Plimouth Plantation: You are the Historian

Type of Resource: Online Unit, Research Resources, Teacher Tools and Information, Student tools and information
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Computer Needs: Flash
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This site provides multiple perspectives and encourages critical thinking. It empowers students to find clues and act as historians to determine the truth. The images and sound clips are clear. The site incorporates experts' opinions, current images, timelines and primary sources in an interactive manner. The information and the presentation make this an excellent site! The teacher's guide provides detailed information and ideas for online and offline activities.

Description:

Determine fact from myth about the first Thanksgiving using this site. From the website: "As you work through this guide, you and your students will use the skills of historians to peel away the layers of myth and misconception surrounding 'The First Thanksgiving' and discover what might really have happened during the fall of 1621. Along the way, you and your students will explore the differences between history and the past, and challenge your own ideas about history. Be prepared -- what you discover may surprise you!"

Possible uses:

Classes can explore this site at the start of a study to promote a questioning perspective. Then students can revisit the site with more direction, follow this unit, explore all the components of the site and create their own opinions. Teachers can also choose relevant pieces of the site to share with students on a projector.

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Online Unit, Research Resources, Teacher Tools and Information, Student tools and information

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