ON YOUR OWN

Go to this exercise on John Brown and complete it. Get the code from Mr. Ferlazzo.

Watch this movie and take the quizzes.

Watch this movie about Slavery and take the quizzes.

Watch this movie about The Underground Railroad and take the quizzes.

Watch this movie on Harriet Tubman and take the quizzes.

Explore The Causes Of The Civil War. Use the code Mr. Ferlazzo puts on the board.

Learn more about Harriet Tubman.

Read and listen to more about the Underground Railroad.

Watch The North/South Divide. Be sure to click on the lower left hand corner so you can see the words as they are spoken.

Explore The Slavery Museum

Complete this video exercise on the abolitionists.

WITH A PARTNER:

You can similar interactive.

And here's a similar interactive.

Take this test on slavery.

Complete this Harriet Tubman Internet Scavenger Hunt.

ON YOUR OWN (AGAIN):

If you were a slave, would you have stayed a slave, tried to escape, or revolted like Nat Turner? Why?

The Best Teaching & Learning Resources About Harriet Tubman

We are going to begin to study the United States' Civil War.

Please talk with your family members to learn about their experiences or old family stories about civil wars in their native countries. Learn the answers to these questions:

What caused the Civil War?

How did it affect your family?

You can also find some background information here:

Movie on the Mexican Civil War

Article on Laotian Civil War

Russian Civil War

El Salvador Civil War (watch video clips)

SPANISH PREVIEW:

Mexican Revolution

Benito Juarez

ON YOUR OWN

Watch this movie about California Gold Rush and take the quizzes.

Do this Gold Rush Make and Break

Complete this short Data Set on the Gold Rush.

Read more about the California Gold Rush.

People still look for gold in Northern California. Watch this slideshow about one man who does.

Watch this video about New Settlers in California and Utah.

Read and listen to the Western Wilderness. Be sure to click on the bottom left hand corner so you can see the words.

Play the Strike It Rich game.

Read more about Westward expansion.

Read and listen to this animation on Western expansion.

Learn about the California Gold Rush and learn to search the Internet at the same time!

Play The Oregon Trail

Play Westward Trail

WITH A PARTNER:

Read about the Donner Party.

Create a Gold Rush museum exhibit.

SPANISH-LANGUAGE PREVIEW:

Brainpop Gold Movie

Gold Rush Writing Prompt