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Looking for a way to encourage your students to stay active in their local history? Check out our project based learning activities below! Each activity is designed to help students use sources from our collections to create their own historical interpretations through project based learning. They include a short lesson plan, activity handouts, and rubrics for grading. Please note: while many of the following activities were created with the history of Fremont/Sandusky County in mind, they can easily be adapted to fit your own town/county and local libraries. 

 

 

Original lesson created by Mike Gilbert. Edited by HPLM staff. 

Grade Level: 9th-12th

Learning Objectives: 

  • Students will research the lives and deaths of 3 veterans by locating their memorial plaques and obituaries.
  • Students will identify and record basic historical information from primary sources, including birth date, death date, and location of death if available.
  • Students will synthesize the historical data by writing 1-2 paragraphs about the veterans they researched.

Students will research and learn about the lives of three local veterans through this Memorial Parkway Project. Lesson handout, rubric, and list of veterans honored at Memorial Parkway are all included in this lesson.

Interested in scheduling a research visit to Hayes Presidential Library & Museums for your class' projects? Contact us at ahart@rbhayes.org or call 419/332-2081 ext. 238. 
 

Original lesson created by Mike Gilbert. Edited by HPLM staff. 

Grade Level: 10th-12th

Learning Objectives: 

  • Students will research a local history topic by analyzing multiple primary sources.
  • Students will evaluate the credibility of primary sources using analysis guidelines.
  • Students will synthesize information gathered from primary sources to create a local history brochure.

Create a local history brochure of Sandusky County! Students will research three different local history topics from Fremont/Sandusky County history. A list of topics is included in the lesson plan as well as a rubric for grading and a graphic organizer to support student analysis. All topics have relevant sources located in HPLM collections. 

Interested in scheduling a research visit to Hayes Presidential Library & Museums for your class' projects? Contact us at ahart@rbhayes.org or call 419/332-2081 ext. 238.