Grade Range: 6-12Resource Type(s): Lessons & Activities, Primary SourceDuration: 90 MinutesDate Posted: 5/6/2010
Analyze museum artifacts and first-person accounts of World War I and the Vietnam War, then take on the role of soldiers and a news team to present a newscast about the experience of fighting in these two wars. This lesson plan (which includes background information and full-color primary sources) was produced to accompany the exhibition The Price of Freedom: Americans at War, by the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History.
Museum education, Role playing
Religion has an essential role in military history, which is reflected in military material. Stee...
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