A
Day in the Life of a Colonist
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Introduction | The Task
| Resources | The Process
| Assessment | Conclusion
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Introduction
Your family decided to take a trip to the Museum of
Natural History in NYC. Your parents warned you not to touch anything .
However, you are taken over by the excitement. Suddenly, you spot a time
machine on the third floor. Your siblings race with you up the stairs,
but you make it to the machine first. You enter the machine and accidentally
lean up against a lever. All of a sudden, you hear a large motor. You are
knocked off your feet and out of consciousness.
You awake with a small bump on your head. Reluctantly,
you open the door. There is a big surprise when you open the door. Nothing
looks familiar. You are in the middle of a field overlooking what seems
to be a small group of houses and barns. Where are you?
The time machine really works. You realize where
you are. It is the 17th Century. This is when the colonists came to the
new land and made it their home. You are able to watch your family and
yourself, as if you lived in that time period. No one can see you or the
time machine. This is such a wonderful new land and everyone is excited
about it. However, there is a lot of hard work involved.
Suddenly, you realize how exciting it would be to
tell people about this back in the future. Will you ever make it back?
If you do, what would you tell these people?
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The
Task
Congratulations! You have survived your trip via a time machine. Colonial
America is very different than the time period your used to. You need to
share the information you discovered with others. You will be publishing
this information in the form of a Power Point presentation that is creative
and colorful. You will be visiting various web sites and collecting information
by answering different questions. These questions will be used to guide
you with what information you should include in your presentation. Have
fun on your journey!
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Resources
Use the links below to find the information to answer the questions.
Religion
Slaves
Medical
Care
Medical
Care 2
Tools
Colonial
Schools
Games.
Click Visit Site
Recipes.
Click on Let's Go
Trades
Clothing
Colonial Children
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The
Process
Step 1: Retrieve the questions from your teacher.
Step 2: Use the links in the Resource section to find your answers.
Step 3: As you go to each site read through it thoroughly.
Step 4: Take the information you have found and record it on your question
sheet. Be sure to answer each question in complete sentences using lots
of details.
Step 5: Using the information you find, create a power point
presentation about Colonial America. To see what is expected please look
in the Assessment section.
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Assessment
Each category is worth 10 points except category 3 which is worth 30 points
1-I answered all the questions by reading and using the information
from different web sites on the web quest.
2-I took the information that I found in the web quest, and applied
it to my Power Point presentation.
3- My presentation has at least four slides telling the audience three
facts about four aspects of Colonial life (school, games, trades, farming,
clothing, tools, transportation and holidays).
4- I have used the correct spelling in my presentation.
5- I have used the correct grammar and punctuation.
6- I have followed the directions of the assignment.
7- My presentation was completed on time.
8- In my opinion, my presentation is my best work.
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Conclusion
Your journey has been very tiring. However, you have learned a lot about
a time period that set the stage for our nation today. It is time to go
back with your family and share with them all you have learned. Always
remember how important our history is. History is what makes us learn where
we came from. Hopefully, this will make us appreciate the present
day that much more.
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Kelly Evert
Last updated date.
This page was adapted from Bernie Dodge 's WebQuest_Template1.html by
Tom March