PEARL HARBOR – DECEMBER 7, 1941

REMEMBERING PEARL HARBOR – NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC Multimedia map and time line on the attack of Pearl Harbor.

http://plasma.nationalgeographic.com/pearlharbor/

Lesson plans developed for grades 3-5, 6-8 and 9-12 to learn all about Pearl Harbor.

http://nationalgeographic.twi.bz/k

THE LEGACY OF PEARL HARBOR This lesson introduces students to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and asks them to consider

the reasons why Japan might have wanted to expand its territory in the early 1940s.

http://nationalgeographic.twi.bz/l

GRADE LEVEL – 3-5

USS ARIZONA PRESERVATION PROJECT This lesson is based on the National Register of Historic Places registration file "USS Arizona

Wreck," and other materials from the park. It was written by John Vierra, Jr., park ranger, USS

Arizona Memorial

http://www.pastfoundation.org/Arizona/Curriculum.htm

US NAVY MUSEUM – THE DAY THAT LIVES IN INFAMY Beginning with the first American treaty with Japan in 1854 though the attacks in 1941, students

will use primary sources to synthesize information and draw conclusions about the role of the

U.S. Navy in foreign policy and to understand how people in 1941 reacted to the tragic bombing

of Pearl Harbor. These lesson plans are geared towards upper middle and high school students.

You may download and reproduce everything available. We encourage you to use these lesson

plans as pre-museum visit materials.

http://www.history.navy.mil/branches/teach/pearl/opening.htm

GRADE LEVEL – MIDDLE – HIGH SCHOOL

REMEMBERING PEARL HARBOR This lesson could be used in American history units on World War II or in courses dealing more

generally with war and conflict. Students will better understand the logistics of the Japanese

attack, the Arizona's destruction, and the significance of the Memorial to the people of the United

States.

Time period: Modern America http://nps.gov.twi.bz/a

GRADE LEVEL – 5-12

EDSITEMENT – THE ROAD TO PEARL HARBOR Although most Americans were shocked by the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7,

1941, the outbreak of war between the two countries came as no surprise to most observers of

international affairs. These lessons study the reasons of the attack.

http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=748

GRADE LEVEL – 9-12

REMEMBERING PEARL HARBOR – PUTTING IT TOGETHER Teaching with Historic Places (TwHP) lesson plans provide a rich opportunity to enhance

learning by bringing historic places across the country directly into your classroom. Students

experience the excitement of these special places and the stories they have to tell through

carefully selected written and visual materials.

http://nps.gov.twi.bz/a

USS ARIZONA.COM – CLASSROOM AND STUDENT PROJECTS http://www.ussarizona.org/classroom/index.html