Seven 60-minute lessons
Produced 2004-2005
School use rights: Registered schools: unlimited;
Non-registered users: 10 days fair-use
Grades 4-8 / Math, Social Studies, Science, Language Arts, Integrated Learning
5/8 S, SS; 4/7 M; 3/4/7 LA
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Through technology, Colonial Williamsburg brings together students from every corner of America for unforgettable history lessons. Actors portraying historical figures interact with registered classrooms during the live teleconferences.
When you register to participate, you receive the following support: a teachers guide that includes lesson plans, timelines, glossaries and primary source materials; a toll-free telephone number to speak with historical interpreters and to cast votes during the live broadcasts; addresses and passwords for the special Internet site for each electronic field trip; a videotape and booklet with complete instructions for using the field trips; and a colorful classroom poster.
Registration: While Colonial Williamsburg field trips can be viewed without registering, you'll receive a significant amount of classroom support when you do. One field trip is $120 per school; all seven field trips are $500 per school. District discount: Call for special volume discounts on larger purchases. Here are your registration options:
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Online: http://www.history.org/teach
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1. Taxes, Tea and Tyranny (Thursday ? 10 am -- 10/7)
Americans protested British taxation for nearly ten years. The Boston Tea Party in 1773 was the final spark that united the Colonies against Great Britain.
2. Hostages of Two Worlds (Thursday ? 10 am -- 11/4)
At the Brafferton School, Native American children were brought to Williamsburg and taught to become "civilized Englishmen." Caught between two worlds, these children exemplify the clash of cultures that has continued throughout American history.
3. Degrees of Latitude (Thursday ? 10 am -- 12/2)
Charting the New World was the task of American surveyors and European mapmakers. This is a 21st-century look at the craftsmanship and importance of 18th-century cartography, revealing for student historians the geography of a rapidly changing world.
4. In the General's Secret Service (Thursday ? 10 am -- 1/13)
Learn about British and American spies and the secret war of the American Revolution.
5. No Master Over Me (Thursday ? 10 am -- 2/10)
Ann Ashby tells the story of her life as a free black woman during the days of slavery. Discover a life delicately balanced between slave and white communities.
6. For Ready Money (Thursday ? 10 am -- 3/17)
Join a young merchant apprentice as he learns his lessons in money and accounts. Just as today, everyone in Colonial America had access to coins, bills, notes and credit. Discover how the Colonial economy worked.
7. Jefferson's West (Thursday ? 10 am -- 4/14)
Join Thomas Jefferson as he examines the flora, fauna and Native American artifacts collected by Lewis and Clark's Corps of Discovery and reflects on the significance of their mission.
Thursdays ? 10 am -- 10/7, 11/4, 12/2, 1/13, 2/10, 3/17, 4/14
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