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John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site

“Now is the Time!”: Three Men, Three Speeches, and the Promise of Equality

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

This lesson plan gives students the opportunity to engage with the context of the national civil rights conversation as it progressed in the spring of 1963. Students will examine three speeches by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., President John Fitzgerald Kennedy, and Vice President Lyndon Johnson. Students will engage in a conversation about the similarities and differences between these speeches and discuss their themes, then connect those themes to current conversations regarding civil rights.

Cane River Creole National Historical Park

Civil Rights Leaders Bingo

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

Discover Civil Rights Leaders through this fun and interactive BINGO game! Students will learn about national and local leaders such as Martin Luther King Jr, Harriet Tubman, Dr. E. A. Johnson, and Rosa Parks.

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.

Kings Mountain National Military Park

The Battle of Kings Mountain

• Type: Student Activities
• Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

The Battle of Kings Mountain (October 7, 1780) was one of the most dramatic and hotly contested battles of the Revolutionary War. On an isolated ridge top in the Carolina backcountry, nearly 1000 American Patriots surrounded and overwhelmed an approximately equal number of American Loyalists.

Martin Van Buren's "Return to the Soil"

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

Follow this president to the White House and Lindenwald in the rough-and-tumble world of early 19th century politics.

At a Crossroads: The King of Prussia Inn

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

Learn how transportation routes affected a local inn, how archaeology revealed the inn's use over time, and how preservation efforts saved the historic site from suburban sprawl.

Kings Mountain National Military Park

Tactics in the Battle of Kings Mountain

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

*How did the Kings Mountain area terrain and settlements effect the tactics in the Battle of Kings Mountain? *How were the tactics used at the Battle of Kings Mountain similar and different than other battles in the American Revolution? *How were the tactics used by loyalists and patriots at the Battle of Kings Mountain similar and different?

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.

Independence National Historical Park

The Liberty Bell as a Symbol for Civil Rights, grades 4-8

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

Students will examine primary sources to discover the connection between the inscription on the Liberty Bell and the Civil Rights Movement.

Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument

Benjamin O. Davis, Jr.: From Fourth Graduate to Four Star General

• Type: Distance Learning ... Guest Speakers
• Grade Levels: Adult Education

General Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. built a legacy well beyond being the fourth African American to graduate from West Point. He learned from the legacies that came before him to go further and higher in his military career. He commanded the Buffalo Soldiers, the Tuskegee Airmen, and served all over the world. Even after retirement, he continued to serve the public in various administrations, creating change on various levels to leave a legacy all his own.

Acadia National Park

Virtual: Grades 4-5: Jr. Bat Researchers – All About Bats

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

Learn all about bats as we debunk myths, review adaptations, and examine their importance. We’ll dive into some bat research going on in the park and discuss how rangers and students can help protect bats too. (1 hour)

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

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.

Kings Mountain National Military Park

Topography

• Type: Student Activities
• Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

The Battle of Kings Mountain is an excellent example of how landscape and geography can affect the outcome of events.

Acadia National Park

Virtual: What Do Rangers Do?

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

Investigate various jobs that rangers do in National Parks. Learn about the variety of jobs it takes to keep Acadia running! What Do Rangers Do? is the prerequisite for completing the Junior Ranger Program and earning a Jr Ranger badge. Request your copy of our Jr. Ranger Book ahead of time, so you can choose the pages you want your students to work on. Discuss program conclusion with your ranger and whether you want a badge ceremony as part of the conclusion. (45 minutes)

Kings Mountain National Military Park

Loyalists in American Revolution

• Type: Student Activities
• Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

John Adams wrote that approximately one-third of the American population supported the move for independence (Patriots), one-third of the population supported the king (Loyalists), and one-third supported neither side (neutral).

Haleakalā National Park

Every Kid Outdoors

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

In this lesson, haumāna (students) will learn about the Jr. Ranger program and the Every Kid Outdoors program that allows 4th graders and their family and friends into federal lands, parks and waterways for free. At the end of the program haumāna will earn their Every Kid Outdoors passes.

Travel Back in Time

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

Students will work to calculate time, distance, gas mileage from home to three important Southern Campaign of the American Revolution: Cowpens National Battlefield, Kings Mountain National Military Park, and Ninety Six National Historic Site.

Graphing the Wounded - Wrapping it all up

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

Students will research information to find information about the number of wounded from both patriot and British forces from the SC revolutionary battles: Battle of Camden, Battle of Waxhaws, Kings Mountain, and Cowpens. They will then create a graph that compares the number both injured and fatally wounded.

Martin Van Buren National Historic Site

"Temperature, Clouds and Sun is Weather - Oh, My!"

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

The program consists of videos, hands-on projects, and observation-based activites. The participant will: Create a cloud headband. Learn about the job of a Meteorologist. Predict tomorrow’s weather. Learn about Martin Van Buren’s year without a Summer. Conduct an experiment to create a cloud in a jar and document the type of cloud by comparing it to a cloud chart. Enjoy some En Plein Air drawing or painting of cloud formations.