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Paleo Fossil Cookie Dig
  • Type: Lesson Plan
  • Grade Levels: Lower Elementary: Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade

In this lesson, students will explore 'fossils' by using chocolate chip cookies in an interactive fossil dig! Through creative problem-based learning that incorporates teamwork, students will work in collaborative groups to create an informational presentation about paleontology. After completing this group project, the students will be able to relate to paleontologists while understanding the significance of paleontology.

Cowpens National Battlefield

Lifestyle: Revolutionary War Era Clothing
  • Type: Field Trips
  • Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

To provide the opportunity for students to identify clothing of the Revolutionary War Era in comparison with modern clothing.

Minuteman Missile National Historic Site

Morale Art of the Cold War Era
  • Type: Lesson Plan
  • Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade

Morale art played a huge role in affecting the patriotism and pride in the workplace for our servicemen and women. Examine pictures of blast door art and other murals, read about the daily duty of the missileers, and discuss the reason for creating this artwork. Then create your own!

Ulysses S Grant National Historic Site

Citizenship and Voting During the Civil War Era
  • Type: Field Trips
  • Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade

During Ulysses S. Grant's lifetime, the United States transitioned from a country where only a small number of wealthy white elites had full citizenship and voting rights to one in which men and women, white and black, were guaranteed citizenship and all men could vote. "Citizenship and Voting during the Civil War Era" examines these dramatic changes to America's political institutions.

Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Northeast Ohio Geology: Teacher Resources
  • Type: Teacher Reference Materials
  • Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

Materials for educators who teach about northeast Ohio geology or earth science.

Fossil Butte National Monument

Geology, Relatives, and Time
  • Type: Student Activities
  • Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

Using a simple three or four generation family tree, students construct a relatives time tree that mimics the major divisions of the geologic time scale, Precambrian, Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic.

Fort Scott National Historic Site

Bleeding Kansas - Sparks of War
  • Type: Lesson Plan
  • Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

The Bleeding Kansas era was a chaotic era of Fort Scott history. Passions flared on all sides of the political spectrum.

Cowpens National Battlefield

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?

A New Home on Capitol Hill: Fighting for the Equal Rights Amendment
  • 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.

Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site

Cattle Drives and Roundups
  • Type: Lesson Plan
  • Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

The Open Range Cattle Era helped to shape life in the American West during the late 19th century, lasting from about 1866-1900. Ranching activities are defined by the seasons of the year and the life cycles of the livestock. For cattle ranchers in the Open Range Cattle Era, two practices became routine for cowboys, the cattle drive and the roundup. In this lesson, students will learn about cattle drives and roundups, what they were and their importance to the Open Range Cattle Era.

Salem Maritime National Historic Site

Enslaved Women & Revolutionary Resistance
  • Type: Primary Sources ... Student Activities ... Teacher Reference Materials
  • Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade

Students use primary sources and historical knowledge to explain how enslaved women resisted slavery in the Revolutionary Era.

Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site

Victorians and Monsters: High School
  • Type: Guest Speakers
  • Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade

Art reflects society and culture. Some of the most famous pieces of literature written during the Victorian Era involved ghosts and monster stories. What was going on in Victorian society that led to the writing of some of the classic Gothic horror stories and how do these stories help us better understand life during the Victorian Era?

Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site

Experience Grant-Kohrs Ranch
  • Type: Field Trips
  • Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

Programs may be available on topics such as pioneer life, the Open Range cattle era, the cowboy, the chuck wagon, blacksmithing, livestock and much more.

Manhattan Project National Historical Park

Cleanup at Hanford, Washington
  • Type: Lesson Plan
  • Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

Lesson Plan: Students learn about waste produced at the Hanford Site during the Manhattan Project era and the current cleanup efforts happening today.

Fort Scott National Historic Site

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

The purpose of this program is to acquaint the students with life at Fort Scott during the primary eras during the site's history: Westward Expansion, Bleeding Kansas and the Civil War.

The Frankish Building: A Reflection of the Success of Ontario, California
  • Type: Lesson Plan
  • Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

The lesson can be used in units on the Progressive Era in U.S. history courses, in the examination of a variety of civic issues, and in the study of architecture. Students will practice their skills of observation, analysis, and group participation.

Governors Island National Monument

Castle Williams Historic Structure Report
  • Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

This report provides a comprehensive timeline of the history of Castle Williams. Prepared by Barbara Yocum as part of the National Park Service's Historic Architecture Program, it includes many images, diagrams, and summaries of each era in the Castle's history.

Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park

Cultural Uses of Native Plants
  • Type: Field Trips
  • Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

In this field trip through Kīpuka Puaulu students will discover the importance of biodiversity, the traditional Hawaiian uses of native plants, the continued value of these plants into the modern era and an appreciation for the ongoing need to protect Hawai‘i's natural resources.

Tumacácori National Historical Park

"Dear Tumacácori..."
  • Type: Distance Learning
  • Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

Are you experiencing screen fatigue? Do you want to learn about Tumacácori but can't stomach yet another video or website? When was the last time you got something in the mail that wasn't a bill, an advertisement, or a recent purchase? "Dear Tumacácori..." combines two familiar models: subscription kits and pen pals

Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Ohio & Erie Canal Virtual Program - Grades 3-5
  • Type: Distance Learning
  • Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

This program explores Ohio’s canal era. Students will learn about the history and economic importance of the Ohio & Erie Canal. Through primary and secondary sources, they will learn how and why the canal was used and why it eventually became obsolete.