Lesson Plans
The 9/11 Memorial & Museum offers interactive lesson plans for students in grades 3 to 12 that address the 9/11 attacks, their ongoing repercussions, and the history of the World Trade Center. Lessons plans are divided by grade level and theme below.
Featured Lesson Plan: Local Heroes
- Essential Question: What is a hero and how can people show gratitude to those who act heroically in their own communities?
- Grades: 3 to 5
- Theme: Memorializing 9/11
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Lesson Plans Results
- Operation Neptune Spear and Its ImpactLesson plan
- Essential Question: How was Operation Neptune Spear carried out, and what was the country’s reaction to its outcome?
- Grades: 9 to 12
- Theme: Repercussions of 9/11
- Targeting American SymbolsLesson plan
- Essential Question: Why were the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and U.S. Capitol targeted on 9/11?
- Grades: 6 to 12
- Theme: Antecedents of 9/11
- Counterterrorism after 9/11Lesson plan
- Essential Question: How did counterterrorism measures evolve in the immediate aftermath of 9/11?
- Grades: 9 to 12
- Theme: Repercussions of 9/11