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Cowpens National Battlefield

The Battle of Cowpens: The Battle Geography

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

To show students how Carolina backcountry geography affected the course of the Battle of Cowpens

Gettysburg National Military Park

Tide of Battle

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

There were many "turning point" moments of the Battle of Gettysburg, each critical to the battle's ultimate outcome. In three-part virtual field trip/distance learning program, students will analyze primary source documents including maps, officers' reports, and soldier accounts, from three different Union regiments and then developing their own response to the essential question of which they believed to have been the most important "turning point."

Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park

Battling Disease

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

In this lesson, students will answer the following essential questions: How has the prevention and battling of health threats changed between the US-Mexican War and today?

Kings Mountain National Military Park

The Battle of Kings Mountain

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

The Battle of Kings Mountain (October 7, 1780) was one of the most dramatic and hotly contested battles of the Revolutionary War. On an isolated ridge top in the Carolina backcountry, nearly 1000 American Patriots surrounded and overwhelmed an approximately equal number of American Loyalists.

Cowpens National Battlefield

Triage after the Battle

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

The goal of this lesson is for students to become familiar with the healing and patient care required for returning soldiers to battle.

Shiloh National Military Park

Siege and Battle of Corinth

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

1) To explain why gaining control of the railroads in Corinth was important to both the Union and the Confederacy. 2) To describe the course of the Siege of Corinth and the Battle of Corinth and to evaluate their impact on the course of the Civil War. 3) To describe the fortifications constructed during these engagements and to analyze their importance. 4) To examine the role transportation routes played in the formation of the student's own community.

Mapping the Battle of Cowpens

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

Students will participate in a web quest and create an interactive map of the battle that shows the placement of and information about the different troops and their leaders.

Ninety Six National Historic Site

A Siege Becomes A Battle

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

This activity uses multiple short excerpts that discuss the sequence of events leading to Greene’s attack and eventual repulse at the Star Fort. Students will use chronological thinking to construct a deeper understanding of the siege and attack on Star Fort.

Cowpens National Battlefield

Battle of Cowpens Illustrated

• Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

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Cowpens National Battlefield

Cowpens: A Battle Remembered

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

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Monocacy National Battlefield

Battle to Save Water Quality

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

Evaluating farmlands that saved Washington, D.C. in the past and today’s management practices that save future water quality.

Kings Mountain National Military Park

Tactics in the Battle of Kings Mountain

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

*How did the Kings Mountain area terrain and settlements effect the tactics in the Battle of Kings Mountain? *How were the tactics used at the Battle of Kings Mountain similar and different than other battles in the American Revolution? *How were the tactics used by loyalists and patriots at the Battle of Kings Mountain similar and different?

Cowpens National Battlefield

Morgan’s Plan of Battle at Cowpens

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

Utilizing six fundamental historical concepts, students will break down and critically analyze Daniel Morgan’s innovative plan of battle at Cowpens.

Cowpens National Battlefield

The Battle of Cowpens: The Spatial Landscape

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

To gain skills in math and learn of the Battle of Cowpens by completing mathematical exercises.

Cedar Creek & Belle Grove National Historical Park

Battle of Cedar Creek Map Activity

• Type: Guest Speakers
• Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

Students learn about the sequence of events related to the October 19, 1864, Battle of Cedar Creek through a hands-on interactive map activity led by a park ranger. Students will move wooden pegs around a map while the battle is explained to them by a park ranger.

The Battle of Horseshoe Bend: Collision of Cultures

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

Consider the complex political and cultural differences that existed between European Americans and American Indians during the early 19th century and learn how these conflicting views ultimately affected the Creeks.

Cowpens National Battlefield

The Battle of Cowpens: Lesser-Known Participants

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

What can a primary source document tell us about the past?

Cowpens National Battlefield

Leaders at the Battle of Cowpens: Morgan and Tarleton

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

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The Battle of Stones River: The Soldiers' Story

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

Recall one of the Civil War's bloodiest battles, which raged through the rocky cedar glades of Tennessee, as told in eyewitness and personal accounts.

First Battle of Manassas: An End to Innocence

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

Study personal accounts of soldiers who fought in the first battle of the Civil War, and debate whether the U.S. should maintain historic sites where few substantial remains exist.