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The Road to Freedom A Webquest for 3rd Grade Created by Team 7-2 at Central Middle School
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The American Revolution was an important time in the history of the United States. It was during this era that the American colonists fought for their right to be free and become an independent nation. The American Revolution and our fight for freedom are important events to remember in our nation's history.
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TASKS
Part of understanding history is to understand the time frame of when important events took place. Historians often use a timeline to do this. As third grade researchers, your job will be to understand and use a timeline as a tool to find out important information. You will also need to find at least three important details of an event, a person, or a symbol that took place from the American Revolution. Finally, you will summarize the information you have found in your own words, and add a picture. This will be displayed as part of a quilt, book, or newspaper for all grades to view in your building.
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STEPS
1. Listen to your teacher share information about the American Revolution using the timeline posted in your room. This timeline will have dates and pictures of important events from the American Revolution. 2. Begin exploring the Road to FreedomTimeline by using this link . Click on the different years listed at the top or bottom of each page to understand how the information is presented. To return to the Road to Freedom Timeline Homepage, click either the back button in the upper left hand corner, or click on the Timeline Home button listed under the timeline. 3. Once you are familiar with the timeline and how it works, your teacher will be giving you a blank timeline and a sheet listing some of the important events. Using the webquest and its timeline, choose where each sticker should be placed and add it to your blank timeline. When you are finished, you may check your work by using either the webquest or the large timeline located in your classroom. 4. After you have completed the blank timeline activity, you will be given a quiz. Use your timeline activity sheet to find the answer to each question. 5. Once you have completed your timeline activities, you will begin learning information about the different periods that happened before, during, and after the American Revolution. 6. When your teacher has finished the classroom discussion, you and a partner will be given a scavenger hunt worksheet to complete. Using the information that you have learned in class and on the Road to Freedom Timeline, complete each section of the Scavenger Hunt as directed by your teacher. 7. Next, your teacher will assign each of you an event, a person, or a symbol from the American Revolution. Click on the links below to find your topic and read the information about your assignment. Use a note card to write down 3 important facts that you find. 8. Once you have your facts, click on the Images of the American Revolution to find a picture that bests fits your facts and save your picture for later use. 9. Follow your teacher's directions as to how to set up your document, how to insert your picture, and how to add your 2-4 sentences about what you have learned. Make sure you are using your own words and not the authors'. Save your document as directed by your teacher. 10. Finally, proofread your material and use the student checklist as a guide to make sure you have completed all the necessary steps. 11. Once you have finished your document, it will be printed in color and added to the product display.
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OTHER AMERICAN REVOLUTION ACTIVITIES
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EVALUATION
Your document will be displayed as a part of a classroom project. It will be graded by your teacher based on the following information: You will also be evaluated on various activities you completed throughout the project.
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Now that you have finished your journey into the past, you can see that the American Revolution was an important time for the colonists, and for all Americans today. Their fight for our freedom has given us the right to say what we want, to live where we want, and to be who we want to really be.
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CREDITS
Ms. Mulligan, Mrs. Strong, Mrs. Steen, and Mrs. Crabbe All images were gathered from the following sites: American Revolution Multimedia CD by Paul Gardner and Jamie Wu Liu
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