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Andersonville National Historic Site

A list of the Union soldiers buried at Andersonville

• Type: Primary Sources
• Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

Dorence, a prisoner held at Andersonville for eleven months, spent much of his time held at the prison as a paroled prisoner, working in the hospital office as a clerk. It was in this capacity that he made a secret copy of the death register. He and Clara Barton accompanied the Army expedition to Andersonville in the summer of 1865.

Kenai Fjords National Park

Listening to the Ice

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

What are global warming and climate change? How are they caused, and how they are impacting our planet? A National Park Ranger will use Kenai Fjords National Park as a looking glass through which to observe our planet's health. The ranger will engage students with questioning, video content and other techniques in order to broaden their local and global understanding of climate change and leave them with a hopeful attitude about the future of our natural environment.

Glacier National Park

Listening to Birds

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

Students will use the sense of hearing to explore bird sounds.

Listen, Pair, Share

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

In this activity, participants will develop their active listening skills and their ability to isolate elements of the soundscape around them. The emphasis in the activity is on peeling away human-caused sounds to reveal the sounds of the natural world. Think-Pair-Share is a process commonly used to promote active learning. Small group discussions ensure that every person present has a chance to articulate their thoughts to at least one person.

President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home National Historic Site

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

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Everglades National Park

"The Water Watch" Water: 4-6 Grade

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

The student will be able to: a) list two reasons why water conservation is necessary for the preservation of the Everglades, b) list two ways in which they can increase community involvement in water conservation, and c) produce a petition which lists ways to conserve water and get at least one hundred signatures on their petition.

Cowpens National Battlefield

The Way I See It, Daniel Morgan is a “Fye” Guy!

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

Students will pick from a list and retell/rewrite the victory of the patriot forces at Cowpens.

Ninety Six National Historic Site

Star Fort: Whose side are you on anyway?

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

Objectives At the end of this activity, the student will be able to list the reasons for fighting for both the British and the Americans.

Traveling the Oregon and Santa Fe Trails

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

This lesson is designed to review the purpose of the Santa Fe and Oregon Trails. The students will also expand their knowledge of each trail and put a plan together for a trip on each trail. This plan will include a packing list for their wagons. The students will use primary sources to help form their plans and packing list.

Everglades National Park

“Going… Going… Gone!” Water: 4-6 Grade

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

The students will be able to: a) list two of the factors involved in the extinction of small populations, and b) differentiate between an individual organism, a species, and a population.

Herbert Hoover National Historic Site

Wants Versus Needs in a Changing World

• Type: Student Activities
• Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade

As they tour Herbert Hoover's tiny birthplace, students make a list of the Hoover’s material possessions and compare the family’s wants and needs with their own.

Colorado National Monument

Roca, Roca, Roca

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

At the end of this lesson, students will be able to identify and list characteristics of igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks and will be able to describe how each rock is formed.

Eisenhower National Historic Site

Molding of a Leader: Lesson 3

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

The students will use a graphic organizer to list character traits and give specific examples from the selections that show President Eisenhower was a person of character.

Everglades National Park

"Food Chain Gang" Everglades ABCs: 2nd Grade

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

Students will be able to define herbivore, carnivore, and omnivore listing three Everglades animals found in each group and will be able to describe three Everglades food chains.

Grand Canyon National Park

Lumber, The Green Book, and Grand Canyon

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

From lumber workers in Northern Arizona to listings in the Green Book, learn about the ways Black Americans have long contributed to Grand Canyon History.

Everglades National Park

"The Everglades are on Fuego" Habitat Video: Pine Rocklands

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

The students will be able to distinguish the difference between the four different Everglades ecosystems listed in the key vocabulary- Pine Rocklands, Sawgrass Prairies, Coastal Prairies, Hardwood Hammocks. The students will be able to describe the importance of fire and lightning to the Everglades.

Devils Postpile National Monument

Exploring Climate Science: Climate Change

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

In “Exploring Climate Science (Climate Change),” students will explore causes of climate change and discuss impacts on the environment. Students will be able to: List three causes of climate change Describe at least two impacts to the environment caused by climate change

Pack Your Wagon

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

Overview: This lesson can be used in conjunction with either the National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center, or else there are materials and resources that can be used in the classroom. Includes anticipation guides, primary sources describing packed items, and supply list worksheets.

Andersonville National Historic Site

The martyrs who, for our country, gave up their lives in the prison pens in Andersonville, Ga

• Type: Primary Sources
• Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

Captain James M. Moore, assistant quartermaster United States army, led the expedition to Andersonville in the summer of 1865 which established the National Cemetery. This booklet includes his official report of the expedition and includes a listing of the dead buried at Andersonville.

What National Park Is It?

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

This activity challenges students to look at different pictures of national park sites and try to guess which park the picture represents. The pictures page gives a distinguishing feature of each park and an interesting fact to help students match to the list of possible choices.