VA Destinations in History

Grade 8 Great Depression

2012-02-29T11:15:00.000-08:00

Go to this website for an activity to analyze whether the New Deal was Reform or Revolution

Great Depression and the New Deal

Grade 6 Roman Architecture

2012-02-17T06:57:00.000-08:00

Here are some websites to get you started on your exploration of Roman buildings and building techniques:

Ancient Rome for Kids

Ancient Roman Architecture

Baths of Caracalla
Roman baths
A little something about Roman concrete

Check out these 2 videos---one about the building of the Pantheon, and one about constructing aqueducts

Grade 6 Greece Webquest

2012-01-24T07:07:00.000-08:00

Ancient Greece

Schedule:
    Monday, Jan.30---return to groups; determine the stops on your tour; plan Power Point Tour
    Tuesday, Jan. 31---complete power point; practice Tour presentations
    Thursday, Feb. 2---present Power Point Tours

Grade 8 World War I Webquest

2012-01-18T11:05:00.000-08:00

Websites to get started with...

PBS The Great War
BBC World War I
Spartacus World War I
History Learning Site WWI

Trenches on the Web

Grade 8 WWI Trench Warfare Activities

2012-01-09T06:28:00.000-08:00

Access this site to learn about Trench Warfare and other hazards of World War I:

Trench Warfare

Access this site for information specific to life in the trenches:

Life in the Trenches

Grade 6 Ancient China Webquest

2011-12-02T11:23:00.000-08:00

Click here to access websites for your research

http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/webancientmr12.html#resources

Plimoth Plantation---All Grades

2011-11-15T06:26:00.000-08:00

Here's a link to the Scholastic website devoted to the First Thanksgiving and the Pilgrims. It's terrific---check it out!

http://www.scholastic.com/scholastic_thanksgiving/

Grade 6 Riddle of the Bones

2011-09-22T06:36:00.000-07:00

PBS Riddle of the Bones Interactive Website

Grade 7 Children's Games

2011-09-22T06:34:00.000-07:00

http://www.wisdomportal.com/Pinsky/Brueghel-Children%27sGames.html

Gr 6 River Valley Civilizations

2010-09-06T13:47:00.000-07:00

Explore these links for Mesopotamia:
Mesopotamia/British Museum
Mesopotamia video

Explore these links for Huang He:
Huang He I
Huang He II
Huang He video

Explore these links for the civilizations of the Indus Valley:
Indus Valley I
Indus Valley II
Indus Valley video

Gr 6 Early Man

2010-09-06T12:20:00.000-07:00

Go to this link to the BBC for Caveman Profiles

Gr 8 Should Billy the Kid Be Pardoned?

2010-09-01T14:05:00.000-07:00

Begin your background research about Billy the Kid and the Lincoln County War using the following links:

http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/WWbonney.htm

http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/WWlincolnwar.htm

http://www.newmexico.org/billythekid/billypages/lincoln_county_war.php

American Life Histories of the Federal Writers' Project (compiled 1936-1940):
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/wpaintro/wpahome.html

Gr 6 Renaissance Role-Playing

2010-06-10T08:43:00.000-07:00

click below for a link to the webquest:

Renaissance Webquest

Grade 7 Civil Rights Webquest

2010-06-02T08:07:00.000-07:00

Civil Rights Webquest

Kindly review Tips for Writing a Personal Narrative when you're ready to start writing.

Civil Rights Wiki

Grade 7 Women's Plight to Be Heard Webquest

2010-05-17T06:15:00.000-07:00

Copy and paste this link to the webquest:

http://chalk.richmond.edu/education/projects/webquests/women/

Schedule:
1-page synopsis due---Thurs., 5/20
presentations---Wed., 5/26

Grade 6 Pompeii Webquest

2010-04-28T15:59:00.000-07:00

Copy and paste the following link to access the Pompeii Webquest

http://harcourtschool.com/activity/pompeii/index.html

Carefully follow the directions in your packet and on the screen, and enjoy the tour!

We will spend 2 class periods on the laptops; the completed packet is due Tues, May 4.

