.

Olympic National Park

Freeing the Elwha ("Local History")
  • Type: Lesson Plan
  • Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

What was the life of a homesteader like and what tools from today would make their lives simpler?

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)

Olympic National Park

Freeing the Elwha: Life on the Homestead
  • Type: Lesson Plan
  • Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

Freeing the Elwha: Life on the Homestead

Gateway Arch National Park

St. Louis From the Beginning
  • Type: Field Trips
  • Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

In 1764, French fur traders founded St. Louis on the grounds that are now Gateway Arch National Park. In this program, students visit the "Colonial St. Louis" gallery in the museum and learn about the ways St. Louis became a prosperous river town and trading post.

Castillo de San Marcos National Monument

Marching for the Movement in St. Augustine
  • Type: Lesson Plan
  • Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade

Discover how St. Augustine played a vital role in the civil rights movement in the mid-1960s.

Olympic National Park

Freeing the Elwha (Salmonid Natural History)
  • Type: Lesson Plan
  • Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

How does biological evolution account for the diversity and distribution of salmonid species?

Olympic National Park

Freeing the Elwha (Aspect and Soil Moisture)
  • Type: Lesson Plan
  • Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

What combination of factors both natural and man made is necessary for healthy river restoration and how does this enhance the sustainability of natural and human communities?

Ulysses S Grant National Historic Site

Exploring the History of Slavery in St. Louis
  • Type: Distance Learning
  • Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

This Distance Learning Program aims to provide an introduction to the history of slavery in St. Louis. Geared for students in grades 3 through 5, the program examines what life was like for enslaved Missourians and highlights the stories of six enslaved African Americans from St. Louis who went on to become nationally famous for their efforts to end slavery and promote racial equality in the United States.

The History of Voting Rights in the United States
  • Type: Student Activities ... Online Galleries ... Other Education Materials
  • Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade

In this four-part video series, Park Ranger Nick Sacco examines the history of voting rights in the United States. The first three videos focus on changes, progressions, and setbacks in voting rights during the 19th Century, while the fourth video explores debates over voting rights and fair elections in the present.

President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home National Historic Site

Ladies and Gentlemen, the President of The United States
  • Type: Lesson Plan
  • Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

Introduce the three branches of government. Explain, in depth about the Executive branch and the duties of the President. Ask students if they know who was the 42nd President. Create a KWL chart for requirements to become President of the United States. Research the requirements. Create an election poster as if you are competing for the Presidency, demonstrating that they have the proper requirements to run for office.

Roger Williams National Memorial

Roger Williams and the Separation of Church and State
  • Type: Lesson Plan
  • Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade

Roger Williams believed in the idea that religion was a matter of individual conscience, not to be regulated or supported by a government. In this lesson students examine both sides of the issue of a proposed RI bill that would provide tax supported school vouchers for private schools. The students will research the issue using primary and secondary sources and then participate in a debate to answer the question: Do school vouchers violate the principle of the separation of church and state?

Olympic National Park

Freeing the Elwha (Sediment Deposition and River Structures)
  • Type: Lesson Plan
  • Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

As rivers age and slow they deposit sediment and form sediment structures. How are sediments and sediment structures important to the river ecosystem?

Olympic National Park

Freeing the Elwha (River Flows and Sediment Movement)
  • Type: Lesson Plan
  • Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

Seasonal weather patterns affect the flow patterns of water into the rivers (and watersheds) of Western North America. What landform features can form when erosion is caused by fast –moving water from Spring and Fall rains, and snowpack melt off?

Olympic National Park

Freeing the Elwha (Effects of the Elwha River Dams)
  • Type: Lesson Plan
  • Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

Explore the effects of the Elwha River Dams

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)

Olympic National Park

Freeing the Elwha (Social Studies Unit 1)
  • Type: Teacher Reference Materials
  • Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

Learn about local tribal history and connections to the Elwha River watershed.

Olympic National Park

Freeing the Elwha: "The Impacts of Hydroelectric Dams on Salmon"
  • Type: Student Activities
  • Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

Through this activity, students will learn about the impacts of hydroelectric dams on anadromous salmon migration and some of the mitigation techniques that have been designed to reduce these impacts.

The Old Courthouse in St. Louis: Yesterday and Today
  • 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.