Ms. Tszuska's Slavery Webquest
4th grade social studies
Introduction
You are next years 4th grade social studies teachers. You are now preparing to teach your students about the Atlantic Slave Trade.
Tasks
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Get into groups of 4 based on the color I assigned you(red, blue, purple or orange). Each group must have one of each color.•Each group will receive their organizer and review the links.•On the organizer each question will be color coded. Each student will answer the color question that matches the color they were assigned in the beginning of Class.•The students will then come together to discuss their findings and put together their presentation for teaching next years 4th grade class.
Information Sources
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part1/1h280.html
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part1/1p268.html
Process
Each student should click on the link that relates to their assigned color. Then, answer the questions in your organizer that related to your link.
For the red link answer…
•What is the triangular trade?
•What were the stops on this trade ______ to______ ,
______to_____, and _______to______
For the blue link answer…
•What is the middle passage
After reading the passage, draw a
picture of what a slave ship looks like and the conditions the slaves had to
face.
For the Purple Link…
•Describe what the ship captain
did when a disease spread through his ship.
For the orange link…
•Answer these questions
•What was the punishment for a
slave who committed murder?
•What was the punishment for a
slave who stole?
What would happen to a slave if
he or she associated with white people.
Organizer
The organizer will be handed out in class. It is a worksheet with spaces to answer the questions above.
Conclusion
After discussing your findings with your group you will present them to the class.This will be done next class to ensure that each group has enough time to present their webquest findings.
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