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Man of Many Hats
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

This lesson examines the career of William Howard Taft through the many different characteristics often associated with other Presidents as well as Supreme Court leaders. William Howard Taft's career in public service exemplifies a man with great integrity, who wore many hats when making crucial decisions that affected the well being of the American People.
The Measure of a Man or a Woman
Man, it's Hot!
Mountain Man Traveling Trunk
Cesar Chavez-A Man of Integrity
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
Natural vs. Man-Made resources: The Arrival of the Spanish Settlers
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.
Albert Gallatin a Most Astonishing Man - Gallatin and the Louisiana Purchase - Lesson 3
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

In this lesson the students will use a student reading to learn about the Louisiana Purchase. Then using an activity sheet the students will write why the Louisiana Purchase would benefit the United States and how they would act if they were in the dilemma that the minister to France was in when he was offered the Louisiana Territory.
Albert Gallatin: A Most Astonishing Man - Gallatin as Secretary of the Treasury - Lesson 6
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Albert Gallatin: A Most Astonishing Man - Gallatin and the Whiskey Rebellion - Lesson 2
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Albert Gallatin: A Most Astonishing Man - Gallatin and New Geneva - Lesson 5
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Albert Gallatin: A Most Astonishing Man - Gallatin’s Start in Politics - Lesson 1
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Albert Gallatin: A Most Astonishing Man - Gallatin and the Lewis and Clark Expedition - Lesson 4
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

In this lesson the students will use a student reading to learn about the planning and eventual success of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Just like today, when you go on a trip you plan and pack. Meriwether Lewis planned and packed for the expedition. The activity sheet has the students match some of the supplies Lewis brought with what type of supplies they were. The students also write about how they think planning may have helped the expedition.
Albert Gallatin: A Most Astonishing Man - Gallatin's Family Life and Timeline - Lesson 7
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

Gallatin was a happy family man and enjoyed being with his wife and children. The family got to experience many locations as Gallatin moved from one political assignment to another. Students will read about Gallatin’s family life and where the family lived in the student reading. Then using the dates in the reading, the students will make a Gallatin family life timeline.
Freedom Suit: Dred Scott v. Irene Emerson
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

1846, an enslaved couple named Dred and Harriet Scott sued for their freedom at the St. Louis Courthouse, a historic courthouse managed by the National Park Service at Gateway Arch National Park and referred to as the "Old Courthouse." In this mock trial, students learn about the second trial the Scotts undertook at the courthouse in 1850. During this case, the court declared Dred Scott to be a free man. How will students interpret the case?
Dueling Mandates
- Type: Student Activities
- Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade

Using dilemma cards describing some of the issues affecting Yellowstone National Park, students work in small groups to consider management issues that meet both of the conflicting mandates that the National Park Service must follow. The student will explore the complexities involved in making management decisions and discover the far-reaching consequences of park management decisions.
He Aha Lā He Kūkulu?
Urban Pools
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade

Students will explore the use and management of water in the parks in the District of Columbia are reflections of the enduring and evolving relationship between humans and nature. Students will collect water quality data from at least two of the Mall’s urban pools and compare data with current management plans.
Spies in the Park
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade