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Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Low Bridge, Everybody Down
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
Explore the Canal Exploration Center to learn about the history and economic importance of the Ohio & Erie Canal. Learn about this time period as you view a historic canal lock, hike on the Towpath Trail and discover primary sources that provide narratives of life during the canal era.
Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument
"No Mail, Low Morale" The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion
- Type: Guest Speakers
- Grade Levels: Adult Education
During World War II, the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion was the only all-Black female unit deployed overseas. Their mission was to sort through a backlog of mail, which was a critical boost to the morale of soldiers on the frontlines. Learn about how the 6888th came to be and how the leadership of Wilberforce University alumna Lieutenant Colonel Charity Adams attributed to their success.
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Learn about the Boott Cotton Mills complex in Massachusetts, which contains mills built from the mid-1830s to the early 20th century.
Weir Farm National Historical Park
Virtual Field Trip to Weir Farm National Historical Park
- Type: Distance Learning
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
Through videos and 3-D virtual tours, students are introduced to the artists who lived and created art at Weir Farm. They are encouraged to look closely at paintings and painting sites to discover artistic inspiration.
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park
Exploring Habitats at Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Lower Elementary: Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade
Discover the many places that animals live at within the park! Students will explore habitats, and the animals that call them home. Meets Kentucky 2nd grade science standards. This lesson was created by Kentucky teachers as a part of the History and Science Explore Project.
Lowell National Historical Park
Do History and Science at the Tsongas Industrial History Center
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
Science, History and many more field trip opportunities for your students at Lowell National Historical Park!
Marsh - Billings - Rockefeller National Historical Park
Nature, Art and Conservation at Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade
Thomas Cole, the founder of the Hudson River School, stated “The ravages of the axe are daily increasing desecration by what is called improvement; which as yet generally destroys Nature’s beauty without substituting that of Art.” This unit, Nature, Art and Conservation at Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historic Park, will explore this very issue through on-site visits, school based lessons and independent research. For this unit students will begin by reading Marsh’s Man and Nature...
Glacier National Park
Oral Histories and Glacier National Park
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Students read and compare/contrast the cultural stories about creation of land formations with “A Geological Story of Glacier National Park.” The teacher will lead a discussion about story telling, oral history, and different explanations for the same phenomena.
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
STUDENT OBJECTIVES 1. Collaborate with peers by synthesizing and analyzing research on the National Historic Trails 2. Design effective presentation using appropriate gestures and speaking skills 3. Discuss the pathways and perspectives of traders, emigrants, Spanish and Indian Americans 4. Examine the stories of nine national historic trails 5. Create a presentation that demonstrates synthesis and higher level analysis 6. Present findings about the trails to the rest of the class
Ulysses S Grant National Historic Site
Teacher Workshops at Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site
- Type: Teacher Workshops & Other Programs
- Grade Levels: Adult Education
Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site hosts at least two teacher workshops every year. Learn more about past workshops and topics for upcoming events.
Fort Necessity National Battlefield
Traveling the National Road: Unit 9 Historic Site Cards
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
This unit introduces the students to seven bridges, buildings and other historic structures that were associated with the National Road in Pennsylvania and are still standing. The historic site cards are for the students to read. These cards allow the students to discover traces of the historic National Road that are still present in the community.
Eisenhower National Historic Site
Virtual Visit to Eisenhower National Historic Site (Grades 5-12)
- Type: Distance Learning
- Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade
Join a park ranger to explore the 1950s and 1960s and visit the only home that Dwight and Mamie Eisenhower ever owned! The Eisenhowers used their Gettysburg farm during their years in the White House, as well as in retirement. This virtual program explores the Eisenhower home and story.
Lowell National Historical Park
The Same, Only Different Virtual Field Trip
- Type: Distance Learning
- Grade Levels: Lower Elementary: Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade
In this engaging program, students follow the correspondence between two 2nd-grade students from Lowell who become connected (as “digital pen-pals”) through a school project. As they share insights into their families, hobbies, and cultural traditions, the students realize that even though their lives may appear to be different, they have more in common than they initially thought. This program is designed for the 2nd grade.
Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument
National Parks in the History of Science: Radiocarbon Dating Video Notetaker
- Type: Student Activities
- Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade
Students will identify key information about the history and use of radiocarbon dating.
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.
Lowell National Historical Park
Change Over Time: Through Children's Eyes Virtual Field Trip
- Type: Distance Learning
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
Discover the stories of people who came from all over the world to Lowell and who now make up the city’s diverse community. By investigating primary sources, oral histories, and objects, students learn about the immigrant groups who arrived in the U.S. in the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries, including why they came, how they met the challenges of settling in a different environment, and how they contributed to their new community.
Lowell National Historical Park
Engineering a Better Future Virtual Field Trip
- Type: Distance Learning
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
Crushed fingers, broken legs, cuts and bruises … these were just some of the injuries suffered by 19th-century mill workers as they operated large, dangerous machines. Students will examine the Boott Cotton Mills’ looms and apply the engineering design process to identify safety problems and propose possible solutions. Using breakout groups and collaboration technology, students will design a safer loom by applying modern solutions to a historical problem.
Lowell National Historical Park
Immigration, Culture, and Community Virtual Field Trip
- Type: Distance Learning
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
Discover the stories of people who came from all over the world to Lowell and who now make up the city’s diverse community. By investigating primary sources, oral histories, and objects, students learn about the immigrant groups who arrived in the U.S. in the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries, including why they came, how they met the challenges of settling in a different environment, and how they contributed to their new community.
Lowell National Historical Park
Who Polluted the Merrimack
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Who polluted the Merrimack River
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Learn about the Dayton National Cemetery and the soldiers buried there.