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Everglades National Park

"Algae: It Feeds, Kills and Dies" Plant Activities: 4-6th Grade

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

Our "Plant" unit is broken into six lesson plans, each taking from 20 minutes to several class periods to complete, and targeted mainly at 4th-6th grade students. A class needn't complete every lesson in the unit, though some lessons do refer to one another and are better done in sequence. However, each lesson comes with its own set of objectives and resources.

Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument

Discover Colonel Young's Protest Ride for Equality and Country: A Lightning Lesson from Teaching with Historic Places, featuring the historic Colonel Charles Young House

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

During WWI, African American Colonel Charles Young rode horseback for two weeks to protest discrimination in the U.S. Army.

New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park

LESSON 11: OD POR ODELIA

Type: Lesson Plan
Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade

Od Por Odelia was written by LeRoy Etienne as an ode to his mother who told him this story. In the tale an old man sells her rotten bananas. But dishonest conduct brings bad luck, and the old man dies soon thereafter.

Chapter 14 Lesson Plan: The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1963

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

A picture of a statue at Kelly Ingram Park called The Four Spirits. This statue honors the lives of the 4 girls who died in the dynamite blast at 16th Street Baptist Church on September 15, 1963. Photo courtesy of the Alabama Tourism Department, Chris Granger (photographer).

Gateway Arch National Park

Tort Liability: Franke v. City of St. Louis

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

Frederick Franke was injured in St. Louis when part of a building fell on his head as he was walking. Tragically, he died as a result of his injuries. His mother, Julia Franke, sued the owner of the building and the City of St. Louis for damages. This case was heard in 1888 in the St. Louis Courthouse (the Old Courthouse). Students will reenact the case and hear from all sides.

Agate Fossil Beds National Monument

Death Traps

Type: Teacher Reference Materials
Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

This scripted slideshow for teachers describes the process by which animals have died and become fossilized in waterholes, influenced by a severe drought. It compares two sites, separated by 13 million years: Agate Fossil Beds and the Badlands. It is designed to teach students the principles relating to the behavior, habitat and survival of living animals; as well as scientific study of past life forms known as fossils; and severe climatic events.

Eisenhower National Historic Site

Ike and the Men of D-Day (Virtual Program)

Type: Distance Learning
Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade

Explore the "Great Crusade" with General Eisenhower and the Men of D-Day in this virtual education program. Students will discover the events of D-Day through the leadership principles of General Eisenhower and the sacrifices of real soldiers who fought and died on D-Day. This program gives students a chance to examine primary source documents and research real D-Day casualties who are buried in Gettysburg National Cemetery.

Maggie L Walker National Historic Site

“Nickels to Dollars”: Maggie L. Walker's Quest for African American Economic Empowerment

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

Students will pretend to go back in time to 1903 when Maggie Walker chartered the St. Luke Penny Savings Bank. They will use a 3D replica of, or the computer aided models of, the 1927 Maggie Walker collection bank to learn about the economic tools African Americans used to resist discrimination and uplift their communities during the Jim Crow era. Este plan de clase con actividades incluido también está disponible en español.

Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site

The Lost Cause: Colonization, Chattel Slavery, and Migration (Grades 9-12) Lesson 1 of 3 Carl Sandburg Home NHS

Type: Lesson Plan
Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade

This lesson addresses the migratory history of western North Carolina and the myths about the region. Migration from the South Carolina Lowlands to the mountains of western North Carolina created many racial, economic and spiritual changes for everyone in the region. Wealth brought new development along with increased hierarchical discrimination and social practices. As many summer homes were built there were far more enslaved and free laborers who made the migration possibl

Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park

Self-Guided Gallery Tours

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

Photos, exhibits and interpretive media are combined to offer a summary of hardships due to racial injustice. Explore interactive exhibits relating to the Civil Rights Movement that followed in the wake of the decision in the Legacy of Brown v. Board of Education gallery. Appropriate for ages 12 and up only.

Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park

Ruth and the Green Book Lesson Plan

Type: Lesson Plan
Grade Levels: Lower Elementary: Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade

During the lesson, students will follow along as the teacher and students read Ruth and the Green Book to examine how a young child with strong character traits (e.g. brave, thoughtful, resilient) overcame segregation while traveling with her family.