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President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home National Historic Site

Ladies and Gentlemen, the President of The United States
  • Type: Lesson Plan
  • Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
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Introduce the three branches of government. Explain, in depth about the Executive branch and the duties of the President. Ask students if they know who was the 42nd President. Create a KWL chart for requirements to become President of the United States. Research the requirements. Create an election poster as if you are competing for the Presidency, demonstrating that they have the proper requirements to run for office.

Shenandoah National Park

A Retreat Fit for a President
  • Type: Distance Learning
  • Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade
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This interactive program uses Rapidan Camp, President Herbert Hoover’s summer retreat, to explore the events leading up to the Great Depression and how President Hoover's personal and political philosophies defined his approach to the crisis.

The History of Voting Rights in the United States
  • Type: Student Activities ... Online Galleries ... Other Education Materials
  • Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade
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In this four-part video series, Park Ranger Nick Sacco examines the history of voting rights in the United States. The first three videos focus on changes, progressions, and setbacks in voting rights during the 19th Century, while the fourth video explores debates over voting rights and fair elections in the present.

Lyndon B Johnson National Historical Park

President Johnson and the National Park Service
  • Type: Distance Learning
  • Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
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Lyndon B. Johnson NHP is an ideal location for students of all ages to explore President Johnson's life story and legacy. Join us from home or your classroom to learn how President Johnson's legacy continues to be significant today!

President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home National Historic Site

So you want to be an American President
  • Type: Lesson Plan
  • Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
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This lesson is opened with a discussion, followed by the reading of Judith St. George and David Small's book, "So you want to be President", then progress into assignments, presentations, gallery walk and awards as applicable to the teacher.

Sitka National Historical Park

Shifting Sovereignty: How the United States Took Control of Alaska
  • Type: Distance Learning
  • Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
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The transfer of Alaska from the hands of Imperial Russia to the United States represents a major turning point in the history of Alaska, the United States, and Russia. Given that the transfer ceremony took place in Sitka, in what was then the Russian city of New Archangel, our park is uniquely suited to educate students about the growth and change of Russian America and the myriad of social, economic, and military changes that occurred in both the Unite States and Russia.

The White House and President's Park

Lafayette Park: First Amendment Rights on the President’s Doorstep
  • Type: Lesson Plan
  • Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
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Learn how a group of determined women selected Lafayette Park, across from the White House, to demonstrate for their right to vote, providing a First Amendment model for many others.

Eisenhower National Historic Site

President Eisenhower and Cold War Diplomacy at Gettysburg (Virtual Program)
  • Type: Distance Learning
  • Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade
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During the turbulent Cold War, President Dwight Eisenhower used his Gettysburg Farm--the only home he and his wife Mamie ever owned--to conduct diplomacy and to seek peace. Join a park ranger for this free virtual program to explore the Cold War, President Eisenhower's administration, and how Gettysburg became a setting for peace and diplomacy in the 1950s.

John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site

Birthplace of John F. Kennedy: Home of the Boy Who Would Be President
  • Type: Lesson Plan
  • Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
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Visit JFK's birthplace and consider the effects of culture and community in shaping character and personality.

Andersonville National Historic Site

Narrative of privations and sufferings of United States officers and soldiers while prisoners of war in the hands of the Rebel authorities
  • Type: Primary Sources
  • Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
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This report, published by the non-governmental United States Sanitary Commission provides multiple accounts of the treatment of Union prisoners of war in Confederate military prisons.

Ulysses S Grant National Historic Site

Who Should Decide Where and How You Live? An Exploration of President Grant's Indian Policies
  • Type: Distance Learning
  • Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade
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This 30 to 40 minute distance learning program offers an introduction to President Ulysses S. Grant's Indian Policies. Students will learn about the history of U.S. Indian policy through a collection of primary sources to be studied ahead of time followed by a facilitated dialogue with a Park Ranger about President Grant's policies.

John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site

Commemoration, Memorialization, and Legacy: An Exploration of the Public and Private Memory of John F. Kennedy and His Presidency
  • Type: Lesson Plan
  • Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade
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This lesson will allow students to explore the theme of commemoration, memorialization, and legacy through reading of primary and secondary sources. They will engage in a consideration of how historical memory is shaped and how we commemorate people and places. The lesson will also allow students to make connections about their own thoughts and feelings regarding history and how it is commemorated.

President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home National Historic Site

Writing Prompts derived from a visit to President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home NHS
  • Type: Distance Learning
  • Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
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Writing prompts for post-visit activity or web quest of the Clinton Birthplace Home NHS

Niobrara National Scenic River

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

Six terrestrial ecosystems combine with the riparian and aquatic ecosystems of the Niobrara to create a mix of plants and animals that exist together like nowhere else. This unit focuses on the ecology and biodiversity of the Niobrara River Valley. It contains a field experience component in addition to pre and post experience classroom work.

Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park

Brown Curriculum Unit
  • Type: Traveling Trunk
  • Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
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The Brown Foundation and the National Park Service worked closely to produce this curriculum to provide teachers the resources needed to teach concepts of fairness and social democracy.The Brown curriculum kit includes a Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site handbook; a DVD with two short videos titled Reading, Writing and Resistance and Dialog; and a CD-ROM entitled Brown v. Board of Education: Struggle for Equality with a teacher's guide.

Haleakalā National Park

Habitat Unit Field Trip
  • Type: Field Trips
  • Grade Levels: Lower Elementary: Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade
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A habitat or home is not only important to people but plants and animals need them to survive. A habitat of native trees like ʻōhiʻa, amaʻu ferns, and the shrub plant kūpaoa provide food, water, space, and shelter for many native species.

Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park

Web Quest Curriculum Unit
  • Type: Student Activities
  • Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
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A cooperative activity where students identify each of the five cases included in the Brown v. Board of Education U.S. Supreme Court decision, explore how the NAACP was involved, and how explore the significance of the "separate but equal" clause.

Haleakalā National Park

Geology Unit Field Trip
  • Type: Field Trips
  • Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
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Pāhoehoe lava rock is one of many rock formations made by volcanoes. Rocks can show us all kinds of information like types of volcanoes and kinds of lava flowed, where lava flowed and whether lava cooled down fast or slow. Geology rocks!

Haleakalā National Park

Adaptations Unit Field Trip
  • Type: Field Trips
  • Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
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Many of Haleakalā’s forest birds have evolved and adapted over time with specific niches in their habitat. Explore how these adaptations are important to the health and stability of native habitats. Learn about the threats to these rare and endemic forest birds and what Haleakalā National Park is doing to protect them from extinction.

Haleakalā National Park

Biodiversity Unit Field Trip
  • Type: Field Trips
  • Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
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Biodiversity is critical to the health of native habitats and species in Haleakalā National Park. Many plants on the slopes of Haleakalā are endemic and evolved to live in these unique habitats. Explore these habitats and learn why biodiversity is important and how Haleakalā National Park protects these rare, endemic, and endangered species.