High School Lesson Plans
Perry expedition to Japan, 1853-1854. Halftone of a sketch by a Japanese artist of a meeting between the Japanese and the Americans, 8 March 1854. Americans, on left, are: O.H. Perry, Commander H.A. Adams, A.L.C. Portman, S. Wells Williams, Commodore M.C. Perry. Copied from book "The Japan Expedition 1852-1854, the Personal Journal of Commodore Matthew C. Perry." (NH 86638)
Rhode Island, the American Revolution, and the Origins of the U.S. Navy, 1774–75
NHHC Communication and Outreach Division
A skills-based lesson plan on the causes of the American Revolution. Includes learning standards, instructor’s guide, assessments (formative and summative), as well as an optional extension exercise and assessment.
Instructor's Guide PDF (325 KB)
Student Packet (fillable PDF) (433 KB)
The Experience of Michael Shiner, an African American at the Washington Navy Yard, 1813–69
NHHC Communication and Outreach Division
A skills-based lesson plan that provides a case study for how to use a diary to understand the values, aspirations, and accomplishments of African Americans in the era of slavery. Includes learning standards, instructor’s guide, assessments (formative and summative), as well as an optional extension exercise and assessment.
Instructor's Guide PDF (342 KB)
Student Packet (fillable PDF) (662 KB)
Gift Giving and the “Opening of Japan,” 1852–54
NHHC Communication and Outreach Division
A skills-based lesson plan on U.S. imperialism in Japan in the mid-nineteenth century. Includes learning standards, instructor’s guide, assessments (formative and summative), as well as an optional extension exercise and assessment.
Instructor's Guide PDF (263 KB)
Student Packet (fillable PDF) (1.24 MB)
Puerto Rico and the Spanish-American War, 1898
NHHC Communication and Outreach Division
A skills-based lesson plan on the Spanish-American War and U.S. foreign policy in the 1890s. Includes learning standards, instructor’s guide, assessments (formative and summative), as well as an optional extension exercise and assessment.
Instructor's Guide PDF (208 KB)
Student Packet (fillable PDF) (491 KB)
The German and Japanese Surrender Ceremonies, 1945
NHHC Communication and Outreach Division
A skills-based lesson plan on the German and Japanese surrender ceremonies at the end of World War II. Includes learning standards, instructor’s guide, assessments (formative and summative), as well as an optional extension exercise and assessment.
Instructor's Guide PDF (240 KB)
Student Packet (fillable PDF) (1.8 MB)
Apollo 11 and the Space Race, 1969
NHHC Communication and Outreach Division
A skills-based lesson plan on Apollo 11 and the Space Race. Includes learning standards, instructor’s guide, assessments (formative and summative), as well as an optional extension exercise and assessment.
Instructor's Guide PDF (208 KB)
Student Packet (fillable PDF) (491 KB)