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Fort Larned National Historic Site
Buffalo Soldiers: The 10th Cavalry at Fort Larned
- Type: Distance Learning
- Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade
It was a challenge being among the first African American soldiers in the regular Army but the men of Company A, 10th U.S. Cavalry were up to the task. Learn about their time at Fort Larned.
Federal Hall National Memorial
Evacuation Day marked the final British evacuation from New York City in 1783, after seven years.
- Type: Other Education Materials
- Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade
The National Park Service invites you to our annual Evacuation Day Event, this year being held VIRTUALLY! Evacuation Day marked the final British evacuation from New York City in 1783, after seven years. Evacuation Day remained a city holiday into the 1930s and the occasion was often marked by parades and colorful ceremonies.
Washita Battlefield National Historic Site
Circles in the Snow
- Type: Student Activities
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
The goals of this activity include: - Students will be able to identify a tipi ring and explain what it means; tell the story of what happened to two Cheyenne women in Black Kettle's camp during the November 27, 1868 attack; and critically analyze and discuss why the soldier chose to disobey orders.
Cowpens National Battlefield
Boy, What a Day! January 17, 1781
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Student will journal the events of January 17, 1781 as a part of the militia, cavalry, Morgan, Howard, Washington, British Legion, or Continentals.
Fort Larned National Historic Site
No Pot of Gold
- Type: Traveling Trunk
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
Journey downt he Santa Fe Trail with seven-year-old Marion Sloan as she, her mother and her brother head to California.
Acadia National Park
Fire and Ice: Discovering Acadia's Geologic Past (5th-8th Grade)
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
With a new found knowledge and appreciation of Acadia's geology, students will discuss ways they can help take care of the geologic resources in the park.
Acadia National Park
Sieur de Monts Stewards
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Students explore various trails and the new Nature Center exhibit to delve into the topic of human change in the environment. This program takes place along easy to moderate hiking paths with some uneven terrain.
Acadia National Park
The Great Fish Migration (7th Grade)
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
The Great Fish Migration is a 4 hour program that partners with the MDI Historical Society and the Somes Meynell Wildlife Refuge to bring a historic and scientific picture of the fishing history of Somesville and the revitalization of the local Alewife population.
Friendship Hill National Historic Site
Albert Gallatin: A Most Astonishing Man - Gallatin’s Start in Politics - Lesson 1
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Albert Gallatin: A Most Astonishing Man is a teacher’s guide with seven lessons. In this first lesson students are introduced to Gallatin’s political beliefs through a student reading. The student activity has students match words to their definition.
Acadia National Park
Virtual: Acadia's Top Ten
- Type: Distance Learning
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
What makes Acadia… Acadia? Invite a ranger to your virtual space to present a slideshow showcasing the resources protected here. This overview acts as a great overview of the Park. 3rd-12th grade.
Glacier National Park
It Was a Very Good Year
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Students learn to reconstruct history through the careful examination of tree-rings, and then construct a tree-ring representation of their own life history.
Wright Brothers National Memorial
Transformations & First Flight
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
In this in-classroom lesson plan, students will create their own model of the 1903 Wright Flyer and translate, reflect, and rotate the model on a coordinate plane. Subject: Mathematics. Grades: 6th-8th.
Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument
The Sound of Buffalo Soldiers! A Musical Bridge to Communities
- Type: Guest Speakers
- Grade Levels: Adult Education
How has music influenced your connection to a community? Throughout the history of the United States military, music has been part of the sound experience of soldiers. For the Buffalo Soldiers, music also served as a tool to build a connection to the communities they served.
Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument
Plate Tectonics
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
Students will learn to identify the seven continents of Earth. They will also create their own supercontinent by using continental shape and fossil evidence to fit the continent cutout pieces like a puzzle. They will then be shown maps of reconstructed Pangea and try to recreate it using their cutout pieces.
Washita Battlefield National Historic Site
Washita Battlefield Traveling Trunk
- Type: Traveling Trunk
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
Learn about the role that Washita Battlefield played in the Plains Indian Wars as an expanding United States came into conflict with many Plains tribes such as the Cheyenne. The traveling trunk covers both sides of the battle, containing items for both the Cheyenne and 7th US Cavalry as well as six lesson plans to cover the Battle of the Washita. Lesson plans can be adapted to fit a wider range of grade levels.
Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument
Black Valor During the Spanish-American War
- Type: Guest Speakers
- Grade Levels: Adult Education
The Buffalo Soldiers were called to action during the Spanish-American War. At the start of the five-month war the men of these Buffalo Soldier units were labelled as heroes and praised for their sacrifices. However, at the war's end, the men's reputation had turned with negative press and gross insinuations. What changed? What happened that they were cut out of the picture with the Rough Riders?
Wright Brothers National Memorial
Pythagoras’ Kite
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Let's go fly a kite! During this on-site lesson, students will go kite flying at the spot where Wilbur and Orville first flew. Students will then apply their knowledge of the Pythagorean Theorem to determine how high they flew their kite. Subject:Mathematics. Grades: Upper Middle School (6th-8th).
Fort Necessity National Battlefield
Traveling the National Road: Unit 9 Historic Site Cards
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
This unit introduces the students to seven bridges, buildings and other historic structures that were associated with the National Road in Pennsylvania and are still standing. The historic site cards are for the students to read. These cards allow the students to discover traces of the historic National Road that are still present in the community.
Wright Brothers National Memorial
Memorable Memes
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Who says learning can't be fun? In this virtual-friendly lesson plan, students will explore the geographical and technological factors that led to the first flights of human history while using their creativity to generate a memorable meme about the Wright brothers. Subject(s): Social Studies and Art. Grade(s): 6th-8th.
Wright Brothers National Memorial
Distance, Speed, and Time of the First Flight
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
How did the Wright brothers know they had successfully achieved the first flight? Three days before what we know of as the first flights, Wilbur took a test flight from the base of Kill Devil Hill. During this on-site lesson plan, students will explore the flight line using the distance/rate/speed equation and will decide why Orville's flight on December 17th earns the title of first flight. Subject: Mathematics. Grade: 6th-8th.