Follow the Drinking Gourd
Follow the Drinking Gourd
Great children's story about the Underground Railroad.
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Online Units and Resources for Follow the Drinking Gourd
Our Five in a Row Adventures Vol. 2
Highlights and sugggestions from someone who has "rowed" before you. (Y,T)
Activities and Lessons
From Teacher Views. Grade 3. (Y)
Civil War Unit
From the Learning Page.com. (Grades 4-6) (M)
Follow the Drinking Gourd Classroom Guide
Created as an on-site for the Maynard F. Jordan Planetarium. (Grades 1-3) (Y)
Underground Railroad—People Get Ready...There's a Train a Comin'
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“Follow the Drinking Gourd”
Students will be introduced to the idea of slavery, why those who were slaves wanted to escape, the underground railroad, and the hidden directions in the folk song “Follow the Drinking Gourd.” Students will be able to explain the term ‘folk song’. (Grade 1)
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Civil War Unit: The Underground Railroad
(Grade 4) (Y)
Follow the Drinking Gourd
Click on Teacher's Guide (T)
Explanation of "Follow the Drinking Gourd"
From Nasa Quest. The song and its translation. (Grades K-3) (Y)
Go-alongs about War Between the States
Civil War - Cyber Sleuth Kids - Photos, time lines, and other materials teach about Civil War battles, food, maps, people, and music (Y,M)
Civil War Discovery Trail - Links more than 600 sites in 32 states to inspire and to teach the story of the Civil War and its enduring impact on America. (Y, M, O, T)
Civil War links - One of the largest collections of links for Civil War info
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Civil War Reenactment Headquarters - The online source for Civil War Reenactment Events and Battle Schedules, Sutlers & Sponsors, Civil War Reenactors, and other useful Living History information. (Y, M, O, T)
Digital History - Children in History - "Young people were involved in all the crucial episodes of American history: They sailed with Columbus; served as go-betweens for English colonists and Indians; toiled as indentured servants; were kidnapped into slavery; fought in the Revolution and the Civil War; labored in coal mines and factories; and stood at the forefront of the Civil Rights movement. Many young people recorded their experiences in diaries, personal letters, and memoirs." (Y, M, O, T)
National Park Service Civil War Web Site. - The approaching Sesquicentennial of the American Civil War (2011-2015) offers the current generation of Americans a most important opportunity to know, discuss, and commemorate this country's greatest national crisis, while at the same time exploring its enduring relevance in the 21st century. (Y, M, O, T)
New Market Battlefield State Historical Park - Your exploration of the Civil War in Virginia begins here in the legendary Shenandoah Valley. The three-hundred acre New Market Battlefield State Historical Park, 19th Century Bushong Farm, and Hall of Valor Civil War Museum, commemorate a unique moment in American history--- when college boys, Cadets from VMI, engaged in pitched battle and helped win a victory for the Confederate Army.
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Poison Spring State Park - In the spring of 1864, three Civil War battles took place in south central Arkansas that were part of the Union Army's "Red River Campaign." Arkansas's three state historic parks that commemorate these battles--Poison Spring, Marks' Mills and Jenkins' Ferry--are part of the Red River Campaign National Historic Landmark. (Y, M, O, T)
The Civil War Homepage - Battle maps, letters, research pages, speeches, reenactment info, and more
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The Underground Railroad - You are a slave.
"Your body, your time, your very breath belong to a farmer in 1850s Maryland. Six long days a week you tend his fields and make him rich. You have never tasted freedom. You never expect to. And yet . . . your soul lights up when you hear whispers of attempted escape. Freedom means a hard, dangerous trek. Do you try it?" (Y,M)
Unit Study of the American Civil War - From EasyFunSchool.com (Y,M)
Go-alongs about Slavery
Activities and Lessons - From Teacher Views. Grade 3. (Y)
Booker T. Washington - Lesson Plans & Teacher Guides - From the National Parks Service.
To Be a Slave - K-1 Program
Lifting the Veil - 2 - 3 Program
War on the Home Front - 4 - 5 Program
Cast Down Your Bucket! - 5 -7 Program
Clash of the Titans - 11th Grade Program (Y, M, O, T)
Digital History - Children in History - "Young people were involved in all the crucial episodes of American history: They sailed with Columbus; served as go-betweens for English colonists and Indians; toiled as indentured servants; were kidnapped into slavery; fought in the Revolution and the Civil War; labored in coal mines and factories; and stood at the forefront of the Civil Rights movement. Many young people recorded their experiences in diaries, personal letters, and memoirs." (Y, M, O, T)
Slavery and the making of America - K-9 explore the role played by perspective and point-of-view in an examination of American slavery. (Y, M, O, T)
Slavery and the Underground Railroad - Uses Follow the Drinking Gourd to discuss the Underground Railroad (Y,M)
Slavery in America - Multiple lesson plans from for all age groups (Y, M, O, T)
Slaves and conductors of the Underground Railroad - Learn why and how slaves escaped from their owners using the underground railroad, and who ran the underground railroad. Lots of online resources and activities. (Y, M, O, T)
Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt - Activities and web resource developed as part of the Schools of California Online Resources for Educators (SCORE) Project, funded by the California Technology Assistance Program (CTAP). This supplemental unit provides resources for students in third grade to focus on life as a slave in the United States in the last century. During these lessons, students will view slave cabins, design a quilt, write their own poem about slavery, make an escape plan, and produce a wanted poster for a runaway slave.Students will discover the motivation and risks that a runaway slave would have when traveling the underground railroad to freedom. Grade 3 (Y)
The Underground Railroad - You are a slave.
