Educator Resources

Search:

Searching...

No results match your search query. Please try again.

Filter Your Results

Type

X

• Lesson Plan (104)
• Field Trips (27)
• Distance Learning (16)
• Student Activities (13)
• Primary Sources (8)
• Teacher Reference Materials (6)
• Guest Speakers (5)
• Traveling Trunk (3)
• Other Education Materials (2)
• Media for Loan (1)
• Teacher Workshops & Other Programs (1)
• Show More ...

Location

X

• Salem Maritime National Historic Site (16)
• Fort Scott National Historic Site (13)
• New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park (13)
• First State National Historical Park (9)
• Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park (7)
• Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site (5)
• Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park (4)
• Booker T Washington National Monument (4)
• George Washington Carver National Monument (4)
• Natchez Trace Parkway (4)
• Antietam National Battlefield (3)
• Catoctin Mountain Park (3)
• Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument (3)
• Frederick Douglass National Historic Site (3)
• Gateway Arch National Park (3)
• Independence National Historical Park (3)
• Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park (3)
• Ulysses S Grant National Historic Site (3)
• Appomattox Court House National Historical Park (2)
• Belmont-Paul Women's Equality National Monument (2)
• Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site (2)
• First Ladies National Historic Site (2)
• Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument (2)
• Fort Stanwix National Monument (2)
• Friendship Hill National Historic Site (2)
• Harpers Ferry National Historical Park (2)
• Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park (2)
• Lewis and Clark National Historical Park (2)
• National Mall and Memorial Parks (2)
• Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park (2)
• Pennsylvania Avenue (2)
• Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (2)
• Stones River National Battlefield (2)
• Timucuan Ecological & Historic Preserve (2)
• Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument (2)
• Acadia National Park (1)
• African Burial Ground National Monument (1)
• Andersonville National Historic Site (1)
• Aztec Ruins National Monument (1)
• Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park (1)
• Cane River Creole National Historical Park (1)
• Canyon de Chelly National Monument (1)
• Cape Hatteras National Seashore (1)
• Castillo de San Marcos National Monument (1)
• Colonial National Historical Park (1)
• Cowpens National Battlefield (1)
• Cumberland Gap National Historical Park (1)
• Fort Raleigh National Historic Site (1)
• Fort Smith National Historic Site (1)
• Fossil Butte National Monument (1)
• Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park (1)
• George Washington Birthplace National Monument (1)
• Gettysburg National Military Park (1)
• Grand Canyon National Park (1)
• Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site (1)
• Guadalupe Mountains National Park (1)
• Hampton National Historic Site (1)
• Lowell National Historical Park (1)
• Martin Van Buren National Historic Site (1)
• Mesa Verde National Park (1)
• Minute Man National Historical Park (1)
• Morristown National Historical Park (1)
• National Park of American Samoa (1)
• Ninety Six National Historic Site (1)
• Prince William Forest Park (1)
• Saratoga National Historical Park (1)
• Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site (1)
• Theodore Roosevelt Island (1)
• Thomas Edison National Historical Park (1)
• Valley Forge National Historical Park (1)
• Whitman Mission National Historic Site (1)
• Women's Rights National Historical Park (1)
• Yorktown Battlefield Part of Colonial National Historical Park (1)
• Show More ...

Subject

• Social Studies (155)
• Literacy and Language Arts (59)
• Science (19)
• Math (7)

Grade Range

• Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade (62)
• High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade (48)
• Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade (47)
• Lower Elementary: Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade (9)
• Adult Education (4)
• College Undergraduate Level (1)