1920s Webquest

2010-02-23T07:46:00.000-08:00

http://wiu.k12.pa.us/webquests/pounds/index.htm

SCHEDULE:

Research--Tues, 2/23, Wed, 2/24 and Mon, 3/1
Finish research/write article rough drafts--Tues, 3/2-----rough drafts due Wed, 3/3
Peer review of articles/last minute needs--Wed, 3/4
YOUR PART OF THE MAGAZINE IS DUE: Mon, 3/8

Women and the Civil War/Grade 8

2010-01-27T10:57:00.000-08:00

http://memory.loc.gov/learn/lessons/01/spies/gallery.html

Grade 6 Ancient Olympics

2010-01-06T11:16:00.000-08:00

To complete the activities of the Ancient Olympics Webquest, go to

http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/Olympics/index.html

Project is due Monday, January 11

Here's the website for Homer's Odyssey:

http://www.online-literature.com/homer/

Was Tutankhamen Murdered?

2009-11-09T09:22:00.000-08:00

Use the links found in the following WebQuest under 'Process' to work on your own King Tut investigation:

http://www.pekin.net/pekin108/wash/webquest/

Immigration Webquest Grade 8

2009-11-03T11:02:00.000-08:00

Here's the link for the Immigration Webquest.

http://www.todaysteacher.com/EllisIslandWebQuest/GatewayToDreams.htm

Use the links provided in the webquest, and also feel free to use google for further research

The Tenement Museum has an excellent website devoted to the life of the late 19th/early 20th century immigrant in NYC:

http://www.tenement.org/research.html

Here's the schedule: Research--during classes 11/3 - 11/13

Diary and Ellis Island project are due Friday 11/20

Gr 8 TVA Essay

2009-03-27T10:40:00.000-07:00

Following is the schedule for the TVA Constructed Controversy Project:

Research: Fri 3/27, Mon 3/30
Discuss/Debate: Tues 3/31
Essay: Wed 4/1

Essay Q:

Part I
Was the TVA a good idea for America? Which groups of people benefited? Which groups suffered? Did more people benefit or suffer?

Part II (choose one)
If a program is proposed by government today that would be bad for a few thousand Americans but good for millions, would you support it? Why or why not?
OR
If the TVA were proposed today, how could the plan be modified so that the number of people who would suffer would be minimized and the number of people who benefited would be maximized?
OR
Should the government be responsible for providing services to Americans, like affordable electricity or health care, or should government stay out of people's lives? If you don't think the answer is either one or the other, what things do you think the government should provide? Not provide?

Grade 8 TVA Map

2009-03-23T07:12:00.001-07:00

Grade 8 Tennessee Valley Authority

2009-03-23T06:50:00.000-07:00

Background information about the TVA can be found at:
http://newdeal.feri.org/search_details.cfm?link=http://newdeal.feri.org/tva/tnguide/ch09.htm

the following site describes how African Americans were treated at the outset of the many TVA building projects:
http://newdeal.feri.org/search_details.cfm?link=http://newdeal.feri.org/opp/opp34111.htm

many other articles can be found here:
http://newdeal.feri.org/index.htm

Grade 5 California Gold Rush Web Quest

2009-03-13T07:23:00.000-07:00

copy and paste these links as you work through the Web Quest

Part A
http://pbskids.org/wayback/goldrush/goldfever.html

Part B
http://www.measuringworth.com/calculators/compare/

Part C
http://www.ghosttownmuseum.com/

Part D
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/activities/16/popup/ghosttowns/index.html

Part E
http://pbskids.org/wayback/goldrush/journey_oregon.html

Part F
http://pbskids.org/wayback/goldrush/journey_capehorn.html

Part G
http://pbskids.org/wayback/goldrush/journey_panama.html

http://www.anglogold.co.za/subwebs/InformationForInvestors/ReportToSociety06/i/world_map_l.gif

Part H
http://www.kitco.com/charts/livegold.html

Part I
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000303.htm

Part J
http://nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000675.htm

Part K
http://nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001608.htm

http://www.ghosttownmuseum.com/goldpanning.htm

Grade 8 World War I Webquest

2009-01-13T11:09:00.000-08:00

Webquest Schedule

Day 1: Introduction
Day 2: Mini-lecture--The US Enters the War
Day 3: Mini-lecture--The Thriving Homefront
Day 4: Mini-lecture--Trench Warfare: Nasty Business
Day 5: Mini-lecture--Peace At Last
Day 6: Research
Day 7: Research
Day 8: Research

