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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.
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
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.
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
How are functions calculated, used, and expressed in real world mathematical situations?
Building an Army
- Type: Student Activities
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
This Math/Social Studies worksheet can be used to help students learn about the three basic organizational levels of an army during the American Revolution. Students will calculate the number of soldiers one may have seen in a Revolutionary War army, and develop an appreciation for the vast numbers of soldiers needed to help secure American independence.
Company 818 and Segregation in the Civilian Conservation Corps
Create a Coat of Arms
Women in the American Revolution
- Type: Student Activities
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
Women had an important role in the Revolution. Complete this student activity to learn more.
Subsistence: Women’s Influence
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Women of the Military Frontier
Women and the Manhattan Project
Be a Women's Rights Influencer
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade
Women in the Civil War
Women Who Paved the Way, Exploring Women Homesteaders and Suffragists (Adult)
Join the Army: The Life of a Civil War Soldier
- Type: Field Trips ... Student Activities
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
Women at Floyd Bennett Field
- Type: Teacher Reference Materials
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Women’s Rights are Human Rights
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

In this series of four lesson plans from the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor, students will be able to explore the development and growth of the American women's rights movement. This includes lessons about the Seneca Falls Convention, the Erie Canal, and the later women's rights movement. Developed by educator Lynn Girven of the Rochester City School District.
Women and Children in the Mill Village
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade