At Urban Archive, we take on two roles in education:
We foster greater collaboration between educators and our partner institutions.
We aid teachers in engaging students in history by connecting the NYS curriculum to locations in and around the students’ communities and neighborhoods. Students can appreciate and understand the role their community has played in major events and think about what role it will play in the future.
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Case Studies
We collaborate with our partners and individual educators to create content for their classrooms.
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Urban Archive Curriculum Guides
Each of these guides connects relevant stories on Urban Archive with each unit and applicable NYS Social Studies Scope and Sequence Standards. Use these guides as inspiration and guidance as you plan your units and engage your students.
Stories with Lesson Plans
These stories have been written to meet the curriculum requirements of the New York State K-8 and 9-12 Social Studies Framework. Each story includes a corresponding lesson plan. For a more detailed list of relevant content created by Urban Archive and our partner institutions, check out our curriculum guides above. Explore these stories on Urban Archive here.
The Great Depression
8th and 11th Grades
From 1929 throughout the 1930s, the Great Depression wrecked havoc on the lives of Americans, and New Yorkers in particular.
WWII @ Home
8th and 11th Grades
The United States in general, and New York in particular, transformed during this conflict to meet the needs of the US military and its allies.
Different Levels of Government
4th Grade
In the United States, power and the ability to pass laws is spread out across three levels of government: the federal, state, and local levels.
Civil War in New York
4th, 7th, and 11th Grades
The Civil War marks one of the bloodiest events in American history.
Progressive Era in New York
8th and 11th Grades
The Progressive Era spans from the turn of the twentieth century to the 1920s.
The US Constitution
7th and 11th Grades
The Constitution establishes the laws and governmental structure of the United States.
Native Americans in New York
4th, 7th, and 11th Grades
Before the Dutch settled the area now known as New York, an Algonquin-speaking group of Native Americans, known as the Lenape, lived in the region.
Vietnam War @ Home
8th and 11th Grades
US troops first arrived in Vietnam in 1955, and did not leave until 1973. Throughout those 18 years, American soldiers fought and died in the jungles of Vietnam.
Story | Lesson Plan
The Gilded Age
8th and 11th Grades
The Gilded Age describes the era following the Civil War and preceding the Progressive Era.
Story | Lesson Plan
Activities and Resources
An introduction on using Urban Archive as a research tool to learn the history of your neighborhood.
Create Your Own Scavenger Hunt
This classroom activity allows students to analyze how locations have changed over time.
Get students out of the classroom to discover history where it happened.
This activity is designed to help students analyze documents in preparation for the NYS Regents Exam.