Thanksgiving Virtual Field Trip
Objectives      

Mrs. Haley's Fifth Grade
Dawson Elementary School
Austin Independent School District
      



Did you ever wonder...
...who was here before the Pilgrims?
...how they felt about their new neighbors?
...where the Piligrims came from? 
...why they left their homeland?
...how big the Mayflower was?
Did you know that....
...a baby was born on the Mayflower?
...Plymouth was not the first place the Pilgrims landed?
...the Native Americans supplied food for the first Thanksgiving?

Take this Virtual Field Trip to learn even more interesting  facts.

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 The student understands the causes and effects of
European Colonization in the United States. (A, B)       
The student uses geographic tools to collect, analyze, and interpret data.
(A, B)
The student understands the concept of regions. (A, B, C)
The student understands the location and patterns of  settlement and the geographic factors that influence where people live. (A, B, C, D)
The student understands how people adapt to and modify their environment. (A, B, C)
The student understands the basic economic patterns of early societies in the United States.(A, B)
The student understands the reasons for exploration and colonization. 
(A, B)
The student understands how people organized
governments in colonial America. (A, B) 
The student understands the relation ship between the arts and the times during which they were created. (A, B)
The student understands the contributions of people of various racial, ethnic, and religious groups to the United States. (A, C)
The student applies critical-thinking skills to organize and use information aquired from a variety of sources including technology. (A, B, C, D, E, F)
The student communicates in written, oral, and visual forms.
(A, B, C, D, E)
The student uses problem-solving and decision-making skills, working independently and with others, in a variety of settings. (A, B)
Teachers
Lesson plan ideas and implementation techniques that may help you use this field trip.


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