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Scholarships for School Tours
Scholarships for school groups visiting our Museum Exhibits are now available. These scholarships are available to all schools starting October 1, 2009 and will be available until February 28, 2010. The scholarships will cover all student/teacher museum admission and for local schools it will also cover bus costs. If you have questions email mark.adams@nara.gov.
 To book your tour use our online reservation form.
Teacher Workshops and Newsletter
Two teacher workshops are featured in the newest edition of our teacher newsletter. Teacher Newsletter. Our "Famous Kansans and Missourians" Teacher Workshop will take place October 30 & 31. More information.
National History Day 2010
This year's theme sheet is now available. You can download it from the NHD in Missouri website. The date for the regional contest is set for March 13, 2010. Our regional workshop will be November 7, 2009. More details.
Activities
and lesson plans
Lesson plans from the recent summer teachers conference focusing on the years 1919-1939 are now online.
Previous Teacher Conference Lesson Plans
2008: 1948
lesson plans
2007: World War One
2006: Cold War
2005: War Crimes Trials
Spanish language activities have also been added - Activity
pages.
White
House Decision Center
The
White House Decision
Center at the Truman Presidential Library gives students
a first-hand look at government decisions during a pivotal
time in U.S. history. Contact tom.heuertz@nara.gov.
Truman
Powerpoint Presentations
Teachers
can now download powerpoint presentations covering the lives
of President Truman, his wife Bess, and daughter Margaret.
There is also a new Truman Jeopardy powerpoint to download.
Truman
Jeopardy
(To download, right click on the link and choose
"save as ..")
Harry
Truman | Bess
Truman |
Margaret Truman
Updated
October 26, 2009
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