A Divided State by Kathy Dowd Time: 1860 Place: Shenandoah Valley,Virginia Setting: The Walker family plantation Scene 1 Clarissa Walker, the nine-year-old daughter of Colonel and Mrs. Caleb Walker, is talking to her cousin, Hannah and Cleo, the daughter of Moses and Naomi, the Walkers' house slaves, in the locust grove. Scene 2 Dinner at the Walkers with Mr. and Mrs. Talbot, Hannah's parents, as well as her cousin, Jacob, aged 18, and her brother, Will. Scene ...

TAKE A TRIP THROUGH MASSACHUSETTS A WebQuest for Grade 3 - Social Studies by Pat Garrity, Amy O'Brien, Sherrill Rutty Introduction | Task | Process | Resources | Evaluation | Conclusion | Teacher Notes

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Arizona Indians Web Quest The Task Native Americans have inhabited Arizona for 400 generations. Since their arrival some tribes have migrated and a few have mysteriously disappeared. In analyzing the Sinagua and Navajo Indians you will gain an understanding of two different cultures. Through exploring and researching(ceremonies, homes, jewelry) you will identify specific characteristics and customs of an ancient and modern Indian tribe. In conclusion through a comparison and contrast paragr ...

Level One Learning Goals and Objectives--Grades 3 - 5 Voices and Choices--Patty Sessions Note: It is a good idea to print Level One for easy reference. Voices and Choices Patty Sessions is a Mormon midwife who is forced to flee her home in Nauvoo along with her husband and hundreds of other Mormons in the dead of winter. She must decide whether to purchase needed household goods with the money she has earned as a midwife or to donate it to the Mormon church. Themes These ...

Return to the Activities Page Bicentennial Detective on Capitol Square (Activity, with modifications, reprinted with copyright permission granted for use and reprinting in NC schools from Raleigh: The First 200 Years by Candy Lee Metz Beal, 1992.) The Detective's Oath: I will move quietly around Capitol Square and use my eyes to search out facts and clues. Since all of my questions can be answered from the walkways I will be careful not to walk on the plantings around the monuments. Good d ...

The American Revolution: Causes, Effects, and Events of The Boston Massacre The magazine "Historical Perspectives", a publication for kids by kids, needs a reporter to research the events and perspectives of the Boston Massacre and write an article explaining the event. The article will be part of a series of articles investigating the causes of the Revolutionary War. As a fifth-grade student, you have prior knowledge of Colonial America, and you are therefore qualified to take on the p ...

Welcome to Brandywine History of the Battle Park and Museum Driving Tours & In the Area Kids' Corner Calendar Camp Links Sign Our Guestbook Kid's Corner We have several fun activies for you to play. Coloring Book: Three pictures (requires Java-enabled browser) Print-It Coloring Book: The same pictures in large size for printing and coloring on paper An interactive Word-Find Puzzle (requires Java-enabled browser) Print-It Word-Find Puzzle for printing out and sol ...

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Civil War Battles by State The American Civil War 1861-1865 Search AmericanCivilWar.com Enter the keywords you are looking for and the site will be searched and all occurances of your request will be displayed. You can also enter a date format, April 19,1862 or September 1864. All States Alabama Arizona Arkansas Colorado District Of Columbia Florida Georgia Atlanta Campaign Map Idaho Indiana Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maryland Minnesota Missou ...

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Exploring the Lighthouses of North Carolina! Introduction/Task/Process/Resources/Evaluation Introduction: North Carolina's fourth grade students spend the year learning about our state. The NC coast and the role lighthouses have played in the lives of North Carolinians is an important part of our history. This WebQuest is an opportunity for students and teachers to study these structures more closely. Task: Use information from the web to collect data about the lighthous ...

Fort McHenry Research Module (Created by Josh and Shivani who were in the fifth grade at Rockburn Elementary School during the 1998 - 1999 school year.) Oh my goodness! Yesterday Fort McHenry was blown over by a tornado!!! The government wants to have it rebuilt just like before. Your school has been chosen to find out all the information on Fort McHenry. You will put together a HyperStudio Stack complete with many pictures and descriptions of the way the Fort was. To find out some stuff about the Fort, take the Virtual Tour and Then come back and see us. So did you learn a bunch of neat stuff about Fort McHenry? Try taking a quiz about the fort, then come back again. Welcome back..click on the arrow below to go to step two.