Common Core

X

• 9-10.RH.2 (32)
• 9-10.RH.1 (30)
• 6-8.RH.2 (26)
• 9-10.RH.4 (24)
• 9-10.RH.9 (23)
• 9-10.RH.10 (22)
• 6-8.RH.4 (21)
• 6-8.RH.7 (21)
• 11-12.RH.2 (19)
• 6-8.RH.1 (19)
• 9-10.RH.7 (19)
• 11-12.RH.1 (18)
• 6-8.RH.10 (18)
• 9-10.RH.3 (18)
• 6-8.RH.3 (17)
• 6-8.RH.5 (15)
• 6-8.RH.9 (15)
• 9-10.RH.5 (15)
• 6-8.RH.6 (14)
• 9-10.RH.6 (14)
• 9-10.RH.8 (14)
• 6-8.RH.8 (13)
• 11-12.RH.7 (12)
• 11-12.RH.10 (11)
• 11-12.RH.5 (11)
• 11-12.RH.4 (10)
• 11-12.RH.9 (10)
• 6.SL.2 (10)
• 6.SL.1 (9)
• 7.SL.1 (9)
• 7.SL.2 (9)
• 8.SL.1 (9)
• 8.SL.2 (9)
• 11-12.RH.3 (8)
• 6.SL.3 (8)
• 7.SL.3 (8)
• 11-12.RH.6 (7)
• 11-12.RH.8 (7)
• 6.SL.1.a (7)
• 6.SL.1.b (7)
• 6.SL.1.c (7)
• 7.SL.1.a (7)
• 7.SL.1.b (7)
• 8.RI.1 (7)
• 8.SL.3 (7)
• 4.RI.1 (6)
• 6-8.WHST.9 (6)
• 6.SL.1.d (6)
• 7.SL.1.c (6)
• 7.SL.1.d (6)
• 8.RI.4 (6)
• 8.SL.1.a (6)
• 8.SL.1.b (6)
• 8.SL.1.c (6)
• 8.SL.1.d (6)
• 3.SL.1 (5)
• 4.RI.3 (5)
• 4.SL.1 (5)
• 8.RI.2 (5)
• 9-10.RI.1 (5)
• 9-10.RI.2 (5)
• 9-10.W.3 (5)
• 9-10.WHST.1 (5)
• 11-12.RI.1 (4)
• 11-12.WHST.1 (4)
• 3.SL.1.d (4)
• 3.SL.4 (4)
• 4.RI.2 (4)
• 4.SL.4 (4)
• 5.L.4 (4)
• 5.RI.1 (4)
• 5.SL.1 (4)
• 8.RI.3 (4)
• 8.RI.5 (4)
• 8.RI.6 (4)
• 8.W.3.a (4)
• 8.W.3.b (4)
• 8.W.3.c (4)
• 8.W.3.d (4)
• 8.W.3.e (4)
• 9-10.RI.3 (4)
• 9-10.RI.4 (4)
• 9-10.W.3.a (4)
• 9-10.W.3.b (4)
• 9-10.W.3.c (4)
• 9-10.W.3.d (4)
• 9-10.W.3.e (4)
• 9-10.WHST.1.a (4)
• 9-10.WHST.1.b (4)
• 1.SL.1 (3)
• 1.SL.4 (3)
• 11-12.RI.2 (3)
• 11-12.RI.4 (3)
• 11-12.SL.2 (3)
• 11-12.WHST.1.a (3)
• 11-12.WHST.1.b (3)
• 3.RI.1 (3)
• 3.RI.2 (3)
• 3.RI.3 (3)
• 3.SL.1.b (3)
• 3.SL.3 (3)
• 4.L.3 (3)
• 4.RI.6 (3)
• 4.SL.1.b (3)
• 4.SL.1.d (3)
• 5.RI.2 (3)
• 5.RI.3 (3)
• 5.SL.1.d (3)
• 5.SL.2 (3)
• 5.SL.4 (3)
• 6-8.WHST.1 (3)
• 6.L.4 (3)
• 6.RI.1 (3)
• 6.SL.4 (3)
• 7.L.4 (3)
• 7.RI.1 (3)
• 8.L.4 (3)
• 8.RI.8 (3)
• 8.W.3 (3)
• 9-10.SL.2 (3)
