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Showing 694 results for National Mall and Memorial Parks ...
- Type: Student Activities
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Students will learn of the significance of items left in tribute at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
- Type: Student Activities
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Students examine the concepts of the designing of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
National Mall and Memorial Parks
Urban Pools
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade
Students will explore the use and management of water in the parks in the District of Columbia are reflections of the enduring and evolving relationship between humans and nature. Students will collect water quality data from at least two of the Mall’s urban pools and compare data with current management plans.
- Type: Student Activities
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
In this student activity for middle and high school, students listen to popular songs during the Vietnam War and analyze changing perspectives of the war revealed through the lyrics and musical style. Then students create their own playlist or write lyrics to support a cause or critique a current issue.
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade
Students will participate in a comprehensive analysis of trash present in a National Park.During their field study, students will collect, sort, and weigh all trash they have collected as a group.
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
In this lesson, students will learn about the campaign for the Equal Rights Amendment by the National Woman's Party beginning in 1923. They will evaluate a political cartoon to identify different perspectives on the ERA. Students will then respond to the argument presented in the cartoon. Finally, they will predict the possible effect of the ERA on society today.
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Students examine a primary source document from the National Woman's Party lobbying records and identify differing perspectives on a political issue, the Equal Rights Amendment. They plan their own lobbying approach based on what they learned. Students then identify an issue and design their own campaign for change.
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Students will identify locations on a street map using accompanying text. They will search a database to find historical photos of the corresponding locations. Using what they have discovered, they will analyze the connection between location and methods of working for change. Taking it further, the students will identify an issue they would like to advocate for and describe a corresponding location to work for that change.
Lewis and Clark National Historical Park
Me and My Park
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Levels: Lower Elementary: Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade
A shorter ranger-conducted program for Pre-K. Designed for this age group's attention span. Includes science, a walk, and a fort program with a ranger and age appropriate activities.
- Type: Other Education Materials
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Common Core-Aligned for New York state, the General Grant National Memorial Educator's Guide offers seven unique lesson plans for teachers of Middle school students, and is easily adaptable for Elementary and High school students. The guide is also a great way to prepare classes for field trips to the memorial.
Hamilton Grange National Memorial
Hamilton Grange National Memorial Site Visit
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade
Flight 93 National Memorial
A Walk to Remember at Flight 93 National Memorial
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
This program utilizes multimedia, exhibits, oral presentations and the memorial landscape to deliver a unique learning opportunity. The overall objective of this program is to expose students to the various passengers and crew members of Flight 93: Who they were, their names, what made them unique, and how do we remember them today at the memorial. There will also be a special emphasis on the story of Flight 93 and the actions of the passengers and crew members.
Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial
Field Trip to Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
A field trip to Lincoln Boyhood is a great way for hands-on learning.
Hamilton Grange National Memorial
Hamilton Grange National Memorial Educator's Guide (Elementary School)
- Type: Other Education Materials
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
Rocky Mountain National Park
What are National Parks?
- Type: Distance Learning
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
What is a National Park and what were they created to protect? Meet with a ranger to investigate the meaning behind each symbol within the National Park Service emblem and explore various NPS sites across the country.
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
Students will analyze the arrowhead logo as an introduction to the National Park Service. Students learn how the design of the National Park Service arrowhead is made up of symbols, and then have a chance to create their own design specific to Hawai‘i. We will then be introducing ways that we can help care for our parks through the 7 Leave No Trace principles, and help students to understand that the National Parks belong to each and every one of us!
National Park of American Samoa
What is a National Park?
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
The National Park of American Samoa is one of over 400 units of the National Park Service. This activity helps students explore and understand the various units in the system.
Haleakalā National Park
What is a National Park?
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Students will analyze the arrowhead logo as an introduction to the National Park Service, an agency whose mission is to protect and preserve natural and cultural resources for future generations and provide visitors with opportunities for recreation and learning. Students learn how the design of the National Park Service arrowhead is made up of symbols, and then have a chance to create their own design specific to Hawai‘i.
Haleakalā National Park
What Is A National Park?
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Lower Elementary: Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade
At the end of this lesson, the students will be able to determine how Haleakalā National Park protects special native habitats and how the students can help protect them too.
Haleakalā National Park
What Is A National Park?
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
At the end of this lesson, the students will be able to determine how Haleakalā National Park protects cultural and natural resources and how the students can help protect them too.