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The Battle of Gettysburg The Turning Point of the Civil War The date is June 30th, 1863. You are a newspaper reporter in the small, quiet town of Gettysburg. There is rumor that a small skirmish may be headed toward your town. You are eager for the excitement and a chance to finally make the front page of the news. You round up a small news team and set out to get first-hand information on the upcoming battle and aftermath. However, your excitement quickly turns to fear and confusion as y ...

Uniting the States! Jim Greenwood & John Weatherford . | Instructional Objective | Learners & Context | Object of Game | Game Materials | | Time Required | Rules | Design Process | References | Instructional Objective The learning objective supported by this game is that students will know the specific territorial acquisitions made by the United States resulting in 48 contiguous states by 1912. This objective supports standard 8.8 of the State of California's Academic Standa ...

Historical Tour of Oklahoma's Oil & Gas Industry INTRODUCTION The first recorded oil well in what is now Oklahoma was completed in 1859, the same year that Colonel Edwin Drake ushered in the age of oil at Titusville, Pennsylvania. Although Oklahoma's first oil find was accidental - the driller was seeking saltwater - other oil men quickly invaded the Indian Territory in search of "black gold." Their efforts were hampered severely by governmental regulation, inadequate transportation facil ...

The History of Cape Cod: So How Do You Go To Boston? Studying Transportation Between the Cape and Boston From 1880 to the Year 2000 by Mr. Donald E. Franke History and Social Science Department Sandwich High School East Sandwich, Ma. http://www.sandwich.k12.ma.us/shs Introduction and TasksResources ProcessEvaluation and Conclusion Notes Introduction It is 1880. So how do you g ...

"In the Cause of Freedom" WebQuest: John Brown's Raid at Harper's Ferry, Virginia As an incompetent businessman who frequently defaulted on his debts, John Brown would likely not have been remembered by History had it not been for his abolitionist zeal, which peaked just as the nation was on the brink of a civil war. He first drew national attention in 1856 during the "Bleeding Kansas" conflict, when he led a band of men who killed five proslavery men in response to an attack on the ...

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teacher's page grade level: 3rd,, 4th, 5th by Judy Ordoyne & Susan Crowthers.......Life in Rural Louisiana during the 1850's....... LSU Webquest Imagine that you are one of the following children living during a day in your great-great grandparent's time. 1. I have eight brothers....2. I live in a big plantation house 3. My father is a blacksmith How would their day be so different from your day? How do I get started ? What's the story? .....Where do I look? ....What's ...

History of Md.Colony Created by Patty Lyons St. Ursula School There has been a fire at the Maryland archives. Many pieces of valuable information have been lost. The archives need to somehow replace this lost information. The director of the archives is aware that many students in Maryland study a unit about Maryland history as part of their social studies curriculum. Therefore he has decided to have a student contest in hopes of gaining documents that could be housed in the archives. You h ...

Native Americans in Maryland Kim Reading Loyola College in Maryland A recent state survey has shown that many citizens of Maryland do not know their state's history. Maryland citizens were found to be especially 'clueless' about the Native Americans from this region. The governor, being most alarmed by this survey, has asked our class to develop a brochure or slide show to educate the citizens about Maryland Native Americans. We will spend several days researching our state and Maryland ...

Welcome to the Museum of the Red River in Idabel, Oklahoma! The Museum's collections feature archaeological artifacts of the the Caddo and Choctaw, Precolumbian objects from Middle and South America, modern and contemporary native arts and crafts from throughout the Americas, and a cast skeleton of the dinosaur, Acrocanthosaurus atokensis, discovered nearby in McCurtain County. The Museum also displays representative works from African, East Asian, and Pacif ...

New Mexico 1864 Grade 7 Introduction | Task | Assignments | Evaluation Conclusion | Resources and Teacher Notes Introduction In 1850, the Territory of New Mexico was formed by the United States Government. This territory was not a state, but included present day Arizona, southern Colorado, southern Utah, and southern Nevada. Settlers from the east began moving to the newly opened territory. With this expansion, conflicts arose between the new settlers and the Native Americans and Mexi ...

