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Ste. Geneviève National Historical Park

Mississippi River Vocabulary

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

Introductory materials to set the foundation for learning about rivers and how people have interacted with them over time. This lesson is self-contained and does not require additional material. This lesson is designed as preparation for the Settling the Mississippi unit so familiarity with later lessons may help educators steer this lesson toward uniform terms and repeatable examples throughout the unit.

Fort Scott National Historic Site

Meet Missouri, 3rd & 4th grade

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

Missouri Flag

Fort Scott National Historic Site

Meet Missouri, 5th & 6th grade

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

Missouri Flag

Fort Scott National Historic Site

Meet Missouri, 7th & 8th grade

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

Missouri Flag

Fort Scott National Historic Site

Missouri Compromise, 3rd & 4th Grade

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

Missouri Compromise Map

Fort Scott National Historic Site

Missouri Compromise, 7th & 8th grade

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

Missouri Compromise map

Fort Scott National Historic Site

Missouri Compromise, 5th & 6th Grade

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

Missouri Compromise Map

Fort Scott National Historic Site

Missouri Capital Mural 5th & 6th Grade

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

Photograph of Thomas Hart Benton painting the Capitol Mural.

Fort Scott National Historic Site

Missouri Capitol Mural 3rd & 4th Grade

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

Photograph of Thomas Hart Benton painting Capitol Mural.

Fort Scott National Historic Site

Missouri Capital Mural 7th & 8th Grade

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

Photograph of Thomas Hart Benton painting the Capitol mural.

Natchez Trace Parkway

Out of the Depths and into the Park: Geology of the Mississippi River Valley

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

Learn the role of geologic activity in drawing people to the Mississippi River Valley. This 45-minute program discusses the physical and human characteristics of places and regions and how they are connected to human identities and cultures.

Ulysses S Grant National Historic Site

Exploring the History of Slavery in St. Louis

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

This Distance Learning Program aims to provide an introduction to the history of slavery in St. Louis. Geared for students in grades 3 through 5, the program examines what life was like for enslaved Missourians and highlights the stories of six enslaved African Americans from St. Louis who went on to become nationally famous for their efforts to end slavery and promote racial equality in the United States.

George Washington Carver National Monument

George Washington Carver - The Artist: A Colorful South

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

Focusing on Carver's desire to beautify the surroundings of southern homes, this lesson concludes with students creating monochromatic color swatches.

George Washington Carver National Monument

George Washington Carver - The Artist: Resource to His People

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

Focusing on Carver's fiber art, this lesson concludes with student creating woven bracelets.

George Washington Carver National Monument

George Washington Carver - The Artist: The Plant Doctor

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

A Black-Eyed Susan flower, with yellow petals and a brown/black center, commonly found on tallgrass prairie at George Washington Carver National Monument

George Washington Carver National Monument

George Washington Carver - The Artist: To Be of the Greatest Good

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

Focusing on Carver's habit of finding new uses for discarded items, this lesson concludes with students creating art from recycled materials.

George Washington Carver National Monument

George Washington Carver - The Artist: Yucca and Cactus

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

Focusing on Carver's career choice and the impact it made on the lives of others, this lesson concludes with students creating a floral relief sculpture.

Fortune Teller Adaptations

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

The Fortune Teller will be used by students to challenge their classmates with guessing some unusual animal adaptations from around the world. The extension activity exposes students to famous biologists who have studied plants and animals in the past and present, creating a “Famous Biologist Timeline”.

George Washington Carver National Monument

Overcoming Obstacles: George Washington Carver’s Pathway to Education

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

At about 10-12 years of age, George Washington Carver left Diamond, Missouri to pursue an education. This photo was taken around the time he set out on his own.

George Washington Carver National Monument

George Washington Carver - An Original Conservationist: The Man, the Scientist, The Artist

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

Today’s focus is to gather a basic understanding of who GWC was, where he came from, how he got his education, what purpose he saw for his life and the focus of his work. More depth can be added by having students complete presentations over Carver. By breaking the class into groups each group can do their own presentation over the whole topic or can be focused on one portion so that through the whole class all the information is gathered and provided to students.