National Parks Service

Teaching with Historic Places through the National Parks Service offers a series of more than 160 classroom-ready lesson plans (7 specifically for SC) that use historic sites as a means for exploring American history. Educators and their students can work through these online lesson plans directly on the computer or print them out and photocopy them for distribution. https://goo.gl/qA3brY​

Featured Series

Title: Type
The Ninety-Six Star Fort | Curiosity Trek!
The Ninety-Six Star Fort | Curiosity Trek!

Video

Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

The Ninety-Six National Historic Site located in Greenwood, SC was the site of two battles in the American Revolution. This location figured prominently in the Southern Campaign in the American...
Fort Sumter's Flags | Curiosity Trek!
Fort Sumter's Flags | Curiosity Trek!

Photo

Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Visitors to Fort Sumter National Historical Park have claimed that ghostly faces can be seen in two of Fort Sumter's original battle flags. Nobody knows for sure exactly what these markings are, when...
Major Patrick Ferguson's Cairn | Curiosity Trek!
Major Patrick Ferguson's Cairn | Curiosity Trek!

Video

Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Visitors to Kings Mountain National Park may have noticed a grave marker with a massive pile of rocks behind it. What is the story of this unusual monument? This is the grave of Major Patrick Ferguson...
The Faces of Fort Sumter | Curiosity Trek!
The Faces of Fort Sumter | Curiosity Trek!

Video

Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Sometime after the conclusion of the Civil War, some people claimed that ghostly faces can be seen imprinted on two of Fort Sumter’s authentic battle flags which flew over the fort during the Civil...
3D VR - Fort Moultrie National Park | Let's Go!
3D VR - Fort Moultrie National Park | Let's Go!

Interactive

Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

The first fort on Sullivan's Island, constructed of palmetto logs and sand, was still incomplete when Commodore Sir Peter Parker of the Royal Navy and nine British men-of-war attacked it on June 28...
The Trail of Tears | History In A Nutshell
The Trail of Tears | History In A Nutshell

Video

Grades: 4 5 8 Higher Education

Join our cartoon avatar host as he takes viewers through a brief expose on the events leading up to the forced removal of Native American tribes from the eastern United States. After the American...
Trail of Tears Works Cited Page | History In A Nutshell
Trail of Tears Works Cited Page | History In A Nutshell

Document

Grades: 4 5 8 Higher Education

“American Experience; We Shall Remain: Trail of Tears.” GBH Archives. Web. June 22, 2022. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sdlx2bT7c6I. Accessed 22 June 2022. Anderson, Dale. Westward Expansion...
Fort Moultrie Photo Gallery | Let's Go!
Fort Moultrie Photo Gallery | Let's Go!

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

This supplementary photo gallery for Fort Moultrie includes the following images: Painting of the Battle of Sullivan's Island Main entrance into Fort Moultrie Fort Moultrie Sally-Port Principal...
Carolina Day Trivia Quiz | History in a Nutshell
Carolina Day Trivia Quiz | History in a Nutshell

Interactive

Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

This quiz will test your knowledge on the history of the SC exclusive holiday known as Carolina Day, and the Battle of Sullivan’s Island! How much do you know about the history behind this more...