Miss Chiang TeacherWeb 13 Colonies Webquest

The Founding of the 13 Original Colonies WebQuest

By: Teri Beckner & Kristen Robertson

Revised for Miss ChiangŐs Fifth Grade Class 2008

Introduction

Your expertise is needed immediately! We need historians to report on the 13 original colonies. The information you provide will be used to teach others about colonial times. Through researching the colonization of America, you will discover the similarities and differences of the Southern, Middle and New England Colonies. For each region, you will uncover the hardships that the settlers faced while creating a new life that was accepting of everyone. You will discover the challenges they faced territorial, differences and similarities, religious factors, and slavery issues.

After analyzing your findings, your team will create a PowerPoint multimedia presentation to illustrate the colonization period.

The Task

The task is to identify and make discoveries of the 13 original colonies. You will uncover this information through research.

Your final report will include:

á Identification of the 13 original colonies

á The founders of each colony and the year it was founded

á Descriptions of why the founding of the colonies

á Geographical characteristics of each colony

á Economic conditions (What was the main way to make a living?)

á The role of religion in the colony

á Attitude towards Slavery

á Multimedia presentation

The Process

1. Your partnership will research a specific colony.

2. Each expert will receive an Information Sheet for his/her colony.

3. Using the information sheet, answer the questions below for your colony.

Here are some web sites that may help you find your information.

Don't forget, your history book is also a good resource!

Social Studies Book -New England Colonies Pages 214-227.

Middle Colonies Pages 240-261.

Southern Colonies Pages 272-295.

Slide 1 - List the colonies in your region.

Quick list of colonies http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/wwww/us/13coloniesdef.htm

Slide 2 and 3 -Description of why these colonies were founded, and how they received their names.

ĄWhy was the colony started, and who founded the colony?

ĄWhen was the colony established?

ĄWhat type of colony was it?

Map http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/graphics/13mapnew.htm

Founding the American Colonies http://www.timepage.org/spl/13colony.html

Type of Colony and more info. http://www.amscopub.com/%5Cimages%5Cfile%5CFile_576.pdf

Slide 4 List the major geographical features of your colony.

Geography for individual colonies (You will need to click on your colony abbreviation.)

http://www.netstate.com/states/geography/

General Geography, Climate, and Natural Resources by 3 regions

http://brt.uoregon.edu/cyberschool/history/ch04/regions.html

http://www.brtprojects.org/cyberschool/history/ch04/economy.html

http://www2.una.edu/geography/institute/teachers_webs/ang_pat/middle.html

http://www.amscopub.com/%5Cimages%5Cfile%5CFile_576.pdf

New England Region only http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/H/1994/ch2_p2.htm

Middle Region only http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/H/1994/ch2_p3.htm

Southern Region only http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/H/1994/ch2_p4.htm

Slide 5 List the colonyŐs economic practices.

General Economics by 3 regions

http://www.brtprojects.org/cyberschool/history/ch04/economy.html

http://www.amscopub.com/%5Cimages%5Cfile%5CFile_576.pdf

Farming: http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/ushistory/13coloniesfarm.htm

Major industry http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/graphics/13mapnew.htm

Slide 6 List three significant individuals, and how they impacted your colony.

Click on individual Colony http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/graphics/13mapnew.htm

Individual Colonials http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/subjects/usstatescolonies.htm

Famous Biographies of Past and Present http://www.biography.com/

Biographies http://yahooligans.yahoo.com/Around_the_World/Countries/United_States/History/Colonial_Life__1585_1783_/Biographies/

Biographies and General Colonial Info. http://www.makorte.com/index.php?id=27

Phyllis Wheatley http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USASwheatley.htm

Olaudah Equiano http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Sequiano.htm

ĄNew England Colonies -Tons of sites – http://www.kidinfo.com/American_History/Colonization_NE_Colonies.html

ĄMiddle Colonies-Tons of sites –

http://www.kidinfo.com/American_History/Colonization_Mid_Colonies.html

Southern Colonies –Tons of sites.

l http://www.kidinfo.com/American_History/Colonization_S_Colonies.html

Slide 7 Describe your colonyŐs early form of government.

House of Burgesses - Southern Colony- Jamestown http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/ushistory/houseofburgesses.htm

Mayflower Compact (Massachusetts) - and New England Colonies

http://www.crf-usa.org/Foundation_docs/Foundation_lesson_mayflower.html

Fundamental Order - Connecticut

http://www.answers.com/topic/fundamental-orders-of-connecticut?cat=biz-fin

By 3 regions

http://americanhistory.about.com/od/colonialamerica/a/colamoverview.htm

http://www.amscopub.com/%5Cimages%5Cfile%5CFile_576.pdf

http://www.usahistory.info/colonial/government.html

Slide 9 Describe the role religion in the development of your colony.

