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John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site
Commemoration, Memorialization, and Legacy: An Exploration of the Public and Private Memory of John F. Kennedy and His Presidency
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade
This lesson will allow students to explore the theme of commemoration, memorialization, and legacy through reading of primary and secondary sources. They will engage in a consideration of how historical memory is shaped and how we commemorate people and places. The lesson will also allow students to make connections about their own thoughts and feelings regarding history and how it is commemorated.
President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home National Historic Site
Aligned Legacies
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
Students will analyze 10 or more images of American Presidents and organize them in chronological order along a timeline from left to right.
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park
Lincoln’s Legacy
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
What factors have led to Abraham Lincoln being a memorialized president? Meets Kentucky 5th grade social studies standards. This lesson was created by Kentucky teachers as a part of the History and Science Explore Project.
Homestead National Historical Park
The Legacy of the Homestead Act
- Type: Student Activities
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
In "The Legacy of the Homestead Act," students will identify aspects of text that reveal an author's point of view and produce their own presidential speech about the Homestead Act.
Lyndon B Johnson National Historical Park
LBJ's Environmental Legacy
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Begin to build in LBJ's environmental legacy into your curriculum by using resources provided
- Type: Distance Learning
- Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade
Are you teaching your students to identify cultural contributions and perspectives? Are you looking for an opportunity to share how the age of exploration and European colonialism influenced early America? Invite Park Rangers from Castillo de San Marcos and Fort Matanzas into your classroom through live video conferencing!
- Type: Student Activities
- Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade
Teachers will need to get enough copies of brochures for one or more national park units (you can do a google search for "park brochure" + the national park unit's name to get online brochures that are printable) for this activity. Students will analyze information on the brochure and complete the attached worksheet. Teachers can use this activity to prepare students for an upcoming trip to their nearest national park unit.
Marsh - Billings - Rockefeller National Historical Park
Caring For Our Forests - A Legacy of Stewardship
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade
This is a Global Studies and English unit that is ideally designed as part of a forest-focused, across the curriculum unit, which would complement work being done in the subject specific areas of math, science, and physical education of a typical middle school in Vermont. This unit could also stand on its own in terms of a place-based unit using forests as its focal point
Women's Rights National Historical Park
The Works of Faith: The Hunt Family Legacy
- Type: Distance Learning
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
When Richard Hunt first came to Waterloo, NY in 1821, he found a boom town. He and his second wife, Jane, were closely associated with local Quaker families, and intimately engaged in local business ventures. Through their faith and their industry they effected change in the community, and beyond. Explore their works--from the Underground Railroad to their woolen mill, to the tea party that set off a rebellion.
Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument
The Life and Legacy of Brigadier General Charles Young
- Type: Guest Speakers
- Grade Levels: Adult Education
Brigadier General Charles Young led an extraordinary life of firsts. He was the first African American national park superintendent, the first African American Colonel in the U.S. Army and the first African American military attaché. Besides these personal achievements Young was also a mentor to many including students at Wilberforce University and future generations of Army officers including Benjamin O. Davis Sr.
Gateway National Recreation Area
Diverse Contributors to the Legacy of Floyd Bennett Field
- Type: Teacher Reference Materials
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
This Teacher's Guide explores the little-known stories of the African American and Latino pilots who were stationed at Floyd Bennett Field during WWII.
Wright Brothers National Memorial
Memorable Memes
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Who says learning can't be fun? In this virtual-friendly lesson plan, students will explore the geographical and technological factors that led to the first flights of human history while using their creativity to generate a memorable meme about the Wright brothers. Subject(s): Social Studies and Art. Grade(s): 6th-8th.
- Type: Other Education Materials
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Common Core-Aligned for New York state, the General Grant National Memorial Educator's Guide offers seven unique lesson plans for teachers of Middle school students, and is easily adaptable for Elementary and High school students. The guide is also a great way to prepare classes for field trips to the memorial.
Hamilton Grange National Memorial
Hamilton Grange National Memorial Site Visit
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade
- Type: Student Activities
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Students will learn of the significance of items left in tribute at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial
Field Trip to Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
A field trip to Lincoln Boyhood is a great way for hands-on learning.
Flight 93 National Memorial
A Walk to Remember at Flight 93 National Memorial
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
This program utilizes multimedia, exhibits, oral presentations and the memorial landscape to deliver a unique learning opportunity. The overall objective of this program is to expose students to the various passengers and crew members of Flight 93: Who they were, their names, what made them unique, and how do we remember them today at the memorial. There will also be a special emphasis on the story of Flight 93 and the actions of the passengers and crew members.
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Trace the course of the Japanese surprise attack on the U.S. Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor, and consider the significance of the sunken USS Arizona as a war memorial.
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
National Park Legacy - Wildlife in Cities Grades K - 2
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Lower Elementary: Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade
Coexisting with wildlife requires that actions be taken to reduce conflicts and minimize impacts from human activity so that a healthy appreciation of wildlife can be fostered. Specifically addressed in this lesson are efforts SMMNRA is making to encourage residents to clean up unintentional food resources such as pet food, and secure trash cans so that unwanted wildlife do not seek food on personal property.
Lewis and Clark National Historical Park
Me and My Park
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Levels: Lower Elementary: Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade
A shorter ranger-conducted program for Pre-K. Designed for this age group's attention span. Includes science, a walk, and a fort program with a ranger and age appropriate activities.