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DocsTeach

Debating Monuments, Memorials and Statues

For Teachers 4th - 6th
An illustrative activity explores images of monuments, statues, and memorials in the US to decide whether they should be kept or removed. Scholars place images in a keep or remove pile, then complete a worksheet online. The resource...
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Lesson Plan
Facing History and Ourselves

After Charlottesville: Public Memory and the Contested Meaning of Monuments

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Are Civil War monuments a kind remembrance or a reminder of a dark past? The lesson focuses on the public's memory of the Civil War and the monuments that represent it. Young academics explore past efforts to change historical symbols...
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Lesson Plan
Museum of the American Revolution

Pop-Up Museum

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Museums offer more than interesting exhibits—they are key to keeping history alive. An immersive activity uses a virtual field trip to show academics the importance of museums in preserving history. Young historians learn how museums are...
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Curated OER

Remembering the Fallen

For Teachers 7th - 12th
A thought-provoking instructional activity showcases Civil War battlefield monuments to demonstrate how fallen soldiers are remembered. High school scholars compare Union and Confederate monuments to learn how each group commemorated the...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Preserving the Memory

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young historians explore ways to help preserve historic battlefields and artifacts. Designed for secondary scholars, the resource focuses on Civil War battlefields and the National Registrar of Historic Places Application. Pupils also...
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Lesson Plan
American Battlefield Trust

Creating a Historic Site Lesson Plan

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
What makes a place historic? Using events from their own lives, learners consider this question, then deem places from their world historic. They then curate the experience for visitors, creating signs and other materials for their...
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Activity
PBS

Before We Travel, We Research

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Context is key when it comes to historical research. Prior to field research, class members learn as much as they can about the site they are going to visit. Groups investigate and prepare presentations about the history of the site, the...
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Lesson Plan
Civil War Trust

Creating a Historic Site

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
A historic site marks a place where a relevant historical event occurred, no matter how many people know about it. Small groups choose their own historical sites, including a place where a class member was born, or even a football field...
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Activity
PBS

Scavenger Hunt

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners conduct field research of a historical site in order to discover a more complete understanding of a time period. They visit a site of historical significance and complete a scavenger hunt about the area.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

A Kids Guide to...

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners look into their community's historical changes. In this community lesson, students see what draws  people to their community and research important buildings or national historic sites. They look at local architecture and the...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Past Is Gone, But Not Forgotten

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners examine the role of historic sites in preserving the past, and use a NY Times article about a preserved 19th century farm as a springboard for discussion about the conservation of other historic sites and research about historic...
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Website
Other

Preservation Virginia: Virginia's Most Endangered

For Students 9th - 10th
Photos and information of historic sites in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Download annual brochures of the most endangered sites for the past several years.
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Website
United Nations

Unesco: World Heritage List

For Students 9th - 10th
UNESCO designates natural and man-made sites of "outstanding universal value" as world heritage sites to protect them for future generations. View sites by country or use an interactive world map to locate sites from around the world...
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Handout
Gabriel Dumont Institute

Metis Cultural Museum: Cumberland House

For Students 9th - 10th
Links to a Adobe Reader PDF document that outlines the history associated with Cumberland House in Saskatchewan, with a slight focus on Metis peoples. Extremely detailed, the thirty pages include excellent maps and charts easily...
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Website
Other

The Freedom Trail Foundation

For Students 9th - 10th
Official site of Boston's historic Freedom Trail, a 2.5-mile, brick-lined route that leads you to 16 historically significant sites - each one an authentic treasure. Explore museums and meetinghouses, churches, and burying grounds. Learn...
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Graphic
University of Texas at Austin

Perry Castaneda Library Map Collection: Tennessee Maps

For Students 9th - 10th
A listing of online historical and current maps for the State of Tennessee. Part of the Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection.
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Handout
Other

George Wright Forum: The Antiquities Act [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
An extensive examination of the Antiquities Act, first signed by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1906. Read how fifteen presidents have used this act to protect both sites of historic and scientific interest. Included are photographs of...
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Website
Other

Arizona State Parks

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains information about Arizona State Parks including a map of state parks.
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Handout
Other

California State Parks: Gold Rush Overview

For Students 3rd - 8th
Get basic facts about the 1848 discovery of gold by John Marshall at Sutter's Mill and the subsequent Gold Rush in California and American history.
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Amazing Alabama

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Follow along with our roving reporters as they travel Alabama from the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains to the shores of the Gulf Coast.
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Website
Curated OER

National Park Service: Truman National Historic Site

For Students 9th - 10th
Information on Harry S. Truman's historic home and farm.