G.+Internet+Links

Internet Links
Thirteen Colonies: A Virtual Field Trip This interactive internet site serves as a virtual field trip of the 13 original colonies. Students are able to click on a colony on the map. They will get a description of the colony they have chosen. They will be asked some questions about the colony and they will need to write down important facts they find as well as answers to the questions in their colonial journal (which will be provided by the teacher). Students are also able to click on the different regions and learn more about them. This interactive internet site will be used on day two, day four and day seven of the unit. http://edtech2.boisestate.edu/gudeniusm/502/start.html

Colonial House In this interactive internet site students are able to: The website also has Educational interactivities which include: This interactive internet site will be used on day one of the unit http://www.pbs.org/wnet/colonialhouse/history/index.html
 * Take a quiz to see if they would have survived colonial life
 * Learn about the different regions of the new world
 * Watch and listen to video diaries of voices long unheard
 * Dress up the colonists of 1628
 * Take a fantastic voyage. They have been chosen governor and they have to carefully select colonists, a ship and safely guide them across the sea by correctly answering questions
 * Reading the 17th century mystery diary and trying to figure out the meanings of some of the words used back then
 * Pilgrims progress allows the student to click on the region on the map that they are from and then find out more about where they are from, their state, and the reasons why they live where they do. It also tells them about the voyage of the pilgrims and their reasons for living where they did
 * Cottage quest quiz: brings the students back in time to the 17th century they have to figure out the items that would have been used back then
 * <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Myths quiz: helps students see how much they know about the colonial life