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Hot Springs National Park
Bathtub Time Machine
- Type: Distance Learning
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
“Bathtub Time Machine” is a virtual program that shares the history of Hot Springs in the 19th and early 20th centuries through images and stories. Students will be able to understand the story of Hot Springs National Park and fit it into the larger picture of the National Park Service.
Fort Pulaski National Monument
Simple Machines for a Complex Job
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
This is a teacher-led activity to be done on site at the fort. Students will learn about the vital role played by simple machines to accomplish challenging tasks at Fort Pulaski.
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
The Wright Flying Machine
Lowell National Historical Park
Waterpower: Powering a Revolution Virtual Field Trip
- Type: Distance Learning
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Explore how Lowell's many integrated systems, including waterwheels and turbines, transformed the potential energy of the Merrimack River into kinetic energy that ran the machines. Through a series of investigations led by one of our educators, students generate hypotheses and analyze data to determine the most efficient ways to distribute energy to all the mills' machines.
Haleakalā National Park
He Aha Lā He Kūkulu?
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
Kekahi hale Hawaiʻi ma kahi o Ka Pāka Aupuni Ma Ka Moku O Kīpahulu
Cane River Creole National Historical Park
Virtual Field Trip: Life on Cane River
- Type: Distance Learning
- Grade Levels: Lower Elementary: Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade
Take a time machine back in history to see how kids used to live! Students will be able explore the past lives of children and the communities they lived in here on the Cane River! See what life was like though their toys, games, clothing, and more! Together, students and a Ranger will explore the Louisiana Creole Culture.
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
The Battle of Harpers Ferry, 1862: Harpers Ferry is the Key!
- Type: Teacher Reference Materials
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
When war broke out in April 1861, Harpers Ferry was still producing weapons for the U.S. Government, but that spring, the Confederates dismantled both weapons’ factories and sent the machines south. Teachers will find three resources for use in the classroom: a drawing of a Civil War soldier, list of items soldiers carried or wore, and a map of Northern Virginia and part of Maryland.
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.
Haleakalā National Park
ʻĀhinahina Haleakalā
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
Eia ihola ke kiʻi o nā ʻĀhinahina ma Haleakalā. Akāka ke kiʻi o ka ʻĀhinahina mākua.
Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park
Peace Picnics and Community in Hopedale
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade
In 1842, a group of like-minded individuals created a commune called Hopedale. Under the leadership of minister Adin Ballou, people came to Hopedale to live out their values, which included Christian non-resistance and abolition. In this lesson, students will read primary source accounts about anti-slavery meetings and celebrations independence in Hopedale, MA and consider how people use speeches and print to make persuasive arguments.
Springfield Armory National Historic Site
Jobs at Springfield Armory
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
It is known that Springfield Armory manufactured millions of firearms for the U.S. military. Who were the people that were responsible for the assembly of all those weapons? What skills did workers need to have to be hired for work at the Armory, and what jobs did they perform while they were there? This lesson uses newspaper articles from the early to mid-20th century to explore the multitude of trades that were practiced by those employees and the skills that were required for employment.