Chesapeake Bay, The Past - A Webquest
Below you will find three different web quests. You need to do two of the three quests. You must do quest #1. You can decide between quests #2 and #3. Only do one of those last two quests. Follow the directions for each quest and list facts on your paper.
Quest One (Must do!)Click on the image above to go to the National Geographic Interactive Chesapeake Map.
There are several orange "buoys" that you can click on for this map. You must click on at least 8 of these buoys and then click "full story." Read the story and listen to what it says. On your worksheet, list the buoy name and then at least 3 facts that you learned under that buoy. For example, you could write the following: Little Falls Buoy Fact 1: Fact 2: Fact 3: |
Quest Two (Choice)Click on the image above to read about the history of African Americans in the Chesapeake Bay area. Once you are there, pick 2 of the 5 categories to learn more about. Your are choices are as follows:
1. Slavery in the Chesapeake Bay Region 2.The Underground Railroad 3. Famous Abolitionists 4. The Civil War 5. African American Waterman Pick 2 of those sections and read them. On your worksheet, List the sections you read. Under each section, list three facts you learned in that section. Your paper should look like this: The Underground Railroad Fact 1: Fact 2: Fact 3: |
Quest Three (Choice)Click on the image above to read about the history of Native Americans in the Chesapeake Bay area. Once you are there, read the section titled "Pre-European Settlement Tribes and Artifacts." List one fact for each tribe. Then, read either "Recorded Native American History" or "Native American Archaeological Sites." List three facts you learned from either section.
Your paper should look like this: Pre-European Settlement Tribes and Artifacts 1. Paleo Indians: 2. Archaic Indians: 3.Woodland Indians: Recorded Native American History Fact 1: Fact 2: Fact 3: |