• 9-10.W.2 (3)
• 9-10.WHST.2 (3)
• 1.SL.1.a (2)
• 1.SL.1.b (2)
• 1.SL.3 (2)
• 11-12.RI.3 (2)
• 11-12.RI.5 (2)
• 11-12.RI.6 (2)
• 11-12.RI.7 (2)
• 11-12.SL.5 (2)
• 11-12.W.2 (2)
• 11-12.WHST.2 (2)
• 11-12.WHST.9 (2)
• 2.SL.1.a (2)
• 2.SL.1.b (2)
• 2.SL.3 (2)
• 3.L.1 (2)
• 3.L.3 (2)
• 3.L.4 (2)
• 3.RF.3 (2)
• 3.RF.4 (2)
• 3.RI.5 (2)
• 3.RI.6 (2)
• 3.RI.7 (2)
• 3.SL.1.a (2)
• 3.SL.1.c (2)
• 3.SL.6 (2)
• 4.L.1 (2)
• 4.L.4 (2)
• 4.RF.4 (2)
• 4.RF.4.a (2)
• 4.RI.5 (2)
• 4.RI.7 (2)
• 4.SL.3 (2)
• 5.L.4.a (2)
• 5.RI.6 (2)
• 5.SL.1.b (2)
• 5.SL.3 (2)
• 5.SL.5 (2)
• 5.SL.6 (2)
• 6-8.WHST.1.a (2)
• 6-8.WHST.1.b (2)
• 6.L.3 (2)
• 6.L.5 (2)
• 6.RI.6 (2)
• 6.RI.7 (2)
• 6.SL.5 (2)
• 6.SL.6 (2)
• 6.W.1 (2)
• 6.W.6 (2)
• 6.W.8 (2)
• 6.W.9 (2)
• 7.L.3 (2)
• 7.L.5 (2)
• 7.RI.3 (2)
• 7.RI.4 (2)
• 7.RI.8 (2)
• 7.SL.4 (2)
• 7.SL.5 (2)
• 7.SL.6 (2)
• 7.W.6 (2)
• 7.W.9 (2)
• 8.L.3 (2)
• 8.L.5 (2)
• 8.RI.7 (2)
• 8.SL.4 (2)
• 8.SL.6 (2)
• 8.W.1 (2)
• 8.W.1.b (2)
• 8.W.2 (2)
• 8.W.7 (2)
• 8.W.8 (2)
• 8.W.9 (2)
• 9-10.RI.10 (2)
• 9-10.RI.5 (2)
• 9-10.RI.6 (2)
• 9-10.SL.1 (2)
• 9-10.SL.5 (2)
• 9-10.W.1 (2)
• 9-10.W.9 (2)
• 1.SL.1.c (1)
• 1.SL.5 (1)
• 11-12.L.1 (1)
• 11-12.L.2 (1)
• 11-12.L.3 (1)
• 11-12.L.5 (1)
• 11-12.L.6 (1)
• 11-12.RI.10 (1)
• 11-12.RI.8 (1)
• 11-12.RI.9 (1)
• 11-12.RL.1 (1)
• 11-12.RL.10 (1)
• 11-12.SL.1 (1)
• 11-12.SL.1.a (1)
• 11-12.SL.1.c (1)
• 11-12.SL.1.d (1)
• 11-12.SL.3 (1)
• 11-12.SL.4 (1)
• 11-12.SL.6 (1)
• 11-12.W.1 (1)
• 11-12.W.3 (1)
• 11-12.W.4 (1)
• 11-12.W.5 (1)
• 11-12.W.6 (1)
• 11-12.W.7 (1)
• 11-12.W.8 (1)
• 11-12.W.9 (1)
• 11-12.WHST.4 (1)
• 11-12.WHST.5 (1)
• 11-12.WHST.6 (1)
• 11-12.WHST.7 (1)
• 11-12.WHST.8 (1)
• 2.L.4 (1)
• 2.SL.1 (1)
• 2.SL.1.c (1)
• 2.SL.4 (1)
• 2.SL.5 (1)
• 3.L.2 (1)
• 3.L.4.a (1)
• 3.L.6 (1)
• 3.RF.3.c (1)
• 3.RF.4.a (1)
• 3.RI.10 (1)
• 3.SL.2 (1)
