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Introduction to the Kecoughtan People: "Home" in an Indigenous Tidewater Virginia Town

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

This lesson introduces students to the Kecoughtan people, an Indigenous Tribe that was located in what is now Hampton, Virginia. Students will examine the idea of "home" by learning about different aspects of life in the Kecoughtan's town.

Niobrara National Scenic River

Early Birding

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

This lesson is designed to introduce Middle School level students to basic bird identification to some of the common, and a few rare but easily identified,birds and waterfowl found along and around the Niobrara National Scenic River.

Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site

Housing: Early Homes

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

Students will gain deeper understanding about earth lodge construction by visualizing life in a Hidatsa village through guided imagery and by viewing the building an earth lodge video. They will have an opportunity to design and build their own replica earth lodge.

Cowpens National Battlefield

Early American Activities

• Type: Science Labs
• Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

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Fort Scott National Historic Site

Chaos in Early Kansas Elections

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

People of Kansas Territory could decide by popular vote whether or not to have slavery or not when they entered the Union. Both sides sent settlers to Kansas to sway the outcome of this decision. Chaos ensued.

Knife River: Early Village Life on the Plains

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

Have students describe the life of the Hidatsa and Mandan groups in the early 19th century and explain how the villagers shaped their environment and adapted to it; and discover American Indian groups who once lived in their region and compare their cultures to the Hidatsa and Mandan peoples.

Petroglyph National Monument

How the Early Railroads Changed New Mexico

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

This is a lesson that can be used to teach geography, history and economics using pictures, maps and scale models.

Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park

Lincoln’s Early Years: Post Visit PowerPoint

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

What was life like during Abraham Lincoln’s early life? Recall what you learned, and design a presentation about your trip. Meets Kentucky 3rd-5th grade Social Studies/Writing standards. This lesson was created by Kentucky teachers as a part of the History and Science Explore Project.

Locke and Walnut Grove: Havens for Early Asian Immigrants in California

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

How did Chinese and Japanese immigrants develop California's industry and culture?

Back Stairs at Brucemore: Life as Servants in Early 20th-Century America

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

Understand the "servant" experience in early 20th-century America, as well as the pros and cons for women working in factories versus domestic service.

Life on an Island: Early Settlers off the Rock-Bound Coast of Maine

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

The lesson could be used in units on the settlement of northern New England or on life in the early national period. Students will strengthen their skills of observation, research, and analysis of a variety of sources.

Saugus Iron Works: Life and Work at an Early American Industrial Site

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

Unearth the remains of colonial America's first fully integrated ironworks, and consider what reconstruction of the site reveals about daily life for some early European settlers.

Sitka National Historical Park

Soft Gold: The History of Russians in Alaska

• Type: Distance Learning
• Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

How and why Russians came to and settled in Alaska is not only important for understanding Alaskan history, but also contains themes necessary for students to understand important historical ideas/concepts like trade, colonialism, and the rights of indigenous peoples. In addition, the efforts of Russian and other non-Alaskan native fur hunters had severe scientific, environmental, and cultural effects on this region and its indigenous peoples.

Gateway Arch National Park

American Indians and the Great Plains

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

American Indians have lived in North America for thousands of years. All of the lands that make up the United States today were exclusively Indigenous lands long before Europeans first arrived about 500 years ago. The growth of the United States through westward expansion challenged traditional ways of life for many Indigenous tribes during the 1800s as more settlers crossed the Mississippi River for a new life in the West.

Spotted Salamander Crossing

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

The spotted salamander is indigenous to the areas surrounding the Natchez Trace Parkway. When the salamanders breed, they usually return to the same vernal pond from which they hatched. Unfortunately for some populations, this presents a hazard as the Natchez Trace Parkway is in between their forest habitat and the vernal breeding ponds.

Sitka National Historical Park

Exploring Conflict and Colonization: The Sitka Battles of 1802 and 1804

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

For nearly 70 years, the Russian American company oversaw a colonial empire from their seat of power in the Russian colony of New Archangel- but founding a colony on the native land of the Tlingit people was no simple task. In this robust, place-based distance learning program, come the Battles of 1802 and 1804 that occurred right here in Sitka, while discussing important historical themes like conflict, colonization, and the rights of indigenous peoples.

Salem Maritime National Historic Site

Salem, Slavery, and the Sacred Cod

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

New England has deep historic connections to the slave societies in the West Indies (Caribbean). This lesson explores primary sources that implicate Massachusetts merchant families in the Atlantic slave economy.

Enduring Awatovi: Uncovering Hopi Life and Work on the Mesa

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

Learn about traditional Hopi culture and farming at Awatovi, a historic pueblo where enduring Hopi traditions and American archeological research reveal much about this important place.

Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument

Gran Quivira: A Blending of Cultures in a Pueblo Indian Village

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

The quiet remnants of the village of Las Humanas, now called Gran Quivira, only hint at the vibrant society that thrived here until the late 17th century. Today it is one of three sites that make up Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument.

Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site

Flags and National Identity

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

The records Lewis Garrard kept during his ten-month journey along the Santa Fe Trail provide an outsider's view into intercultural interactions in the 1840s. This lesson features how national identity and sovereignty have been communicated through dress, color, and symbols in early American history as well as today.