Educational Web Quests
Using the University of Virginia Jackson Davis collection of African American Photographs, Web Quests have been constructed for the elementary grades including grades one through six. The activities and objectives of these web quests are in correlation with Virginia Standards of Learning: http://www.doe.virginia.gov/testing/sol/standards_docs/history_socialscience/
The content of these Web Quests focuses specifically on History and Social Science standards for grades one through six, as well as the technology standards at the end of grade 5. Accompanying the Jackson Davis Web Quest collection are “teacher’s guides” to help teachers implement Web Quests and the use of technology in their classrooms. The teacher guides contain a lesson plan for each activity which outlines materials needed and SOL correlations as well as resources and suggestions for extension activities.
“Then and Now”
Grades 1 and 2
The students will compare contemporary American life with American life in previous time periods as well as comparing current school and community with past school and community.
“Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness” The Advancement of African Americans in the world of Education”
Grade 3
The students will examine the fundamental ideals and principles that form the foundation of our republican form of government including inalienable rights (“life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”), the rule of law, justice, and equality under the law.
The students will identify examples from history of conflicts over rights, how those conflicts were resolved, and the important people who helped resolve them.
The students will process, store, retrieve, and transmit electronic information by using search strategies to retrieve electronic information using a database.
Virginia Education and the World: Industrial Expositions and African American Education
Grades 4 & 5
The students will identify, analyze, and make generalizations about life in Virginia using primary sources including artifacts, diaries, letters, photographs, art, documents, and newspapers.
The students will trace the history of Virginia in the 20th century with emphasis on: Social and political events linked to desegregation and massive resistance and their relationship to national history.
Educational Timelines
Grade 6
The students will describe the economic, social, and political transformation of the United States since World War II, with emphasis on segregation, desegregation, and the Civil Rights Movement.
The students will develop skills for historical analysis, including the ability to identify, analyze, and interpret primary sources (artifacts, diaries, letters, photographs, art, documents, and newspapers) and contemporary media (computer information systems) and to make generalizations about events and life in the United States since 1877.
The students will develop skills for historical analysis, including the ability to recognize and explain how different points of view have been influenced by nationalism, race, religion, and ethnicity.
The students will develop skills for historical analysis, including the ability to construct various timelines of United States history since 1877 including landmark dates, technological and economic changes, social movements, military conflicts, and presidential elections.