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Lewis and Clark National Historical Park

"We Proceeded On..."

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

Students will learn about maps and what information can be gathered from them through the use of maps of the lower Columbia River. Using math and timing their own walking speeds students will be able to determine how long it would take to drive from one location to Fort Clatsop, walk to Fort Clatsop, and how much that would cost.

Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park

We Want You!

• Type: Student Activities
• Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade

At the start of the U.S.-Mexican War, both Mexican and U.S. citizens mistrusted a standing army. In this activity, students discuss reasons for joining an army. Next, they discuss the differences between a regular army and a militia of volunteers. Then they review and discuss U.S. and Mexican perspectives on regular and volunteer soldiers.

Fort Scott National Historic Site

We The People: Life at a Frontier Fort

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

We The People explores the many roles present in the community of people who called Fort Scott and the surrounding area home in the 1840s.

Gateway Arch National Park

Heading West?

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

Imagine yourself as a settler in St. Louis getting ready to head west. What supplies would you buy? What trail would you take? Who would join you on your voyage?

Fort Scott National Historic Site

We the People: Challenges of Life at a Frontier Fort

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

Students will be able to write an imaginary letter describing what life was like at a frontier fort in the 1840’s.

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?

Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area

What Happens to the Water When We Brush and Flush?

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

Water from homes and businesses enters sewers or septic tanks through pipes. This wastewater is kept with other dirty water because it is unhealthy and must be kept away from our drinking water. This sewer water is sent to a water treatment plant where the unhealthy parts are removed. The water is then returned to the river sometimes cleaner than it was originally. This lesson raises real world concerns, guiding students to become better stewards of our environment.

Indiana Dunes National Park

West Beach Walk

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

Explore the dunes and experience the forces of nature that created them. Observe water, wind and waves in action and learn how they work together to form mountains of sand. Program availability: spring, summer, fall. Age group: Preschool - 3rd grade. Location: West Beach. Length: 1.0 - 1.5 hours.

Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail

We Have a Story to Tell: Native Peoples of the Chesapeake Region

• Type: Teacher Reference Materials
• Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade

This lesson primarily covers the period from the early 1600s to the present. Students explore how colonial settlement and the establishment of the United States affected the Native Americans of the Chesapeake region, especially the Powhatan, Nanticoke, and Piscataway peoples. Students will learn about the forces that resulted in the eradication of some tribes and how others survived.

Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site

Consider the Source: The Stories We Tell and The History We Know (Grade 6 -8) Lesson 3 of 3 Carl Sandburg Home NHS     

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

This is the 3rd of 3 lessons designed to contribute to middle school student's working knowledge of Black history in Western North Carolina (W.N.C.) and to give them the skills to identify common myths of the region as well. This lesson introduces critical thinking concepts such as anachronisms and explores myths and deferred histories from W.N.C. This lesson is intended to exercise historical thinking skills and encourage the dialogue studied in previous lessons.

Acadia National Park

West Side Scavenger Hunt

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

The "west side" of Acadia has several short walks and a lighthouse that can be visited in the winter. Use the scavenger hunt to guide your winter excursion!

Routes West 1800-1849

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

This lesson plan includes mapmaking, class discussions, image and writing analysis. Students have the opportunity to learn about the Mormon Pioneer and Oregon Trail through the NebraskaStudies.org site. Here, they will be able to access primary and secondary source documents, as well as a timeline of events on the trail.

Gateway Arch National Park

Heading West? (Distance Learning)

• Type: Distance Learning
• Grade Levels: Lower Elementary: Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade

This distance learning program introduces k-2 students to some of the challenges and choices early pioneers faced while traveling west across prairies, rivers, and mountains from St. Louis to Oregon and California.

Herbert Hoover National Historic Site

Lessons Learned In West Branch

• Type: Field Trips ... Student Activities
• Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

How did Herbert Hoover’s early years in 19th century West Branch influence his character? Which character traits did he learn that made him a leader? Where do we get our own skills for success? A visit to historic buildings from President Hoover's childhood helps answer these questions.

Glorieta and Raton Passes: Gateways to the Southwest

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

Learn how these remote passes in the mountains influenced the course of the westward expansion of the United States.

Salem Maritime National Historic Site

What can we learn about the lives of enslaved people from primary sources?

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

Students examine primary and secondary sources, including two short films, to explore the life of an enslaved woman in Salem. The essential question asks students to consider what we can learn about the history of slavery from primary sources.

Gateway Arch National Park

General Museum Tour at the Gateway Arch

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

The general tour of the museum at the Gateway Arch introduces students to the larger themes of westward expansion and the growth of the United States. Students work with a park ranger who guides them through selected galleries which tell the story of westward expansion and the building of the Gateway Arch.

Gateway Arch National Park

African Americans of the West Traveling Trunk

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

James Nash was an African American explorer who traveled through the West in the nineteenth century. Learn about Nash's life experiences and his most cherished possessions and memories with this traveling trunk.

Gateway Arch National Park

Civil War in the West Traveling Trunk

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

What was it like to live in the Midwest during the Civil War? This traveling trunk will explore the Civil War through the eyes of two children who grew up in St. Louis during the nineteenth century. Although they did not live on the edge of any major battles, they felt the conflict and tension that the war years brought with it.

Fort Scott National Historic Site

A Map Changed by Destiny

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

Students become characters on a map of the western US in the 1840s as Fort Scott soldiers help to bring about rapid westward expansion