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History of Corrections in Oklahoma ~ 1908-1988 Table of Contents Chapter I ~ The Advent of Oklahoma's Prison System Kate Barnard and Penal Institutions Oklahoma State Reformatory: A Battle for Reform Chapter II ~ Oklahoma State Reformatory: Focus on Reform A Spectacular Prison Break at Granite Military Training for Inmates 'Choctaw Kid' Graduated to Alcatraz An OSR Boy Who Rose to World Fame The Years of Depression and A Bid to Lease OSR Chapter III ~ Oklahoma State Penitenti ...

Historical Documents by American History Virginia History Oklahoma History Civil War History Library Science Links and Web Rings About Don Wise Oklahoma History Documents by The origin of town name: Broken Arrow 1904 Census of Broken Arrow, OK Known Confederate Veterans Buried in Tulsa County, OK Known Union Veterans Buried in Tulsa County, OK Founding of Tulsa, OK Bird's Eye Views of Oklahoma Communities Edmond Ellis Dobson (1835-1920) A ...

OKLAHOMA'S HISTORY BEGINNINGS AFRICAN AMERICANS OKLAHOMA HERITAGE NATIVE PEOPLE THE COWBOYS THE OUTLAWS WILD WEST SHOWS RODEOS OKLAHOMA FACTS STATE SONG STATE CHILDREN'S SONG GO TO STATE ICONS PAGE LIST OF OKLAHOMA'S GOVERNORS BEGINNINGS Oklahoma's recorded history began in 1541 when Spanish explorer Coronado ventured through the area on his quest for the "Lost City of Gold." The land that would eventually be known as Oklahoma was part of the 1803 Louisiana Purchase ...

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Search Lessons Write a Lesson Plan Guide Selection Criteria Copyright Statement Printer friendly text Lesson Plan# AELP-USH0030 A Study of the Portola Expedition 1769 An Educator's Reference Desk Lesson Plan Submitted by: Katy Roush Endorsed by: Carolyn Haynes Miami University Date: April 10, 1998 Grade Level(s): 6, 7, 8, 9 Subject(s): Social Studies/US History Time Needed: Two Weeks Purpose: "We set out from this port of San Diego o ...

Go to Thinkquest to find more sites http//www.thinkquest.org Hawaii's immigrants came to work on the sugar plantation. The major field workers came from the Asian countries of China, Japan, and the Philippines. There were other countries who came to work on the plantation but not in such large numbers. They came from Portugal, Korea, Okinawa, and Puerto Rico. We found out by doing this project that we are the fifth generation from the original immigrants who came. The sugar companies wer ...

Utah Centennial Studies by Sheri Sohm and Mari Domanski Preface For nearly fifty years, Utahans struggled to achieve statehood. After only a couple of years in the valley, the Utah delegate to the National Congress was instructed to apply for statehood. Caught up in the Compromise of 1850, Utah became a territory of the United States, but Statehood was denied. Again in 1856, the plea for statehood fell on distrustful ears, and Johnston's Army was sent to Utah instead. During the ...

Navigation links to: Standards Learning/Teaching Activities Outcomes and Assessments Materials Needed Resources Procedure Download this lesson Lesson created by: James Smith jsmith27@lausd.k12.ca.us from in , CA County Resources: Hyperstudio Player Hyperstudio Plugins More Class Lessons for Technology in the Elementary Classroom - 2001 California History PowerPoint Presentation Summary: Students will research an aspect of California history, get ...

Navigation links to: Standards Learning/Teaching Activities Outcomes and Assessments Materials Needed Resources Download this lesson Lesson created by: Don Kim dondkim@yahoo.com from Woodlake Avenue Elementary in Woodland Hills, CA LOS ANGELES County Resources: Hyperstudio Player Hyperstudio Plugins More Class Lessons for Technology in the Elementary Classroom - 2001 Los Angeles Summary: Students will be introduced to the geographical regions of L ...

Teaching With Go Home, River THIS BOOK BEGAN as a teaching story for my own children. The story contains two parallel lessons, one on the water cycle and the other on traditional Iñuit (Eskimo) travel and trade networks. You can read more about Iñuit life on the Iñuit page. On this page, I discuss the water cycle and weather systems lessons that can be taught with Go Home, River. I have included an example of a simple related writing exercise for early elementary students. The young boy ...

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Texas Independence Introduction You are a member of the Buccaneer Historical Society researching Texas’ independence from Mexico. What important events do we consider leading factors to the turmoil which took place resulting in the major battles fought and which led to Mexico's surrender of its' northernmost territory? Task You will gather information of Santa Anna’s invasion leading to his defeat on the Brazos. As members of the historical society, divide into groups of 3; editor, ne ...

