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Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site

Subsistence: Women’s Influence

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

Students will learn how women shaped the lives and livelihoods of the tribes living at Knife River Indian Villages through agricultural practices and trade by reading and discussion, graphic organization utilizing the KWL (Know/Want to Know/Learned) model and through experiential learning.

Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site

Subsistence: Men’s Contributions

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

Students will learn how men contributed to the dietary needs of the people living at Knife River Indian Villages through hunting, trapping, fishing and foraging through reading and discussion, graphic organization utilizing the KWL (Know/Want to Know/Learned model and through dramatization in song or skit writing.

Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site

Subsistence: Tribal Nutrition and Health

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

Discussion questions and activities for the web article exploring the health and nutrition of the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara tribes during village times and now. Lesson includes information about women and men's roles, plant watchers, processing and storing food, hunting and foraging, and subsistence today.

Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site

Subsistence: Tribal Nutrition and Health

• Type: Teacher Reference Materials
• Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

Changes in nutritional habits play an important role in overall health and well being. This material provides a cultural perspective on health conditions as a result of changes in diet and lifestyle.

Cedar Breaks National Monument

Plant Adaptations in the Sub-alpine Forest Ecosystem

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

This lesson plan is built for use on a ranger or teacher guided nature walk at Cedar Breaks. Students will learn about plant adaptations to the sub-alpine forest ecosystem. After learning to identify five of the most common sub-alpine trees and shrubs, students will engage in a hands on study of a one-meter plot of forest. The class then will discuss how the plants are uniquely adapted to long cold winters as well as how forests adapt to changing environmental conditions.

Cedar Breaks National Monument

Life Up High: Precipitation, Elevation & the Sub-alpine Forest

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

This interactive presentation introduces students to the three main ecosystems across Utah: deserts, wetlands and forest. The goal is to give students a sense of why the environment at Cedar Breaks National Monument is noticeably different from their more familiar environment down in Cedar City. Emphasis is placed on understanding the effects of elevation on precipitation, temperature and dominant plant life in each ecosystem, with a focus on the high alpine forest ecosystem.

Acadia National Park

Carroll Homestead Program

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

Students are welcome to join role-playing rangers in historical recreation of the Carroll Homestead. Designed around fourth grade Maine state standards, this program explores the contrast between 1800s Maine and contemporary society. Games, costumes, and the beautiful "Mountain House" tell a story of one family's subsistence life in early Maine

Gateway Arch National Park

Segregation Laws in the 1800s: Williams v. Bellefontaine

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

In 1867, Neptune and Caroline Williams sued the Bellefontaine Railway Company over its discriminatory policies regarding African Americans. In a dispute with the streetcar operator, Mrs. Williams was hurt. The Williamses sued at the St. Louis Courthouse and won their case, but with a twist. Will students reach the same verdict?

Gateway Arch National Park

Trial for the Right to Vote: Virginia Minor v. Happersett

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

In a room on the second floor of the St. Louis Courthouse in 1873, Virginia Louisa Minor sued a city registrar for denying her the right the register to vote. What was her argument? In this mock trial, students will reenact the 1873 trial, listen to both sides, and reach their own verdict in the case.

Denali National Park & Preserve

Lessons from the Land

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

How have Alaska Natives, gold rush prospectors, hunter-naturalists, and visitors to Denali National Park and Preserve made use of this land through time? Find out in this fun, history-rich program, where we explore multiple land-use perspectives from past to present, and ultimately look forward into the future.

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.

Gateway Arch National Park

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?

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

Sustainability: Lessons from the Anishinaabek

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

Students will travel back in time to the late 1800's in the area that is now Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. After roleplaying as either settlers or Native Americans in groups, they will draw conclusions on what it means to be truly sustainable in today's world.