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Fort Donelson National Battlefield

Sarah's Journey

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

Sarah's Journey

Pele’s Journey

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

This lesson begins with the video (or graphic novel) “Pele Searches for a Home”. Students will compare Pele’s journey through the islands depicted in this Hawaiian legend with the scientific geologic theory of the creation of the Hawaiian Islands.

John Day Fossil Beds National Monument

A Fossil’s Journey

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

Students learn about fossils, where they are found, how they are formed, and their abundance. In this unit, they can create their own body fossil, trace fossil, and make inferences on the fossil record, like paleontologists do.

Indiana Dunes National Park

A Royal Journey

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

The goal of A Royal Journey is to spread the voice on conservation and need of this threatened species. We also strive to bring a scientist’s journey into the concept of the student’s thinking. The dynamic timeliness of necessity has inspired the Indiana Dunes National Park to invite and educate students of today and adults of tomorrow to learn and save this imperiled species.

Cane River Creole National Historical Park

A Fish's Journey

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

Learn about the life cycle of fish! In this choose-your-own adventure inspired activity, players will travel through their life cycle as a Bluegill living in Cane River Lake. Try to survive to adulthood and spawn the next generation of Bluegills – but watch out for predators and other challenges along the way.

Hot Springs National Park

A Journey of Rocks and Water

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

Students will create an understanding of the hydrogeological system of Hot Springs through observations of notable rock formations and examinations of the permeability of groundwater through certain rock types. Program designed for 7th grade and high school Earth Science courses.

Mississippi National River & Recreation Area

Big River Journey

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

The Big River Journey is a great way for students to learn more about the Mississippi River. The award-winning program offers an integration of river and classroom experiences that connect 3rd-5th grade students with the science and heritage of the Mississippi River and promote stewardship.

Mississippi National River & Recreation Area

Big River Journey Online

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

Big River Journey Online is the next best thing to a riverboat field trip on the Mississippi River itself! Filled with fun and exciting video clips and interactive learning modules about birds, boats, bugs, water quality and much more, Big River Journey Online allows kids to explore the mysteries of the Mississippi from school or home.

Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park

A Journey on the C&O Canal

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

Students will read and discuss A Journey on the C&O Canal in order to: 1) Learn why the C&O Canal is an amazing accomplishment in Maryland's history; 2) Learn why the C&O Canal is especially important to Washington County, Maryland; 3) Understand more about the genre of historical fiction and how it can teach us real information with characters who didn't actually live but could have; and 4) Describe what a typical nine-year old canal boy and family were like in the late 1800's.

First State National Historical Park

Flight to Freedom on the Underground Railroad: Emeline’s Journey

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

An interactive overview of slavery and abolition in Delaware told through the compelling story of enslaved Emeline Hawkins and her family, and their escape to freedom on the Underground Railroad. This program takes place at the New Castle Court House Museum.

Martin Van Buren National Historic Site

‘Henry ‘Box’ Brown: An Extraordinary Journey to Freedom’

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

‘Henry’s Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad,’ is a Caldecott Honor children’s book that sensitively introduces the experience of enslavement through the personal story of Henry ‘Box’ Brown whom successfully obtained his freedom by mailing himself to Philadelphia. The program consists of reading a book and completing thematic activities designed to fulfil national as well as New York State curriculum standards.

Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park

Journey Through Earth’s Transformations: Erosion and Sinkholes

• Type: Lesson Plan
• Grade Levels: Lower Elementary: Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade

Gather evidence and discover sinkholes. Meets Kentucky 2nd grade science standards. This lesson was created by Kentucky teachers as a part of the History and Science Explore Project.

"Journey from Slavery to Statesman": The Homes of Frederick Douglass

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

This lesson is based on the National Register of Historic Places registration files for Wye House, Nathan and Polly Johnson House (and photographs), and Frederick Douglass National Historic Site (and photographs), as well as other source materials on the life of Frederick Douglass.

“Journey from Slavery to Stateman”: The Homes of Frederick Douglass

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

Follow Frederick Douglass on his journey from life as a slave to that of a respected statesman and investigate how three homes reflect the different phases of his life.

Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve

Mars Traveling Trunk

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

Journey through time and space, through the geography and geology of sand dunes, and the feats of engineering that make such exploration possible.

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.

Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve

Claudia's Story

• Type: Field Trips
• Grade Levels: Lower Elementary: Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade

Come visit the Acadian Cultural Center and learn about the journey of the Acadians. Students will become explorers and learn mapping skills while discovering the world of Cajun history and culture.

Fort Larned National Historic Site

Letters From Sarah

• Type: Traveling Trunk
• Grade Levels: Lower Elementary: Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade

Disappointed that she can't go on a trip with her father down the Santa Fe Trail, Sarah "joins" the journey through letters she trades with him along the way.

Rocky Mountain National Park

Sense-a-tional Rocky

• Type: Distance Learning
• Grade Levels: Lower Elementary: Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade

Journey alongside Kaylee the Coyote as she explores Rocky Mountain National Park with her senses and invites YOU to do the same in your own classroom and backyard! This engaging program features interactive games and songs.

Gateway Arch National Park

Overlanders Traveling Trunk

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

In this traveling trunk, students will join 14-year-old Sally Hester and her family for their overland journey through St. Louis on their way to California in 1849. As you unpack this trunk, discover many of the items needed for the arduous trek.