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Mount Rushmore National Memorial

Thomas Jefferson: The Versatile Founding Father

• Type: Student Activities ... Teacher Reference Materials ... Other Education Materials
• Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

Thomas Jefferson was a highly educated man with widely varied interests. Learn about his life and his participation in the founding of the United States and his roles in governing the country.

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

Writing prompts for post-visit activity or web quest of the Clinton Birthplace Home NHS

To Code or Not to Code, That was the Question.

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

In preparation for the Lewis and Clark expedition Meriwether Lewis and Thomas Jefferson practiced using a newly created cipher. This lesson will teach students how to use the same cipher that they had practiced with for their own use in real life and emphasize the importance of security.

First State National Historical Park

The 1848 Federal Trial of Thomas Garrett

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

Students role-play the 1848 federal trial of Thomas Garrett, accused of helping the Hawkins family escape slavery on the Underground Railroad. This program takes place at the New Castle Court House Museum.

Thomas Edison National Historical Park

The Invention Factory: Thomas Edison's Laboratories

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

The lesson could be used in teaching units on the industrialization of the United States, the development of science and technology, or social change in the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Students will discover how Edison systematized the process of inventing, allowing for the rapid development and production of inventions that improved the lives of millions of people.

“With Great Pains and Accuracy”

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

Lewis and Clark were given specific instructions on what to write about on their expedition. By reading the original letter given by Thomas Jefferson have your students identify not only the reasons for the Corps of Discovery but also if these can be useful in their own lives while traveling.

Lewis and Clark National Historical Park

Fort Clatsop Explorers Traveling Trunk 6-8th Grade

• Type: Traveling Trunk
• Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

Fort Clatsop Explorers provides objects and activities about the Lewis and Clark Expedition and their winter stay at Fort Clatsop in 1805-06. A few of the objects included are: buckskin clothing, candle mold, flint-n-steel fire starting kit, powder horn, trade items, Jefferson Peace Medal, examples of furs and a housewife (sewing kit).

Lewis and Clark National Historical Park

Fort Clatsop Explorers Traveling Trunk 3rd-5th Grade

• Type: Traveling Trunk
• Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

Fort Clatsop Explorers provides objects and activities about the Lewis and Clark Expedition and their winter stay at Fort Clatsop in 1805-06. A few of the objects included are: buckskin clothing, candle mold, flint-n-steel fire starting kit, powder horn, trade items, Jefferson Peace Medal, examples of furs and a housewife (sewing kit). An educators guide contains hands-on activity ideas and descriptions of some of the essential articles carried by the Lewis & Clark Expedition

Fort Scott National Historic Site

Missouri Capital Mural 5th & 6th Grade

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

Photograph of Thomas Hart Benton painting the Capitol Mural.

Fort Scott National Historic Site

Missouri Capitol Mural 3rd & 4th Grade

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

Photograph of Thomas Hart Benton painting Capitol Mural.

Fort Scott National Historic Site

Missouri Capital Mural 7th & 8th Grade

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

Photograph of Thomas Hart Benton painting the Capitol mural.

Yellowstone National Park

Painting 1000 Words

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

Students examine historic Yellowstone artwork and discover the influential “voices” of painter Thomas Moran and photographer William H. Jackson. Students then give voice to their own Yellowstone experiences through watercolors and photographs.

Thomas Stone National Historic Site

History on Trial

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

Students will search for clues to his innocence or guilt and in a mock trial to determine if Thomas Stone was a traitor to Great Britain or an American Patriot for signing the Declaration of Independence. Will your class find him guilty or innocent?

Important Members of the Lewis and Clark Expedition

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

Using the Webquest Slides, students will explore and learn about the important members and contributors to the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Each slide will have links) to National Park web pages with information about each member or group. For each member, students find four facts and write a sentence about their role (contribution) to the expedition. This activity can be done in a handful of ways, with the suggested method being a Jigsaw.

Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve

Discover Urban Insects!

• Type: Student Activities
• Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

Discover what insects are hanging around your town with Dr. Aimee Thomas. Download the application “Seek” or borrow an insect field guide from the library and use those to identify FIVE insects in or around your home! Take notes on what you see to help you identify them next time!

Thomas Stone National Historic Site

Families of the Past

• Type: Field Trips ... Student Activities
• Grade Levels: Lower Elementary: Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade

Students step into the past as theybecome familiar with daily life in a Maryland home in the late 1700s and learnabout Thomas Stone as a husband, father, farmer, lawyer and signer of theDeclaration of Independence. Students will compare life in the 18th century totheir lives today. Students will enjoy interactive tours of the house, groundsand Visitor Center as well as hands-on activities.

President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home National Historic Site

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

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President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home National Historic Site

Site-visit Registration Form

• Type: Distance Learning
• Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

Site-visit Registration Form

President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home National Historic Site

Eat Like an Animal

• Type: Distance Learning
• Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

Eating locally and seasonally is more sustainable for us all.

President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home National Historic Site

Family Ties (Post Visit)

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

Teacher will lead a discussion on what aspects of President Cllinton's early years were similar or different than the student's experiences.