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National Park Service: Names, Names, Names [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
A lesson plan for K-1 about important people in the Civil Rights movement. Requires Adobe Reader.
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Handout
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National Park Service: Dunes and Dreams: White Sands National Monument [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Kennedy's economic stimulus plan was a package that would "galvanize science, industry, and government." Although written by NPS with White Sands as the focus, it contains a good description of the impact of the space program.
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National Park Service: Eisenhower National Historic Site: Presidency

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the ways in which Eisenhower's presidency and personality mirrored the country as a whole during the years he was president (1952-1960). Includes many artifacts of the era, such as campaign paraphernalia and articles of...
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National Park Service: Eisenhower National Historic Site: Mamie Eisenhower

For Students 9th - 10th
Online exhibition about Mamie Eisenhower describes her life in words and pictures.
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National Park Service: Five Views: A History of American Indians in California

For Students 9th - 10th
A history of five tribes in the California Native American culture area.
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National Park Service: Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural

For Students 9th - 10th
Follow day by day the unfolding of events that brought Theodore Roosevelt to the presidency upon the death of William McKinley in 1901.
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National Park Service: Yellowstone Scavenger Hunt

For Students 9th - 10th
In order to complete this internet hunt on Yellowstone, students must peruse through the park's website to find the answers to the questions. A very interesting hunt and one that students will be sure to enjoy!
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National Park Service: Aviation: From Sand Dunes to Sonic Booms

For Students 9th - 10th
Features 100 aircraft, airfields, research labs, military installations, battle sites, launch facilities, and other places that tell about people and events that made the U.S. a world leader in aviation. Highlights of this travel...
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National Park Service: Geoconservation Disturbed Land Restoration

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the process of disturbed land restoration (DLR) in this article.
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National Park Service: Fort Scott National Historic Site: The Mexican War

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a very brief overview of the Mexican War, organized into the following sections: "Zachary Taylor's Army," "The Army of the West," and "Invasion of Mexico City." Includes links to related articles and websites.
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Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs: Office of Management and Budget

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains the text of the statement of regulatory and deregulatory priorities of the Department of the Interior.
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National Park Service: Elements of Literature [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A PDF glossary listing and defining literary elements.
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National Park Service: Moon Crater Ecosystems Lesson Plan

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This is a teacher's guide to a lesson on ecosystems. The objective is for the students to set up their own ecosystem and define the roles of producers, consumers and scavengers.
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National Park Service: Fort Necessity National Battlefield: The National Road

For Students 9th - 10th
A discussion of the building of the National Road, its route, and importance to the opening of the West. From the National Park Service.
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National Park Service: Fort Scott National Historic Site: Bleeding Kansas

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the effects of the Kansas-Nebraska Act. In particular, the site details incidents from the period known as "Bleeding Kansas."
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National Park Service: Whiskey Rebellion: Albert Gallatin's Role

For Students 9th - 10th
Scroll down this article to read about the role that Albert Gallatin played in the Whiskey Rebellion.
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National Park Service: The Battle of First Manassas

For Students 9th - 10th
A review of the first Manassas campaign, also known as Bull Run. Find a description of the battle in the morning and afternoon as well as a description of Order of Battle and of the troops, officers, and the casualties.
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National Park Service: New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the lives of the men and women in New Bedford. Massachusetts, in the heyday of whaling.
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National Park Service: Pea Ridge National Military Park: Colonel Stand Watie

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief biography of Stand Watie, who was a colonel at the Battle of Pea Ridge, but became the only Native American general in the Civil War. From the National Park Service.
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National Park Service: Petersburg National Battlefield: The Crater

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the bloody debacle known as the Battle of the Crater, a Union attempt to shorten the siege of Petersburg. See how thousands of lives were lost with no tactical change between the two armies.
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National Park Service: Petersburg National Battlefield: Weldon Railroad

For Students 9th - 10th
A day-by-day look at Grant's attempt to cut off rail supplies to Lee in Petersburg by capturing the Weldon Railroad. From the National Park Service.
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National Park Service: Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial: Robert Heriot Barclay

For Students 9th - 10th
This web page gives a history of the life of Robert Barclay, a midshipman in the British Navy.
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National Park Service: Redwood National Park: American Indians

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief overview of the California Indian cultures from the northwestern part of the State: Tolowa, Yurok, Hupa, and Karuk.
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National Park Service: Coast Salish the First Inhabitants

For Students 9th - 10th
This National Park Service site gives a good general overview of the Coast Salish people- their environment and their life-style.