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[|Pathways to Freedom: A Virtual Field Trip]

The site will allow you to "follow the footsteps" of a slave. As you step into the shoes of a slave, you will have to make some tough decisions. Think carefully about the choices given to you. Think about how the situation makes you feel. Also, as you travel along the path of a slave, stop to observe the surroundings such as what a slave's home was like. Your task will be to record the choices that you made. You will also have to record your feelings throughout this virtual tour. At the end, you will be asked to summarize the path of a slave and to add what you have learned. To extend this activity into next week's lesson, please think about a question or questions that popped into your mind because of this experience. You will have a chance to search for the answer to your question(s) next week. If you finish early, explore the rest of this site. you will find maps, symbols, songs, and many more interesting resources all about the Underground Railroad and slavery.  __Pearl Harbor __ On December 7, 1941 the United States was attacked by Japan in Hawaii. Your task... 1. Follow this virtual map and timeline to find out the events that took place just prior to the attack and the attack itself. Hear stories from people who lived through this traumatic event. Take careful notes on these events and use them to summarize this day this will forever live on in history. 2. Visit the USS Arizona Memorial add any important facts you may have learned from this short video clip. 3. Generate some questions about this topic that you would like to research to find the answers to in our next class. If you finish early, watch this short video on the bombing of Hiroshima. The United States did bomb Japan after the attack on Pearl Harbor. It too caused a great deal of destruction and many people were hurt and killed. __Japanese Internment __ After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the U.S. government became suspicious of Japanese citizens and aliens living here. They sent them to camps. <span style="color: #ff0083; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 130%;">What was life like at these Japanese Internment Camps? Check out this site to learn more about life before, during, and after these camps.

<span style="color: #ff0083; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 130%;">Your tasks... <span style="color: #ff0083; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 130%;">1. Watch a 10 minute video about these camps and summarize what you have learned. <span style="color: #ff0083; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 130%;">2. Check out this website to read more about life at these camps. There is also a timeline events showing when these camps began and ended. It also shares the effects that these camps had on the Japanese, like health issues. <span style="color: #ff0083; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 130%;">3. Generate some questions about this topic that you would like to explore more.

__<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 130%;">Anne Frank __ <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 130%;">During World War II, many Jewish people were placed into concentration camps and died either through illnesses or were killed. Anne Frank was a young girl who hid with her family for about two years. During this time, she kept many diaries describing her thoughts and feeling about what life was like during this time. <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 130%;">Your task... <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 130%;">1. Visit the Anne Frank exhibit. Look at photos and listen to words that come straight from her writings. <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 130%;">Summarize what you have learned about this time period. <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 130%;">Also, add what you have learned about Anne Frank. Describe her character. <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 130%;">2. Next, click on this link to read some additional information about Anne Frank and the Holocaust. <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 130%;">3. Generate some questions that you would like to research and find the answers to in our next class.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Now that you have completed the activities above and have learned more about your topic, it is time to let that knowledge grow. Last week, you generated so questions that were inspired by the resources you were using in technology. Today, you will focus on one of those questions and use your technology skills to search the Internet to find the answer. Remember to choose the keywords that you enter into the search engine carefully. The keywords are what the computer will search for. You want to be specific and focused because there sure is alot of information out there on the Internet and you want to make sure you find exactly what you are looking for.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">[] Click on the Internet web address above. It will take you to a site that has 6 different search engines that are aimed for kids. Select one and enter in your keywords to begin your search. Remeber to add or delete words until you find results that will lead you to your answer. Once you have found the keywords that will lead you in the right direction, you can also enter them into another search engine to see what happens. Good luck!



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