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Native American Connections
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Who were the Catawba and Cherokee peoples in the Revolutionary Era Carolinas?
Native American Reservations
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

In "Native American Reservations," students will look at Native American Reservations. The Homesteaders, Immigrants, and Native Americans unit is broken up into six lesson plans, taking 45-120 minutes to complete, targeting sixth through eighth grade students. A class does not have to complete every lesson in the unit - each lesson comes with its own set of objectives and resources. This is lesson 4 of the unit.
How the Native Americans Lived
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
Students will travel back in time to gain an understanding of how people can survive off the land. This program takes place at the New Castle Court House Museum.
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
Prehistoric Native Americans: Teacher Resources
What about us??? Women, African-Americans, and Native Americans
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Students will research the roles of women, African-Americans and Native Americans in the American Revolution.
Agate Fossil Beds Native American Collection
- Type: Distance Learning
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

Join our Education Rangers as we take a tour of the James Cook Collection of Native American artifacts, we will look inside “A window onto Lakota life” here on the Great Plains. We will also explore how the Bison was sacred to the Lakota and we will learn how the animal played an integral part of their daily lives. And talk about the friendship formed between Chief Red Cloud and a local rancher named James Cook.
Native American Tree and Plant Gathering: Commemorating the Trail of Tears
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

The students will gain understanding of the plants and trees handled by American Indians. They will be given a sheet with GPS coordinates on it, and then will go to that location and sketch what they find at that coordinate. After they find the coordinates the students will view a powerpoint on some of the plants and trees on the trail. The students will learn about plants in the park area and how American Indians used them.
- Type: Student Activities
- Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade

Teachers will need to get enough copies of brochures for one or more national park units (you can do a google search for "park brochure" + the national park unit's name to get online brochures that are printable) for this activity. Students will analyze information on the brochure and complete the attached worksheet. Teachers can use this activity to prepare students for an upcoming trip to their nearest national park unit.
Native Harvest
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
The original plant and animal species that colonized the islands had to make various adaptations to better survive in the unique ecosystems on Maui. Students will view maps that show the different ecosystems, the park boundary, and the reality of how it looked both before and after human contact. They will discover if Haleakalā National Park and their protection efforts are working to preserve native species and their native habitats.
Plant Life-Native and Invasive
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
The students will study the native and invasive species of plants at the Cowpens battlefield and will document and briefly explain the efforts of the part system to restore the battlefield to its original state,
Cultural Uses of Native Plants
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Native Games: K - 4th Grades
- Type: Guest Speakers
- Grade Levels: Lower Elementary: Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade
Pest Invaders: The Fight to Stay Native
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

The history of life on islands is a story of invasions. Ever since the high islands of American Samoa rose out of the sea as barren piles of volcanic rock, living things have been making the long and dangerous journey across the Pacific to reach this new land. Until a few thousand years ago, every plant, insect, and bird that lived on our islands was the descendant of a lucky adventurer that had crossed hundreds or thousands of miles of open ocean to establish a new colony here.
Native Art and Activism of the Grand Canyon
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade

The area known today as the Grand Canyon has been home to people for over 13,000 years, with 11 contemporary tribes having links to the area. Many individuals in these tribes have inspired their own communities, and the country, with their traditional art. Some tribal members have bestowed historic structures around the canyon with their artwork, while others have utilized art as one of many tools towards activism and uplifting their communities.
The Measure of a Man or a Woman
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

A learning activity for 4th through 8th grade comparing two versions of Sojourner Truth's Ain't I A Woman speech. Students will identify the main argument of the speech and analyze the different versions to determine which source may be more accurate. Extend the lesson by reciting the speech with expressions and gestures.
The Cowpens Landscape Today: Native, Exotic, and Invasive Species
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
To demonstrate to students how exotic and invasive species are changing the Cowpens National Battlefield landscape in context of comparative changes,nationwide.