The Cherokee "Trail of Tears" 1838-1839CHEROKEE PRIDE STORE & GIFT SHOP "The Trail of Tears" Painting by Robert Lindneux in the Woolaroc Museum, Bartlesville, Oklahoma Used with permission. The Trail of Tears Index: The Trail of Tears State Park Homepage The Trail of Tears in the Southeast Missouri Region The Trail of Tears National Historic Trail The Trail of Tears Timeline 1838-1839 Statistics of the 13 Parties Leaving Under Their Own Supervision Re ...

A WebQuest for Fourth Grade Students By Jennifer O. Joyner Amy A. M. Rhodes John R. Yingst jsi23@aol.com aam109@psu.edu ajying@aol.com | Introduction | Task | Process | Resources | Evaluation | Conclusion| | Teacher Notes | Introduction Imagine yourself outside playing in the yard. It appears to be a beautiful spring day, except for a few storm clouds in the distance. A light drizzle starts to fall to the ground. Although it is only mid-afternoon, the clouds darken the sky and ...

Wayfinding: In the Middle of the Pacific This site is best viewed in 256 colorsor better Ancient Hawaiian NavigationGame Life on The Hawaiian Voyaging CanoesReferences Navigating with the StarsAuthor's Page Mahalo ThinkQuest Jr.Guest Book Illustration used with permission byHerb Kawainui Kane, February 1998 Send use-mail! tqjr3542@advanced.org

Link to Teacher Page Trekking the Santa Fe Trail Introduction | Task | Game Framework | SFT Overview | Advice | Evaluation | Conclusion INTRODUCTION In celebration of the 175th Anniversary of the Santa Fe Trail, the Museum of the West is opening a new exhibit entitled El Camino de Santa Fe. Interactive displays with historical documents, vintage photos, artifacts, video & audio clips will be featured. But for the first time, an edutainment game based on the Santa Fe Trail wi ...

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Questioning and Planning You are traveling back to the time of the 1700's. You see Native American campsites across the Texas Prairie. You have enough food left for one day. Without an ample supply of food and water, you are forced to join one of the tribes. You will select three Texas tribes to investigate. Gather information on each of the three tribes using the following criteria: Home life Location Traditional Customs (add two more of your own) Once you have gathered ...

Journey west on the Oregon Trail Webquest by Susan Bahman & Augusta Lynch Forestdale School, Forestdale MA Why do people migrate? What is it like to pack your belongings and head for a new land? Travel with us on the Oregon Trail. Discover what life was like on the trail. Visit places along the way, meet actual people and relive their adventures. You might want to begin the journey by gathering some background information. These websites will help you begin your trip on the Or ...

The Search for the Miami People A WebQuest for 4th, 5th, and 6th Grades (Social Studies) Designed by Steven Mills smills@greensburg.k12.in.us Introduction | Task | Process | Evaluation | Conclusion | Credits | Teacher Page Introduction Go to any bookstore to find information on Native Americans and you will find a large assortment of books from which to choose. However, if you are searching for information on Native American tribes of the Indiana Territory, you will find few, ...

Return to the Activities Page Your 1792 Counterparts (Activity, with modifications, reprinted with copyright permission granted for use and reprinting in NC schools from Raleigh: The First 200 Years by Candy Lee Metz Beal, 1992.) The City of Raleigh was established as the permanent seat of government of North Carolina in 1792. A simple two-story brick State House was built on Union Square between 1792 and 1796. The gentlemen and ladies of 1792 who came to the state capital wore clothing q ...

Return to the Activities Page In Search of: Governors of North Carolina (Activity, with modifications, reprinted with copyright permission granted for use and reprinting in NC schools from Raleigh: The First 200 Years by Candy Lee Metz Beal, 1992.) North Carolina governors have been outstanding citizens, military men, and state leaders. North Carolina has had two types of governors: as a colony, Royal Governors appointed by the King of England, and as a state, elected governors. Choose from one of the following Governors of North Carolina projects. ROYAL and ELECTED GOVERNORS WHO LIES HERE? EXECUTIVE MANSION PORTRAITS Return to the Activities Page Virtual Visits Backpack Page.