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25th Infantry Bicycle Corps
- Type: Guest Speakers
- Grade Levels: Adult Education
In the late 1890s, the bicycle grew in popularity as a mode of transportation. This sparked a curiosity for their use in the military. Lieutenant James A. Moss of the 25th Infantry volunteered to test this idea. Learn how the newly formed 25th Infantry Bicycle Corps journeyed over 2000 miles across the varied American landscape from Fort Missoula Montana to St. Louis Missouri. Discover the challenges and triumphs faced by the Buffalo Soldiers on their ride into history.
Clean Shore Corps
- Type: Student Activities
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Students will perform a trash survey in their own neighborhood, then one at the beach at Gateway. After comparing the results of the two surveys, students will identify which trash is the most prevalent, and come up with ways to reduce the trash. Rangers will provide lesson plans and equipment for the beach pick up. Please note that this program requires transportation between two points within the park.
Civilian Conservation Corps
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Company 818 and Segregation in the Civilian Conservation Corps
Buffalo Soldiers on the Move! How New Technologies Led to New Opportunities!
- Type: Guest Speakers
- Grade Levels: Adult Education
As new modes of transportation were developed; they were adapted for military use. These new modes of transportation created new opportunities for soldiers to step into roles of leadership or be part of new regiments. African Americans took advantage of these new opportunities and combated the negative perception of their leadership abilities in the Army.
Breaking into the Army Nurse Corps: How Black Nurses Demanded to Serve
- Type: Guest Speakers
- Grade Levels: Adult Education
How did African American women break into the Army Nurse Corps? The nurses of the Army Nurse Corps were an essential part of the war effort. The African American nurses fought to serve their country and to be there for the Black soldiers they treated. Though hurdles were laid in their way, these women succeeded in enlisting in the Army. Many Black nurses went on to serve around the world and perform ground-breaking research.
1st Kansas Colored Infantry 5th & 6th Grade
1st Kansas Colored Infantry, 3rd & 4th Grade
1st Kansas Colored Infantry 7th & 8th Grade
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?
Who Are the Tuskegee Airmen?
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Two famous Tuskegee Experiments were conducted in the small town of Tuskegee, Alabama between 1932 and 1972. One conducted by the U.S. Public Health Service (Public Health) beginning in 1932, later called the Tuskegee Syphilis Study. The other conducted by the U.S. Army Air Corps (Air Corps) beginning in 1941, the participants of which were later dubbed "Tuskegee Airmen"
Benjamin O. Davis, Jr.: From Fourth Graduate to Four Star General
- Type: Distance Learning ... Guest Speakers
- Grade Levels: Adult Education
General Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. built a legacy well beyond being the fourth African American to graduate from West Point. He learned from the legacies that came before him to go further and higher in his military career. He commanded the Buffalo Soldiers, the Tuskegee Airmen, and served all over the world. Even after retirement, he continued to serve the public in various administrations, creating change on various levels to leave a legacy all his own.
Traveling the National Road: Unit 6 Decline and Rebirth of the National Road
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
This unit covers the decline and rebirth the National Road, teaching the students about how railroads ended the National Road and how bicycles and cars helped it come back. It includes background information for the teacher, a student reading and two student activities: A Poem and a Riddle About the National Road and Picture Matching on the National Road.
Prehistoric Peoples Virtual Program - Grades 3-5
- Type: Distance Learning
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
Class of Discovery
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
CCC: A New Deal to Rebuild a Nation
- Type: Distance Learning
- Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade
How Have You Been?
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
Lewis and Clark
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Cabin Camp History Talk
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade