​​​​​​​​​​​Alabama Veterans Memorial Foundation
The Alabama Veterans Memorial Park
The Memorial Day step stone dedication ceremony and tribute to veterans will be held on Sunday, May 19 at 1:30 pm to commemorate Memorial Day 2024. The deadline for ordering step stones is April 8, 2024.
Lesson 8E: The War on Terror from 9/11 to 9/11 Twenty Years
A Social Studies Lesson Plan Developed for
Upper Elementary (4-6) and Middle School (7-8)
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RESOURCES:
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Push pins
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Chromebooks or another computer per group
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To be printed for distribution to Students:
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Twenty-Year Graphic Organizer for Afghanistan - one for each student
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Eight-Year Graphic Organizer for Iraq – one for each student
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Alabamians Who Died Graphic Organizer – one for each student
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Alabama List of Casualties Handout - Teachers may decide to provide link for students instead of printing this list for each group. The names listed in the Alabama List of Casualties Handout are the same as those listed in the link: https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/2021/09/911-20th-anniversary-remembering-140-of-alabamas-fallen-soldiers.html
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Links for use in Lesson Plan presentation:
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Timeline of US Involvement in Afghanistan: https://www.cfr.org/timeline/us-war-afghanistan
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Timeline of US involvement in Iraq: https://www.cfr.org/timeline/iraq-war
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List of Alabama soldiers killed in War on Terror: https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/2021/09/911-20th-anniversary-remembering-140-of-alabamas-fallen-soldiers.html
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Alabama Veterans Memorial Park in Birmingham: www.alabamaveterans.org
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Teacher Information:
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(None)
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