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Ste. Geneviève National Historical Park

Mississippi River Vocabulary

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

Introductory materials to set the foundation for learning about rivers and how people have interacted with them over time. This lesson is self-contained and does not require additional material. This lesson is designed as preparation for the Settling the Mississippi unit so familiarity with later lessons may help educators steer this lesson toward uniform terms and repeatable examples throughout the unit.

Wind Cave National Park

Parts Per Million

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

A short demonstration to illustrate how scientists measure pollution and why small amounts have large impacts.

Natchez Trace Parkway

Out of the Depths and into the Park: Geology of the Mississippi River Valley

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

Learn the role of geologic activity in drawing people to the Mississippi River Valley. This 45-minute program discusses the physical and human characteristics of places and regions and how they are connected to human identities and cultures.

Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park

Building a Mississippian House

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

wattle and daub house (Mississippian house)

Mississippian Coiled Pottery Making

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

Coiled pot

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.

Gateway Arch National Park

Bear Cubs: Paws for Action

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

Learn about the history and culture of the Osage Indians of the woodland areas of the Mississippi Valley in the Museum at Gateway Arch National Park Fulfills requirements 1, 2, and 4

Mississippi National River & Recreation Area

Working River Online

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

This program engages students with four topics deeply associated with the upper Mississippi River: its geology, its role as a transportation corridor, its waterpower, and continual stewardship efforts.

Natchez Trace Parkway

Read with a Ranger Crossing Bok Chitto

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

Are you finding it difficult to teach or discuss slavery and oppression as part of America’s history? This story discusses trust, resiliency, and the presence of Choctaw and enslaved African Americans along the Natchez Trace, as well as the role of the Mississippi River, in creating the history of the region.

Gateway Arch National Park

St. Louis From the Beginning (Distance Learning)

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

Learn about the French fur traders who founded the city of St. Louis in 1764, including the lives of merchants Pierre Laclede and Auguste Chouteau. Students will also learn about the rise of St. Louis as a commercial trading post along the Mississippi River.

Shenandoah National Park

1st Grade and Kindergarten | Virtual Wildlife Detective

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

Help rangers solve the mystery of the missing berries while virtually exploring Shenandoah National Park! Use your senses to find clues, meet some of the animals that live here, and learn all about the importance of Shenandoah and all National Parks. 30 minutes

Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park

The Green Corn Ceremony:Creative Writing

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

The Mississippian culture during the Green Corn Ceremony.

Mississippi National River & Recreation Area

Living River Online

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

This online program helps kids understand how organisms live within an ecosystem. Three interactive stations feature exciting videos and fun learning modules about floodplains, mussels, pike and the Mississippi River! The course explores different ways to look at the river to determine its vitality.

Natchez Trace Parkway

Read with a Ranger 'C' is for Chickasaw

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

Designed for early elementary students, this program uses the alphabet as a tool to teach students about Chickasaw culture. The Chickasaw Nation has historically occupied the top half of Mississippi and played an integral role in the formation and utilization of the Natchez Trace and continues to play a significant role in the culture of the community of the area.

New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park

Lesson 3 - PHOTO ANALYSIS

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

This lesson introduces students to the Civil Rights Movement’s direct-actions against segregation. In the 1960s, the New Orleans chapter of the Congress of Racial Equality participated in the Freedom Rides throughout the South. Students will examine a collection of photographs that includes four mug shots of C.O.R.E. activists and a Mississippi cotton field.

The War Relocation Centers of World War II: When Fear was Stronger than Justice

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

In 1942, fear and prejudice combined to confine nearly 120,000 people of Japanese ancestry, citizens and aliens alike, in relocation centers established by the U.S. government in remote areas west of the Mississippi River. Many would not pass through the barbed wire fences surrounding the centers until the war was over.

River Raisin National Battlefield Park

A Soldier's Notes From Michigan's Big Battle

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

Territory during the War of 1812 in Monroe, MI. This lesson will explore maps and primary sources to understand the significance of the battlefields. By the end of the lesson, students will be able to answer the question: Why should River Raisin and other War of 1812 battlefields be preserved and protected?

Natchez Trace Parkway

Read with a Ranger Saltypie

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

As one of the contributing creators of the Natchez Trace, the Choctaw Nation played a pivotal role in Mississippi. They initially occupied the bottom third of the state, before their staged removal to Oklahoma. This program discusses the concepts of family, strength, and resiliency in terminology appropriate for elementary-aged children, while staying true to the concepts of race and removal along the Natchez Trace.

Rocky Mountain National Park

Maps to the Rescue!

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

Maps are important tools that help us understand the world we live in and help us communicate important information about the past and present. During this program, students will discover the importance of maps for visitors and rangers in Rocky Mountain National Park by becoming Search and Rescue rangers, using maps and clues in a scenario to find a missing hiker.