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Pathways and Perspectives: National Historic Trails Multiday Lesson Plan

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

STUDENT OBJECTIVES 1. Collaborate with peers by synthesizing and analyzing research on the National Historic Trails 2. Design effective presentation using appropriate gestures and speaking skills 3. Discuss the pathways and perspectives of traders, emigrants, Spanish and Indian Americans 4. Examine the stories of nine national historic trails 5. Create a presentation that demonstrates synthesis and higher level analysis 6. Present findings about the trails to the rest of the class

Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site

Dots, Dashes and Deliveries: 5th - 6th grade

• Type: Guest Speakers
• Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

Communication on the American Frontier was challenging to say the least. From freight services to the short-lived Pony Express and the telegraph, students will learn about the various ways people living in the American West sent messages and letters to stay in touch with family and friends back East.

A Trained Army

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

How are functions calculated, used, and expressed in real world mathematical situations?

Fort Scott National Historic Site

Order No. 11 7th & 8th Grade

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

Order No. 11.

Ellis Island Part of Statue of Liberty National Monument

Ellis Island: ARTifact!

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

With just a little love for the arts needed, students get a chance to express their favorite artifacts on paper as they explore the Ellis Island galleries.

Buffalo National River

Buffalo Caves and Karst

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

This lesson was designed to help students learn about karst landscapes and how erosion can form various land features (ex. caves).

Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park

Mood Masks

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

Students will be able to create visual representations of a range of emotions. Visual Art Standard: Historical, Cultural and Social Contexts Benchmark: Recognize and describe visual art forms and artworks from various times and places. Visual Art Standards: Creative Expression and Communication Benchmark: Demonstrate knowledge of visual art materials, tools, techniques, and processes by using them expressively and skillfully.

Andersonville National Historic Site

Victory from Within: The American Prisoner of War Curriculum

• Type: Other Education Materials
• Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

Educating young people about the sacrifices made by American prisoners of war (POWs) is a shared goal of the Friends of Andersonville, the American Ex-Prisoners of War, the Korean War Ex-POW Association, Nam-POW, and the National Parks Service. The Curriculum is designed to accompany the traveling exhibit, but it can also be utilized with a visit to the National Prisoner of War Museum at Andersonville National Historic Site or as a standalone curriculum.

Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site

Carl Sandburg's Performance Poetry

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

Performance Poetry The purpose of this lesson is for students to understand that poetry must be expressed to be understood well. The students will view performance poetry and then select a poem to act out for their class.

The Curious Saguaro

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

How can you use an algebraic equation to solve the age of a saguaro? The objective of this lesson is to help students learn about the components of algebraic expression and how they can use that to solve the problem.

George Washington Carver National Monument

George Washington Carver National Monument 3rd & 4th Grade Art and Essay Contest

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

George Washington Carver National Monument preserves the birthplace and childhood home of George Washington Carver, renowned scientist, educator, and humanitarian. Carver was a prolific writer and artist. This contest strengthens writing skills and encourages artistic expression.

Death Valley National Park

Extreme Temperatures: Pre-Virtual Trip

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

Students will research temperature and precipitation data from three National Park System units and their local community. Students will express the data into charts & graphs and interpret the information to determine which park unit's weather is most similar to their local community.

Yellowstone National Park

Imaginary Yellowstone Road Trip

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

In this activity, students will learn about symbols and use them to express themselves in the form of a personalized license plate. With a brief introduction to Yellowstone National Park and its most popular attractions, students can explore the park on a virtual Yellowstone National Park road trip.

Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site

Equal Exchange Lesson Plan

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

This lesson on equal exchange identifies specific trade goods and their approximate worth in dollars during the 1840s fur trade era. Students will consider various options available to make equal trades based on those values and represent them using equivalent algebraic expressions.

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

High School Winter Experience Field Trips

• Type: Field Trips
• Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade

The application period for the Winter 2024/25 Winter Exp programming season is open as of September 1, 2024. Students will be guided through age-appropriate programming related to watersheds, climate change, and winter ecology. Funds for busing reimbursements may be available. See grant information below.

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

3rd - 5th Grade Winter Experience Field Trips

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

The application period for the Winter 2024/25 Winter Exp programming season is open as of September 1, 2024. Students will be guided through age-appropriate programming related to watersheds, climate change, and winter ecology. Funds for busing reimbursements may be available. See grant information below.

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

Middle School Winter Experience Field Trips

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

The application period for the Winter 2024/25 Winter Exp programming season is open as of September 1, 2024. Students will be guided through age-appropriate programming related to watersheds, climate change, and winter ecology. Funds for busing reimbursements are available, and will be considered on a first come, first served basis.

Ain't I 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.

Longfellow House Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site

Field Trip: Longfellow Poetry Workshop

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

As a writer, famous poet Henry Longfellow took inspiration from many things – his children, people who lived in the house before him, his community, and his travels. During this creative 90-minute program, 3rd-5th grade students will explore literary history and use poetry as a tool to express their experiences and inspirations.

Carl Sandburg's Persuasion Poems (Grades 6-8)

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

Students will understand how Sandburg used poetry to express his opinion on important events of his time such as labor rights and child labor laws. The students will use historic photographs to analyze some of Sandburg’s Chicago poems. Students will answer questions about the poems to demonstrate their understanding. (This lesson could also be used for high school.)