Lesson Plans

Students will learn about the lives of Native Americans who have made significant impacts to the U.S. Space Program and other STEM fields, including Mary Golda Ross and John Herrington. Students will make predictions about coin elements, research Native American historical figures, and create a biography and/or social media profile to represent their accomplishments.

Students will pick a person or place they would like to see featured on a United States coin and create a coin design representing their chosen subject.

Starting with the 2018 Native American $1 Coin, students will learn about the lives of Jim Thorpe and Jesse Owens. Students will pick an athlete they think should be on a coin and create a coin design representing their athlete.

Starting with the 2018 Native American $1 Coin, students will learn about the lives of athletes Jim Thorpe and Jesse Owens. Students will pick an athlete they think should be on a coin and present a persuasive argument about why their athlete should be honored.

Students will be able to describe the significance of Native American Code Talkers by identifying and evaluating primary and secondary sources.

Students will compare coin specifications in decimals and identify measurement units within a system.

Students will write an explanatory text summarizing research on the Native American Code Talkers.

Students will identify the 2016 Native American $1 Coin reverse, correctly name its geometric shape, identify symbols and recall experiences to create a coin.

Students will explore methods of communication and the 2017 Native American $1 coin featuring Sequoyah and the Cherokee Syllabary.

Students will research the life of Sequoyah and create a diary detailing his accomplishments and the creation of the Cherokee syllabary.