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Fort Scott National Historic Site

Missouri Compromise, 3rd & 4th Grade

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

Missouri Compromise Map

Fort Scott National Historic Site

Missouri Compromise, 7th & 8th grade

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

Missouri Compromise map

Fort Scott National Historic Site

Missouri Compromise, 5th & 6th Grade

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

Missouri Compromise Map

Ulysses S Grant National Historic Site

When is Compromise Necessary? The Compromise of 1850

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

This 30 to 40 minute distance learning program introduces students to the difficulty of finding suitable compromises on difficult political issues. The program focuses specifically on the Compromise of 1850, a controversial series of laws that simultaneously protected slavery in Southern states and territories while closing off slavery in California. Students will study a series of primary sources documents followed by a facilitated dialogue with a park ranger.

Biomes and Climates of the Lewis and Clark Expedition

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

This virtual field trip can be completed as a whole class or individual if your school has student devices (Google Earth can be used on most devices, including cellphones). The information can be found on the attached Google Slides and Microsoft PowerPoint Slides. The presentation will explore the biomes and climates that the Lewis and Clark expedition traveled through during their exploration of the North American Interior. The slides include short videos (Hyperlinked to YouTube), Google Earth

Fort Scott National Historic Site

Compromise of 1850, 3rd & 4th Grade

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

1850 Political Cartoon.

Fort Scott National Historic Site

Compromise of 1850, 5th & 6th Grade

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

1850 Political Cartoon.

Fort Scott National Historic Site

Compromise of 1850, 7th & 8th Grade

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

1850 Political Cartoon

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.

“Tracking” Down the Secret Code / North American Animal “Who am I”

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

This lesson will present the diversity of animals found along the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail, and will help students understand what we can learn about animals from the way they live and move.

Important Members of the Lewis and Clark Expedition

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

Using the Webquest Slides, students will explore and learn about the important members and contributors to the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Each slide will have links) to National Park web pages with information about each member or group. For each member, students find four facts and write a sentence about their role (contribution) to the expedition. This activity can be done in a handful of ways, with the suggested method being a Jigsaw.

Fort Scott National Historic Site

Meet Missouri, 3rd & 4th grade

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

Missouri Flag

Fort Scott National Historic Site

Meet Missouri, 5th & 6th grade

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

Missouri Flag

Fort Scott National Historic Site

Meet Missouri, 7th & 8th grade

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

Missouri Flag

Fort Scott National Historic Site

Missouri Capital Mural 5th & 6th Grade

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

Photograph of Thomas Hart Benton painting the Capitol Mural.

Fort Scott National Historic Site

Missouri Capitol Mural 3rd & 4th Grade

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

Photograph of Thomas Hart Benton painting Capitol Mural.

Fort Scott National Historic Site

Missouri Capital Mural 7th & 8th Grade

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

Photograph of Thomas Hart Benton painting the Capitol mural.

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.

Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park

A Nation Divided: Middle School Lesson Plan

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

The United States was still a new country in the 1800s; a new country with a lot of growing pains. Students will experience the growing tension between the country's North and South. They will study maps and apply the information to make a chart of states that were considered free or slave status. They will work together to read and analyze primary documents written about states' rights, nullification, the Compromise of 1850, the Dred Scott Decision, and the Election of 1860.

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?