Activities
The first two activities originated in an activity packet that students can use while/after they visit the museum's Pioneers of Aviation exhibit. The third appeared in the WWII issue of Tar Heel Junior Historian. All are appropriate for 4th through 8th grade students. Adobe Acrobat is required to open the files (a free download is available).
Break the Code, a one-page code-breaking activity that reveals information about the Women's Air Force Service Pilots
Tuskegee Airmen Word Find, a one-page puzzle that includes a bit of background info
A World at War: Where Am I?, a map activity in which students match information to cities around the world
Lesson Plans
These lessons originated in the museum's Everybody's War: North Carolina and WWII History-in-a-Box kit, available to North Carolina teachers to borrow.* Dr. Timothy Callicutt, currently a social studies teacher in the Guilford County Schools system, created the lessons. Adobe Acrobat is required to open some of the handouts within the lessons.
United States Military: From the Mountains to the Sea in North Carolina, 8th grade geography and North Carolina history
Attack!—Off the Outer Banks, 8th grade geography and North Carolina history
Civil Defense: Protecting Our Homes, 8th grade social studies; 11th grade United States history
North Carolina and World War II: A Chain of Events, 8th grade North Carolina history
One Soldier's Story, 8th grade social studies and language arts; 11th grade United States history
Use It Up, Wear It Out, Make It Do, or Do Without!, 8th grade North Carolina history; 11th grade United States history
Dear Mom and Dad . . . , 8th grade social studies and language arts; 11th grade United States history
*The History-in-a-Box Kit, geared to 8th through 12th grade classes, comes with these and other lesson plans, replica artifacts, a scrapbook, posters, and background information. The kit is free (you pay return shipping) and may be borrowed for 3 weeks at a time. To order a kit (and learn about our three other kits for 4th through 8th graders), go to http://ncmuseumofhistory.org/edu/HistoryBox.html.