Lessons- Internet
Students use the links to find the answers to the questions. If viewed in Internet Explorer, students can type their answers in the web browser and print when finished.
Historians study the everyday lives of people who lived in the past by looking at clues: the objects and documents that people left behind and that have somehow survived.
Someday future historians interested in the history of the late 20th century may study your family!
See if you can figure out what life was like 200 years ago for Thomas and Elizabeth Springer's family in New Castle, Delaware.
At the same time discover what historians in the next century could learn about you if they found your house exactly the way it is today.Look at the artifacts to learn about live 200 years ago.
Download Student Worksheet (this template is a Microsoft Word Form. Students can fill in the answers on the computer in Word and print, or can print first and write in the answers by hand) |
Lessons- Technology
HyperStudio- Colonial Life in America slide shows Students will research various aspects (food, clothing, shelter, religion, education, jobs, fun, illnesses, etc.) of life in a particular region of the American colonies (New England, Middle, or Southern). They will then create a HyperStudio slide show of their information Instructions for downloading template: 1. Click and hold on the Template link above (right click Windows) 2. Select DOWNLOAD LINK TO DISK (Explorer) or SAVE THIS LINK AS (Netscape). 3. Navigate to your SAVE folder. 4. Click SAVE
Web Pages- Students research famous people and events of the Colonial period. Then create web pages of their information For a web page template: Have the students open Netscape Composer. Then click this link and choose FILE, EDIT PAGE
Kid Pix- Create a Jamestown Colony Timeline
Spreadsheet- Colonial America Job Graphs Students use this link to tally data on the number of workers in each job in colonial Jamestown. Students then use a spreadsheet program to graph the total numbers. |
Internet Resources- Teacher
Descriptions of eight different activities.
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Internet Resources- Student
Links to learn about all aspects of life in Colonial times including religion, education, food, farming, and fun. Click each colony on the map and learn how it was founded.
Short informational paragraphs about 19 different colonial jobs.
Links to information on a variety of topics about Colonial Life including... animals, Christmas, clothing, family, food, gardening, manners, politics, religion, tools, and trades.
Great short synopsis of how each colony was formed. |
