The 9/11 Memorial Is Open Daily from 1 to 8 p.m. The 9/11 Memorial Museum Is Temporarily Closed.
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.
Essential Question: What is a hero and how can people show gratitude to those who act heroically in their own communities?
More Lesson Plans
Essential Question: How did counterterrorism measures evolve in the immediate aftermath of 9/11?
Grades: 9 to 12
Theme: Repercussions of 9/11
Essential Question: What are ways that people memorialized the 9/11 attacks?
Grades: 3 to 5
Theme: Memorializing 9/11
Essential Question: How did other nations assist the United States in the immediate search for Osama bin Laden?
Grades: 9 to 10
Theme: Repercussions of 9/11
Essential Question: How did 9/11 affect Americans’ sense of safety?
Grades: 6 to 8
Theme: Repercussions of 9/11
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