Social+Studies


 * Learn about Maryland's contributions to African American History using the mini-webquest below. Click on the name of the webquest and follow the directions in the brown section at the top of each page. When you are done with that page click on the next page to go to the next activity.**

[|African American History and Maryland's Contributions] - You are going to learn about important people and events in African American history through biographies and interactive timelines. Then you will learn about important African Americans who have contributed to the history of Maryland. Since learning is never done, the learning activities end with a list of sites you can continue to explore.


 * Learn more about the Underground Railroad by traveling a route to freedom at the interactive site below by clicking on the picture. When you are done create a discussion thread and summarize what you have learned about the Underground Railroad. Also, explain how the choices you made during the interactive helped you to better understand how slaves traveling to freedom may have felt as they traveled the Underground Railroad.**




 * [[image:Visit_Maryland.jpg width="502" height="116" align="left"]]Congratulations! You have been selected by the Maryland Kids Tourism Bureau to design a brochure advertising the three landform regions of Maryland. Your team will consist of a cartographer, a meteorologist, an economist, and an attraction specialist. Together, you will research the Atlantic Coastal Plain, Piedmont Plateau, and Appalachian Mountain regions. Go to the Weblink: [|Visit Maryland]**


 * Welcome to //Exploring Maryland's Roots//, a look at life and the study of life in [[image:Exploring_Marylands_Roots.jpg width="452" height="262" align="right"]]17th century Maryland. The highly interactive activities on this site are based on a very simple premise: it's better if you're there. Through this site, you will be able to:**


 * **Explore Woodland Indian life and culture before the first colonists arrived**
 * **Discover the planning and perils of a journey to a new home across the Atlantic**
 * **Experience the trials and wonders of building a colony from scratch**
 * **Investigate the past with those who do it for a living - archaeologists and historians**


 * Choose one of the activities at Exploring Maryland's Roots and answer whichever question below matches the activity. Write your answer in a discussion thread.**

What might a plantation owner say if you asked him about his crops? Was it difficult to start and maintain a plantation? What was life like in a Woodland Indian village? If you had lived in the village during this time period what would a day in your life consist of if you were still 9 or 10 years old? What is it like to dig, uncover artifacts, and rewrite history because of your discoveries?// //How did life change for Marylanders from the beginning of Maryland being settled to 60 years later?//**
 * //What was it like to leave your home and travel 4 months by sea to a New World?


 * Go to the Weblink: [|Exploring Maryland's Roots]**

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