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Fort Larned National Historic Site
Women of the Military Frontier
- Type: Distance Learning
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Men weren't the only people at frontier military posts - women lived at these forts as well. Find out who they were and how they spent their days.
Gettysburg National Military Park
Best Field Trip Ever! Field Trip Planner: Gettysburg National Military Park
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
We are pleased to offer this Field Trip Planner for visiting Gettysburg National Military Park. We want this publication to help you make the best choices for your field trip and your students – based on the age, size and budget of your group, as well as the amount of time that you have to spend at Gettysburg. In short, we want to help you plan the best field trip ever!
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Examine how changing military technology and U.S. budget debates influenced the development of Fort Hancock and the U.S. coastal defense system.
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Learn why this home in Fredericksburg, Virginia, was a center of military activity, and consider the impact the war had on those whose property became part of the battlefield.
Andersonville National Historic Site
Narrative of privations and sufferings of United States officers and soldiers while prisoners of war in the hands of the Rebel authorities
- Type: Primary Sources
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
This report, published by the non-governmental United States Sanitary Commission provides multiple accounts of the treatment of Union prisoners of war in Confederate military prisons.
Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument
What is a Buffalo Soldier to Wear?
- Type: Distance Learning
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
Students will take on the role of the Generals in the Army in charge of military uniforms. They will help decide what changes, if any, are needed to the Buffalo Soldiers uniforms as they are stationed in areas of different climates.
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Now one of the most beautiful spots in Puerto Rico, the battlements illustrate the remarkable work of Spanish military engineers and recall more than 400 years of history in the Americas.
Klondike Gold Rush - Seattle Unit National Historical Park
Buffalo Soldiers - Klondike Gold Rush
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
Who were the original protectors of the National Parks before the National Park Service was established? Why was the military sent up to Alaska during the gold rush? How did the people in the towns feel about the Buffalo Soldiers?
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Students will work to calculate time, distance, gas mileage from home to three important Southern Campaign of the American Revolution: Cowpens National Battlefield, Kings Mountain National Military Park, and Ninety Six National Historic Site.
Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument
The Sound of Buffalo Soldiers! A Musical Bridge to Communities
- Type: Guest Speakers
- Grade Levels: Adult Education
How has music influenced your connection to a community? Throughout the history of the United States military, music has been part of the sound experience of soldiers. For the Buffalo Soldiers, music also served as a tool to build a connection to the communities they served.
River Raisin National Battlefield Park
A Soldier's Notes From Michigan's Big Battle
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Territory during the War of 1812 in Monroe, MI. This lesson will explore maps and primary sources to understand the significance of the battlefields. By the end of the lesson, students will be able to answer the question: Why should River Raisin and other War of 1812 battlefields be preserved and protected?
Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument
Buffalo Soldiers on the Move! How New Technologies Led to New Opportunities!
- Type: Guest Speakers
- Grade Levels: Adult Education
As new modes of transportation were developed; they were adapted for military use. These new modes of transportation created new opportunities for soldiers to step into roles of leadership or be part of new regiments. African Americans took advantage of these new opportunities and combated the negative perception of their leadership abilities in the Army.
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
In wartime, women traditionally served either on the home front or as nurses and laundresses. During the U.S.-Mexican War, most women played these traditional roles while others aided the military in non-traditional ways. Read primary documents about female soldiers, war correspondents, and spies.
Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument
Buffalo Soldier Love Stories
- Type: Guest Speakers
- Grade Levels: Adult Education
How do our relationships and commitments to others effect our actions? These commitments are seen through the actions they take through various periods of joy, sadness, and hardships in the Army. Learn about the stories of African Americans who served in the military and how their commitments to their loved ones effected their actions on and off the battlefield.
New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park
FLAMBEAUX GLEAUX: THE NEW ORLEANS MARDI GRAS FLAMBEAUX STRIKE OF 1946
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade
This lesson concerns a strike by FLAMBEAUX, men (generally African American) in New Orleans who carry large torches to light the parades. It concerns reasons a community might become militant and the role of solidarity in such struggles. It uses music created by the New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park that is found on the cd Remembering 300- Arrowhead Jazz Band.
Fort Necessity National Battlefield
Becoming George Washington: Unit 1: Young George Washington - Grade 4-6
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
By studying young George Washington’s writings as a 16-year-old surveyor and writings from his first military trip five years later students will learn about his character and ambitions. The lesson will also help dispel some of the myths and misconceptions about Washington. Students will be introduced to a young man who is strong, brave and ready to make a name for himself.
Fort Necessity National Battlefield
Becoming George Washington: Unit 2: Young George Washington - Grade 7-12
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
By studying young George Washington’s writings as a 16-year-old surveyor and writings from his first military trip five years later students will learn about his character and ambitions. The lesson will also help dispel some of the myths and misconceptions about Washington. Students will be introduced to a young man who is strong, brave and ready to make a name for himself.
Andersonville National Historic Site
Exploring Andersonville: A Self-guiding Prison Site Walking Tour
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
The site of the Camp Sumter Military Prison, commonly known as Andersonville, is preserved as part of the Andersonville NationalHistoric Site. Today a grassy field punctuated with stakes to mark the location of the deadline and stockade wall, the prison site provides a unique opportunity to explore the experiences of the 45,000 prisoners of war held here in 1864-65. This document provides a guide for teachers leading students around the prison site.
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.
Minuteman Missile National Historic Site
Morale Art of the Cold War Era
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade
Morale art played a huge role in affecting the patriotism and pride in the workplace for our servicemen and women. Examine pictures of blast door art and other murals, read about the daily duty of the missileers, and discuss the reason for creating this artwork. Then create your own!