All Colonies http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/ushistory/13colonieschurch.htm

All Colonies (schools) http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/ushistory/13coloniesschool.htm

Virtual Religion Index http://www.history.org/Almanack/life/religion/religionrev.cfm#top

http://www.history.org/Almanack/life/religion/religionhdr.cfm

Great Awakening http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-GreatAwa.html

(Social Studies book p252-255; and pgs. 248-249)

Slide 10 Describe slavery and the attitude toward it in your colony.

Social Studies Book New England Colonies pgs. 226-227

Middle Colonies pgs. 250-255

Southern Colonies pgs. 282-295

African American Experience

http://www.history.org/Almanack/life/Af_Amer/aalife.cfm

Slavery http://www.history.org/Almanack/people/african/aaintro.cfm/

http://www.history.org/Almanack/people/african/aahdr.cfm

Triangular Trade http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/ushistory/triangulartrade.htm

http://www.eckstein.seattleschools.org/elmiller/ss/triangular_trade/

http://www.africanculturalcenter.org/4_5slavery.html

http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/subjects/slavery.htm

Slide 10 List the Native America Tribes that lived in your colonyŐs area.

Describe the relationship they had with the colonist.

Individual Colonials http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/subjects/usstatescolonies.htm

Slide Show about Colonies, Native American tribes, and schooling

http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/agexed/aee501/show1/sld001.htm

Food & farming

http://www.uwf.edu/tprewitt/sofood/past.htm?ti2Xdw=www.uwf.edu/~tprewitt/sofood/past.htm

Social Studies Book New England Colonies pgs 208-209; 211-212

Middle Colonies pgs. 245-247

Southern Colonies pgs. 278-279

Research is completed

Once your storyboard has been completed, you will need to turn it in to me.

After your storyboard has been approved, you may start working on your PowerPoint presentation on your colony.

You will need to complete all the typing before you can insert pictures, color, etc.

Each partnership will share their information (PowerPoint presentation) with the other teams.

The presentation MUST be a collaborative effort.

Assessment

Your team will be given two grades for this project. One grade will be an individual grade and the second will be a grade for the group. The following rubric will be used.

CATEGORY	4	3	2	1
Content - Accuracy	All content throughout the presentation is accurate. There are no factual errors.	Most of the content is accurate but there is one piece of information that might be inaccurate.	The content is generally accurate, but one piece of information is clearly flawed or inaccurate.	Content is typically confusing or contains more than one factual error.
Sequencing of Information	Information is organized in a clear, logical way. It is easy to anticipate the type of material that might be on the next card.	Most information is organized in a clear, logical way. One card or item of information seems out of place.	Some information is logically sequenced. An occasional card or item of information seems out of place.	There is no clear plan for the organization of information.
Spelling and Grammar	Perfect spelling and grammar. No mistakes.	A few misspellings, and/or grammatical errors.	Some grammatical errors and/or misspellings.	Many grammatical and/or spelling errors.
Text - Font Choice & Formatting	Font formats (e.g., color, bold, italic) have been carefully planned to enhance readability and content.	Font formats have been carefully planned to enhance readability.	Font formatting has been carefully planned to complement the content. It may be a little hard to read.	Font formatting makes it very difficult to read the material.
Background	Background does not detract from text or other graphics. Choice of background is consistent from card to card and is appropriate for the topic.	Background does not detract from text or other graphics. Choice of background is consistent from card to card.	Background does not detract from text or other graphics.	Background makes it difficult to see text or competes with other graphics on the page.
Use of Graphics	All graphics are attractive (size, colors, quality of picture) and support the theme/content of the presentation.	A few graphics are not attractive (size, colors, quality of picture) but all support the theme/content of the presentation.	All graphics are attractive (size, colors, quality of picture) but a few do not seem to support the theme/content of the presentation.	Several graphics are unattractive (size, colors, quality of picture) AND detract from the content of the presentation.
Cooperation	Partners work together on tasks and share responsibility effectively all of the time.	Partners work together on tasks and share responsibility effectively most of the time.	Partners work together on tasks and share responsibility effectively some of the time.	Partners do not effectively work together on tasks and/or share responsibility.

Conclusion

You will have a better understanding of how the 13 original colonies were founded after completing this WebQuest. You will have learned about the three regions, religion, slavery and how to work collaboratively as a team.

Other Educational Resources

Education and Children

Education http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/ushistory/13coloniesschool.htm

Boys and Girls Education http://www.stratfordhall.org/ed-boysgirls.html

Customs http://www.history.org/Almanack/life/xmas/customs.cfm

Games played http://www.stratfordhall.org/ed-games.html

Clothing http://www.history.org/History/clothing/

Hornbooks http://www.cedu.niu.edu/blackwell/books.html

Colonial Life

Quilting http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/jp/quilt

General Information http://www.history.org/Almanack/life/life.cfm

Dancing- Virginia Reel http://homepages.apci.net/~drdeyne/dances/vareel.htm