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First State National Historical Park

Where the State Began

• Type: Field Trips
• Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

An overview of Delaware Native Americans, European colonization, colonial settlements and hands-on exploration through art, objects, artifacts, historical documents and maps. This program takes place at the New Castle Court House Museum.

Gateway Arch National Park

St. Louis From the Beginning

• Type: Field Trips
• Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

In 1764, French fur traders founded St. Louis on the grounds that are now Gateway Arch National Park. In this program, students visit the "Colonial St. Louis" gallery in the museum and learn about the ways St. Louis became a prosperous river town and trading post.

Fort Donelson National Battlefield

The Free State at Fort Donelson

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

Map depicts the best evidence of the Freedmen's Camp near Fort Donelson, Dover, TN, 1867

Castillo de San Marcos National Monument

Marching for the Movement in St. Augustine

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

Discover how St. Augustine played a vital role in the civil rights movement in the mid-1960s.

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.

The History of Voting Rights in the United States

• Type: Student Activities ... Online Galleries ... Other Education Materials
• Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade

In this four-part video series, Park Ranger Nick Sacco examines the history of voting rights in the United States. The first three videos focus on changes, progressions, and setbacks in voting rights during the 19th Century, while the fourth video explores debates over voting rights and fair elections in the present.

President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home National Historic Site

Ladies and Gentlemen, the President of The United States

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

Introduce the three branches of government. Explain, in depth about the Executive branch and the duties of the President. Ask students if they know who was the 42nd President. Create a KWL chart for requirements to become President of the United States. Research the requirements. Create an election poster as if you are competing for the Presidency, demonstrating that they have the proper requirements to run for office.

Roger Williams National Memorial

Roger Williams and the Separation of Church and State

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

Roger Williams believed in the idea that religion was a matter of individual conscience, not to be regulated or supported by a government. In this lesson students examine both sides of the issue of a proposed RI bill that would provide tax supported school vouchers for private schools. The students will research the issue using primary and secondary sources and then participate in a debate to answer the question: Do school vouchers violate the principle of the separation of church and state?

The Old Courthouse in St. Louis: Yesterday and Today

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

Learn how three buildings restored and maintained by the U.S. General Services Administration illustrate the important role the federal government played and continues to play in communities across the country.

Gateway Arch National Park

St. Louis From the Beginning (Distance Learning)

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

Learn about the French fur traders who founded the city of St. Louis in 1764, including the lives of merchants Pierre Laclede and Auguste Chouteau. Students will also learn about the rise of St. Louis as a commercial trading post along the Mississippi River.

Gateway Arch National Park

Tort Liability: Franke v. City of St. Louis

• Type: Field Trips
• Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

Frederick Franke was injured in St. Louis when part of a building fell on his head as he was walking. Tragically, he died as a result of his injuries. His mother, Julia Franke, sued the owner of the building and the City of St. Louis for damages. This case was heard in 1888 in the St. Louis Courthouse (the Old Courthouse). Students will reenact the case and hear from all sides.

Sitka National Historical Park

Shifting Sovereignty: How the United States Took Control of Alaska

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

The transfer of Alaska from the hands of Imperial Russia to the United States represents a major turning point in the history of Alaska, the United States, and Russia. Given that the transfer ceremony took place in Sitka, in what was then the Russian city of New Archangel, our park is uniquely suited to educate students about the growth and change of Russian America and the myriad of social, economic, and military changes that occurred in both the Unite States and Russia.

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.

Fort Scott National Historic Site

Meet Missouri, 3rd & 4th grade

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

Missouri Flag

Gateway Arch National Park

City of Immigrants Traveling Trunk

• Type: Traveling Trunk
• Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

"Congratulations, you are now citizens of the United States!" Thousands of immigrants came to the United States and longed to hear these words. They hoped to build better lives for themselves and their families. In this traveling trunk, students will join three immigrant families--the Reillys, the Kuhlmanns, and the Martinos--as they immigrated to the United States and made St. Louis their home.

Fort Scott National Historic Site

Order No. 11 7th & 8th Grade

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

Order No. 11.

Fort Scott National Historic Site

Compromise of 1850, 3rd & 4th Grade

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

1850 Political Cartoon.

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

Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site

Working in America: The Allegheny Portage Railroad and the Immigration Movement

• Type: Student Activities
• Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

Working in America" is an interdisciplinary program designed to help students achieve state and national standards in History/Social Studies, Speaking/Listening, Geography, Arts/Humanities, and Technology Education. The working standards vary state to state, but there is substantail agreement on the knowledge and skills students should acquire.

Saint Croix 1604 Traveling Trunk

• Type: Traveling Trunk
• Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

The St. Croix 1604 Interpretive Trunk contains a total of 30 items.