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Gettysburg National Military Park

Fallen Soldiers (Formerly Called Unfinished Work: The Creation and Dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery)
  • Type: Field Trips ... Primary Sources ... Student Activities
  • Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade

The Gettysburg National Military Park is pleased to provide you and your students with our student education program materials on Fallen Soldiers (Formerly called "Unfinished Work: The Creation and Dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery"). Hopefully it will enrich your studies of Abraham Lincoln and the American Civil War, providing you and your students with added insights into this American tragedy and triumph. This program is targeted at students in grades 8-12.

Salem Maritime National Historic Site

Declaration of Independence Remix
  • Type: Lesson Plan
  • Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

In this lesson, students examine primary source documents and discuss ideas and beliefs in the Declaration of Independence and who was included and excluded.

Salem Maritime National Historic Site

Black Resistance through Election Day
  • Type: Lesson Plan
  • Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

In this lesson, students analyze primary sources to learn about the history of Black Election Day and the ways enslaved people resisted their enslavement in Massachusetts.

Salem Maritime National Historic Site

Freedom for All?
  • Type: Lesson Plan
  • Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

In this lesson, students analyze primary sources to learn about the lives of two people who were part of the first generation of freed people in Massachusetts.

Glacier National Park

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

Students observe a concrete example of water weathering rocks by freezing a jar of water and then letting the broken jar with ice, un-thaw to illustrate power of ice in weathering rocks.

Petrified Forest National Park

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

Students engage in archeological field techniques while learning to measure, map, and identify artifacts of the ancestral Puebloan culture. Group size is limited to 25 students.

The Battle of Bunker Hill: Now We Are at War
  • Type: Lesson Plan
  • Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

Learn how this American Revolution battle spurred colonial unity and sparked the formation of the Continental Army. What were the motivations and consequences of the Battle of Bunker Hill?

The Liberty Bell: From Obscurity to Icon
  • Type: Lesson Plan
  • Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

Analyze the influences that shaped the symbolic meaning of the bell, and evaluate the various claims as to how and when it was cracked.

Embattled Farmers and the Shot Heard Round the World: The Battles of Lexington and Concord
  • Type: Lesson Plan
  • Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

Walk the road where the “shot heard ‘round the world” sparked the American Revolution, and investigate how works of art both depicted and shaped our memory of these dramatic battles.

Fort Stanwix National Monument

The Battle of Oriskany: "Blood Shed a Stream Running Down"
  • Type: Lesson Plan
  • Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

Learn how New York's Mohawk Valley became the setting for a fierce Revolutionary War battle that pitted residents of the area, including the nations of the Iroquois Confederacy, against each other.

The Washington Monument: Tribute in Stone
  • Type: Lesson Plan
  • Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

Understand why George Washington was so revered during his lifetime and beyond, and learn why it took 100 years to complete this famous monument in his honor.

Independence National Historical Park

Independence Hall: International Symbol of Freedom
  • Type: Lesson Plan
  • Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

Learn about Independence Hall and about how the international influence of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution led to the designation of the building in which they were adopted as a World Heritage Site.

Salem Maritime National Historic Site

Enslaved Women & Revolutionary Resistance
  • Type: Primary Sources ... Student Activities ... Teacher Reference Materials
  • Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade

Students use primary sources and historical knowledge to explain how enslaved women resisted slavery in the Revolutionary Era.

Petrified Forest National Park

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

During this field trip, students experience the thrill of discovery while learning how to see the bigger picture of an ancient ecosystem. They will map, measure, and identify fossilized remains of Late Triassic animals. Group size is limited to 25 students.

Salem Maritime National Historic Site

Freedom for All? (High School)
  • Type: Lesson Plan
  • Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade

In this lesson, high school students analyze primary sources to learn about the lives of two formerly enslaved people who were part of the first generation of freed people in Massachusetts.

Women's Rights National Historical Park

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

For this lesson, students will divided up into group examine the Declaration of Independence and Declaration of Sentiments to understand the similarities and differences of the different Declarations.

Salem Maritime National Historic Site

Slavery & the Declaration of Independence
  • Type: Primary Sources ... Student Activities
  • Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade

The first printing of the Declaration of Independence in Salem appeared next to advertisements for escaped and for sale enslaved people. Students use evidence from the document and historical knowledge to explore the meaning of freedom.

Salem Maritime National Historic Site

How did different people shape the American Revolution?
  • Type: Primary Sources ... Student Activities ... Teacher Reference Materials
  • Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade

Students examine two primary source documents connected to Salem merchant, Richard Derby and consider how white colonists and enslaved Africans experienced the ideals of the American Revolution.

Salem Maritime National Historic Site

How did the slavery economy contribute to the American Revolution in Salem?
  • Type: Primary Sources ... Student Activities ... Teacher Reference Materials
  • Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade

Students examine two primary source documents connected to Richard Derby of Salem and complete a graphic organizer to explore the economic forces that contributed to the American Revolution in Essex County.

Natchez Trace Parkway

The Spark of Bravery, A Fire of Discovery
  • Type: Distance Learning ... Field Trips
  • Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade

One of the bravest men in American history, join us for 45-minutes as we take a look at the incredible life of Meriwether Lewis from childhood through the Corps of Discovery, to his final days along Natchez Trace. *This program briefly discusses his suicide, with minimal detail, and the National Suicide Prevention hotline contact information