• 3.SL.5 (1)
• 3.W.1 (1)
• 3.W.2 (1)
• 3.W.3 (1)
• 3.W.4 (1)
• 4.L.2 (1)
• 4.L.4.a (1)
• 4.L.6 (1)
• 4.RF.3 (1)
• 4.RI.4 (1)
• 4.RI.9 (1)
• 4.SL.1.a (1)
• 4.SL.1.c (1)
• 4.SL.2 (1)
• 4.SL.5 (1)
• 4.SL.6 (1)
• 4.W.1 (1)
• 4.W.10 (1)
• 4.W.2 (1)
• 4.W.3 (1)
• 4.W.4 (1)
• 4.W.5 (1)
• 4.W.6 (1)
• 4.W.8 (1)
• 4.W.9 (1)
• 5.L.1 (1)
• 5.L.3 (1)
• 5.L.4.c (1)
• 5.L.5 (1)
• 5.L.6 (1)
• 5.RF.4 (1)
• 5.RF.4.a (1)
• 5.RI.5 (1)
• 5.RI.7 (1)
• 5.RI.9 (1)
• 5.SL.1.a (1)
• 5.SL.1.c (1)
• 5.W.7 (1)
• 6-8.RST.10 (1)
• 6-8.WHST.1.c (1)
• 6-8.WHST.1.d (1)
• 6-8.WHST.1.e (1)
• 6-8.WHST.2 (1)
• 6-8.WHST.2.a (1)
• 6-8.WHST.2.b (1)
• 6-8.WHST.2.c (1)
• 6-8.WHST.2.d (1)
• 6-8.WHST.2.e (1)
• 6-8.WHST.2.f (1)
• 6-8.WHST.3 (1)
• 6-8.WHST.7 (1)
• 6.L.1 (1)
• 6.L.2 (1)
• 6.L.6 (1)
• 6.RI.10 (1)
• 6.RI.2 (1)
• 6.RI.3 (1)
• 6.RI.4 (1)
• 6.RI.8 (1)
• 6.W.1.a (1)
• 6.W.1.b (1)
• 6.W.10 (1)
• 6.W.2 (1)
• 6.W.3 (1)
• 6.W.4 (1)
• 6.W.5 (1)
• 6.W.7 (1)
• 7.L.1 (1)
• 7.L.2 (1)
• 7.L.6 (1)
• 7.RI.10 (1)
• 7.RI.2 (1)
• 7.RI.5 (1)
• 7.RI.6 (1)
• 7.RI.7 (1)
• 7.RI.9 (1)
• 7.W.1 (1)
• 7.W.1.a (1)
• 7.W.10 (1)
• 7.W.2 (1)
• 7.W.3 (1)
• 7.W.3.d (1)
• 7.W.3.e (1)
• 7.W.4 (1)
• 7.W.5 (1)
• 7.W.7 (1)
• 7.W.8 (1)
• 8.L.1 (1)
• 8.L.2 (1)
• 8.L.6 (1)
• 8.RI.10 (1)
• 8.RI.9 (1)
• 8.RL.1 (1)
• 8.SL.5 (1)
• 8.W.1.a (1)
• 8.W.4 (1)
• 8.W.5 (1)
• 8.W.6 (1)
• 9-10.L.1 (1)
• 9-10.L.2 (1)
• 9-10.L.5 (1)
• 9-10.L.6 (1)
• 9-10.RI.7 (1)
• 9-10.RI.9 (1)
• 9-10.RL.1 (1)
• 9-10.RL.10 (1)
• 9-10.SL.1.a (1)
• 9-10.SL.1.c (1)
• 9-10.SL.1.d (1)
• 9-10.SL.3 (1)
• 9-10.SL.4 (1)
• 9-10.SL.6 (1)
• 9-10.W.1.d (1)
• 9-10.W.1.e (1)
• 9-10.W.10 (1)
• 9-10.W.4 (1)
• 9-10.W.5 (1)
• 9-10.W.6 (1)
• 9-10.W.7 (1)
• 9-10.W.8 (1)
• 9-10.WHST.10 (1)
• 9-10.WHST.4 (1)
• 9-10.WHST.5 (1)
• 9-10.WHST.6 (1)
• 9-10.WHST.7 (1)
• 9-10.WHST.8 (1)
• 9-10.WHST.9 (1)
• K.L.1 (1)
• Show More ...

Showing 171 results for MODERN SLAVERY ...

Sort by: Relevance Recently Updated

Gateway Arch National Park

Slavery on Trial

• Type: Media for Loan
• Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

This 20-minute documentary highlights the national significance of Dred and Harriet Scott's lawsuit for freedom at the St. Louis Courthouse and eventual U.S. Supreme Court case in 1857.

Timucuan Ecological & Historic Preserve

Slaves as Property

• Type: Primary Sources
• Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

Students will read a "Reward Flyer" advertising the escape of a Florida slave. This will spark learning about slavery, property, and the Underground Railroad.

Gateway Arch National Park

MO Outdoor Rangers

• Type: Student Activities ... Other Education Materials
• Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

Splash your way through a week of water fun. Paddle your way through our great Missouri waterways, build a creek dam and explore nature’s water creatures, and catch a big one fishing the shores of Missouri’s parks and public lands.

Slavery in the American South

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

What was life and work like for enslaved people on Southern plantations?

Salem Maritime National Historic Site

Slavery & the Declaration of Independence

• Type: Primary Sources ... Student Activities
• Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade

The first printing of the Declaration of Independence in Salem appeared next to advertisements for escaped and for sale enslaved people. Students use evidence from the document and historical knowledge to explore the meaning of freedom.

Salem Maritime National Historic Site

Salem, Slavery, and the Sacred Cod

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

New England has deep historic connections to the slave societies in the West Indies (Caribbean). This lesson explores primary sources that implicate Massachusetts merchant families in the Atlantic slave economy.

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.

Appomattox Court House National Historical Park

After Appomattox: Artifacts of Slavery and Freedom

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

On April 9, 1865, General Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House in Virginia, ending the Civil War. Use this online activity to learn about the historical events and their impacts at this small village, especially for enslaved African Americans.

New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park

Lesson 6 - RESEARCHING CONTEMPORARY SLAVERY

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

This is the final set of lessons in a multi lesson unit. Lessons are based on the two-cd set Freedom Is Coming: Songs of Freedom, Resistance, and the Underground Railroad, available from the New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park, 916 North Peters Street, New Orleans, La, 70116. www.nps.gov/jazz

Timucuan Ecological & Historic Preserve

Slavery Systems in America, a classroom lesson

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

Students will use Kingsley Plantation as a setting to explore how slave systems in Florida varied under the Spanish, British, and American rule.

Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park

Slatersville, Slave Cloth, and the Slater Fund

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

One member of the Slater family, John Fox Slater, became an outspoken abolitionist and gave a considerable amount of his fortune to a fund that paid for schools and the education of Black leaders. A historian in this series asks: “Why did he do it?” Consider this question and the interconnectedness of the economies in the North and the South as you complete the activities in this lesson plan.

Harpers Ferry National Historical Park

Incident at Harpers Ferry: Slavery and John Brown

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

In this lesson, students will share their thoughts on slavery, examine how our country dealt with this institution, consider how both pro-slavery elements and abolitionists looked at slavery and why, and learn a little about John Brown’s early life - in particular, his activities out in Kansas in the years 1855 – 1857. Students will then be able to answer the following essential question: What was slavery like in the antebellum United States?

Independence National Historical Park

The Liberty Bell as a Modern Symbol, grades 3-5

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

Students will understand that the Liberty Bell has meant many things to many people, and continues to do so today.

Independence National Historical Park

The Liberty Bell as a Modern Symbol, grades K-2

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

Students will discuss what a symbol is through various examples. They will learn how the Liberty Bell is used as a symbol for different people, and develop vocabulary pertaining to the Liberty Bell.

George Washington Birthplace National Monument

How Most of the Plantation Lived: Slavery at the Washington's Farm

• Type: Other Education Materials
• Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

How Most of the Plantation Lived: Slavery at the Washington's Farm Materials will be mailed when reservation is made. Please call [phone] ext. 227 for further questions or to inquire about making a reservation.

"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.

Salem Maritime National Historic Site

How did slavery connect Salem to a global economy?

• Type: Primary Sources ... Student Activities ... Teacher Reference Materials
• Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade

Students examine two primary source documents connected to Salem merchant, Richard Derby, to explore connections between slavery in Salem, maritime trade, and a global economy.

“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.

Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park

Family Matters: The Life of a Slave Family Pre-Visit Activity

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

Family was central to Harriet Tubman's life. As she wrote, "I was free; but there was no one to welcome me to the land of freedom. I was a stranger in a strange land; and my home, after all, was down in Maryland; because my father, my mother, my brothers, and sisters, and friends were there. But I was free, and they should be free." What compelled Tubman to return for her loved ones on multiple trips to guide them to freedom?

Salem Maritime National Historic Site

How did the slavery economy contribute to the American Revolution in Salem?

• Type: Primary Sources ... Student Activities ... Teacher Reference Materials
• Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade

Students examine two primary source documents connected to Richard Derby of Salem and complete a graphic organizer to explore the economic forces that contributed to the American Revolution in Essex County.