| European Theater During World War II |
| Newsreel video footage from 1944 and 1945, showing the Allies preparing and carrying out the invasion of Normandy, the liberation of Paris, the Battle of the Bulge and the eventual fall of the Third Reich and surrender of Germany. This video accompanies The Price of Freedom: Americans at War online exhibit and it meant to be used with the “Battle of the Bulge: Americans Respond to a German Surprise” lesson plan. Targets grades 2-12. |
| Provider: National Museum of American History |
| Grade(s): All grades |
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| Maritime Nation 1800-1850 |
| Section of the online exhibit On the Water: Stories from Maritime America focused on the maritime history of the United States during the first half of the nineteenth century. Learn how shipbuilders, mariners, and maritime merchants helped the new nation defend itself and grow. Topics covered are the roles that privateers played during the American Revolution and the War of 1812, immigration, early steam travel and coastal shipping in the Atlantic Ocean, the California Gold Rush, and the life-saving technology that was used to rescue the victims of shipwrecks. |
| Provider: National Museum of American History |
| Grade(s): 4–8, 9–12 |
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| The Soldier's Experience- Vietnam versus World War I |
| Lesson plan has students analyze museum artifacts and first-person accounts of daily life as a soldier in World War I and the Vietnam War. After research, students take on different roles to create a newscast about the experience of fighting in these two wars. Targets grades 6-12. |
| Provider: National Museum of American History |
| Grade(s): 4–8, 9–12 |
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| Civil War @ Smithsonian |
| Online exhibition dedicated to examining the Civil War through the Smithsonian Institution's extensive collections. Includes uniforms, equipment, weapons, paintings, and photographs of the war's most celebrated personalities organized by topic as well as a timeline of the war and additional resources. |
| Provider: National Portrait Gallery |
| Grade(s): General audience |
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| Battle of the Bulge: Americans Respond to a German Surprise |
| Lesson plan using a video clip and primary sources to develop an understanding of the challenges facing the ground troops during World War II’s Battle of the Bulge. Students use this understanding to roleplay one of those soldiers and write a letter home. Includes background information and full-color primary sources. |
| Provider: National Museum of American History |
| Grade(s): 9–12 |
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| Native Words, Native Warriors |
| Online exhibit examines how Native code talkers used their languages to serve their country and to continue the warrior tradition during World Wars I and II. Contains a large collection of pictures, stories, and audio interviews/tours that follow the story of the Native American code talkers from before the war to coping with life afterwards. |
| Provider: National Museum of the American Indian |
| State Standards: View state standards for this resource |
| Grade(s): General audience |
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| Losing Ground |
| Lesson plan presenting the story of the Dust Bowl with two activities which demonstrate how the effects of farming practices contributed to severe soil erosion. Includes extensions for each activity. |
| Provider: National Museum of Natural History |
| State Standards: View state standards for this resource |
| Grade(s): PreK–3, 4–8 |
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| One Life: The Mask of Lincoln |
| Five lesson plans in which images of Lincoln—in paintings, prints, photographs, plaster “life masks,” and the poetry of Walt Whitman—are the basis for a study of the Civil War. Also includes audio commentaries from the onsite exhibition. |
| Provider: National Portrait Gallery |
| State Standards: View state standards for this resource |
| Grade(s): 4–8, 9–12 |
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| Lexington and Concord: A Historical Interpretation Lesson |
| Lesson plan has students analyze historical images depicting Lexington and Concord and interpret the events there through different perspectives using a graphic organizer. Includes background information, full-color images of primary sources, and a student worksheet. Targets grades 6-9. |
| Provider: National Museum of American History |
| Grade(s): 4–8, 9–12 |
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| Mr. Lincoln’s Airforce |
| Webinar in which Tom Crouch of the National Air and Space Museum discusses Abraham Lincoln’s embrace of new technology and his establishment of a balloon corps for reconnaissance missions during the Civil War. |
| Provider: Smithsonian Center for Learning and Digital Access |
| State Standards: View state standards for this resource |
| Grade(s): 4–8, 9–12 |
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