Progressives and Reformers

2008-11-12T10:47:00.000-08:00

Progressives and Reformers Webquest

http://www.taconichills.k12.ny.us/webquests/progressives/introduction.html

Schedule:
Fri 11/14 research
Mon 11/17 research
Tues 11/18 research/newsletters
Wed 11/19 newsletters
Fri 11/21 Rallies 1 - 3
Mon 11/24 Rallies 4 - 6
(Newsletters are due on the day of your Rally)

Homestead Strike

2008-10-27T10:38:00.000-07:00

log on to this PBS website for info about Andrew Carnegie and the Homestead Strike of 1892:

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/carnegie/

Electoral College

2008-10-24T08:09:00.000-07:00

excellent websites to use when learning about the Electoral College:

http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/2008/

http://www.hks.harvard.edu/case/3pt/electoral.html

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/election/july-dec00/ec_11-23.html

Tuthankhamun

2008-10-21T07:56:00.000-07:00

Start your investigations of King Tut on this website.

http://www.tutankhamun-exhibition.co.uk/index.html

Here are some more useful websites:

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/egypt/
http://homepage.powerup.com.au/~ancient/tut2.htm
http://www.egyptianmuseum.gov.eg/collection_tut.html

immigration webquest

2008-10-07T08:20:00.000-07:00

http://sites.lps.org/wq29/

use this link to access the details and links for the webquest.

Remember: Teams do #s 1, 3, and 4 together
Individuals do #2 or #5

class time will be devoted to research through Tuesday 10/21

Portfolios are due on Friday 10/24

grade 6 Mesopotamia wrap-up website

2008-09-26T05:43:00.000-07:00

http://www.smithlifescience.com/SSEarlyCivilizations.htm

When you reach the website, scroll down past Day 15 to Computer Day/Virtual Field Trips. Choose a Field Trip. Read the Story, Explore it, and do the Challenge.

HW: in 1 - 3 paragraphs, answer the following Qs---
--What was the Field Trip?
--How did you perform the Trip? (describe the Trip)
--What were the results of your Challenge?

Grade 7 Explorers webquest

2008-09-25T05:40:00.000-07:00

http://ele.n-polk.k12.ia.us/WebQuest/eplorers/explorers_index.html

Presentations: Wed., 10/1
Resumes due: Thurs., 10/2

Wounded Knee research

2008-09-15T11:29:00.000-07:00

Start Wounded Knee Massacre here:
http://www.pbs.org/search/search_results.html?q=wounded+knee&btnG=GO

grade 6---mesopotamia websites

2008-09-15T06:40:00.000-07:00

go to:

http://www.mesopotamia.co.uk/writing/story/page01.html

1. read the lesson

2. go to:

http://www.upennmuseum.com/cuneiform.cgi

3. write your name like an ancient Mesopotamian

4. hand-copy it onto paper (can use colored paper)

2008-09-04T10:37:00.000-07:00

We're off to a great first week! Students have shared vacation stories, family events and the like, and are now clearly ready to begin the serious business of learning and study.

I'm delighted that many students have kept up with the election news over the summer. They've posed insightful comments and questions, which have developed into full-group discussions. I encourage you to include your daughters in your own political discussions--the younger girls want to learn, and the older girls want to sharpen their debating and discussion skills. In order for us to keep up with the election news and other current events, we've subscribed to a selection of magazines and newspapers: Gr.5--Time for Kids; Gr.6--Current Events; Gr.7 & Gr.8--the online version of the New York Times. While the NY Times is free to the school (and is accessible from your home computer), TFK and Current Events require a subscription fee, which I'll ask for from each student. Details will follow in the next week or so.

Thank you to all the families who have contributed tissues, towels, and wipes; we have a good supply for cold and flu season!

Welcome Back

2008-09-02T09:56:00.000-07:00