"Your body, your time, your very breath belong to a farmer in 1850s Maryland. Six long days a week you tend his fields and make him rich. You have never tasted freedom. You never expect to. And yet . . . your soul lights up when you hear whispers of attempted escape. Freedom means a hard, dangerous trek. Do you try it?" (Y,M)
Go-alongs about Underground Railroad
John Brown Museum - Reverend Samuel Adair and his wife, Florella were peaceful abolitionists who came to Kansas and settled near Osawatomie, an abolitionist community and a center of conflict during “Bleeding Kansas.” The Adair cabin was a station on the Underground Railroad and Florella’s half brother, John Brown,used this cabin as his headquarters. The cabin survived the Battle of Osawatomie where John Brown and 30 free-state defenders fought 250 proslavery militia in 1856, and stands on the battle site today. Learn more about the Adairs, John Brown, and others who struggled to survive the border war when you visit the John Brown Museum. (Y, M, O, T)
Jordan House - The Jordan House is a restored Victorian Mansion that was the home of James Jordan, the founder of Valley Junction (which was later renamed West Des Moines). In the 1850’s and early 60’s, the home served as a station on the Underground Railroad. Today, it serves as a museum for the City of West Des Moines and as the offfice of the Historical Society. (Y, M, O, T)
Levi Coffin House - A part of the legendary Underground Railroad for fleeing slaves of pre-Civil War days, this registered National Historic Landmark is a Federal style brick home built in 1839. Levi and Catharine Coffin were legendary in helping many former slaves escape to freedom in the North. During the 20 years they lived in Newport, the Coffins helped more than 2,000 slaves reach safety. (Y, M, O, T)
Newton History Museum - The Newton History Museum presents permanent and changing exhibits on a variety of historic topics. Discover what life was like for New England’s earliest settlers. Learn about the abolition movement in Newton and how the Jackson family used their home as a stop on the Underground Railroad. The museum houses the Newton Historical Society and holds an extensive library and research collection. (Y, M, O, T)
Slavery and the Underground Railroad - Uses Follow the Drinking Gourd to discuss the Underground Railroad (Y,M)
Slaves and conductors of the Underground Railroad - Learn why and how slaves escaped from their owners using the underground railroad, and who ran the underground railroad. Lots of online resources and activities. (Y, M, O, T)
Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt - Activities and web resource developed as part of the Schools of California Online Resources for Educators (SCORE) Project, funded by the California Technology Assistance Program (CTAP). This supplemental unit provides resources for students in third grade to focus on life as a slave in the United States in the last century. During these lessons, students will view slave cabins, design a quilt, write their own poem about slavery, make an escape plan, and produce a wanted poster for a runaway slave.Students will discover the motivation and risks that a runaway slave would have when traveling the underground railroad to freedom. Grade 3 (Y)
Go-alongs about Astronomy
A Solar System Coloring Book--Beginner - The source of this material is Windows to the Universe, at http://www.windows.ucar.edu/ at the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR). (Y)
A Trip Through Our Solar System An Internet Scavenger Hunt - You have been selected by the National Space Travel Institute to take a high-speed voyage through our solar system. Your journey will begin on our star, the Sun. This fantastic round-trip voyage will take you all the way to Pluto and back again! You have been asked to find the answers to some interesting questions along the way. Click on the underlined blue links to find the answers. Good luck...and have a great trip! (Y, M)
A Trip Through the Solar System - PPT presentation from Mrs. Frederick’s 6th Grade Class in 2004 (Y, M)
Amazing Space - Web-based space activities for classroom use. This site is full of excellent lesson plans and activities, but be aware this site does present the Big Bang Theory in an understated way. (Y, M, O, T)
Apollo 11 - NASA has put together a commemorative Apollo mission section of their site to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the lunar landing of Apollo 11. Start with the flash video on the linked page, then looking around the site. Click on the "to NASA's Apollo site" link below the video, you will find the main Apollo page. From there, check out the Google Moon exploration of the lunar landing site, the onboard audio from the ship (you can either listen to the hours of transmission or download a pdf transcript), see the restored videos of the moon walk, view the image gallery, and more. (Y, M, O, T)
Astronomy Picture of the Day - Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. (Y, M, O, T)
Astronomy Picture of the Day - Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. (Y, M, O, T)
Astronomy: Our Place in Space - From Ology - American Museum of Natural History. (Y, M, O, T)
Auroras - Find out more about the mysterious phenomenon also called the Northern Lights. Beautiful photography and a teacher's guide with a few ideas for using the site in the classroom. (Y, M, O, T)
Blast Off Boutique - The Space Shuttle EMU (extravehicular mobility unit) is like a space ship for one person! It is made up of nineteen separate parts. Each part has a special job to do in keeping astronauts safe and healthy while they work outside their spacecraft. Can you match the description with the correct EMU part? Once you have made your decision, type the letter from the picture next to the clue which you think best describes the part. (Y)
Blast off! Explore the solar system online - Look through telescopes to see what's happening in space (Y, M, O, T)
Exploring Planets in the Classroom - This hands on activity guide will use concrete examples to introduce scientific concepts involving space. "More than 25 hands-on science activities are provided in classroom-ready pages for both teachers and students for exploring Earth, the planets, geology and space sciences. (Y, M, O, T)
Interplanetary Virtual Tour - This is an awesome collection of almost 100 pages of photos and information that can be explored systematically through the tour or overviewed through the "Express Tour". The images of the planets and their satellites will entertain the youngest students (Y, M, O, T)
Journey Through the Solar System - Welcome to our ThinkQuest Junior project. Sit back and relax as we show you incredible pictures from around our solar system. We also have interviews from two highly respected sources. Dr. Kevin Baines, astronomer from NASA/JPL, and Dr. Eleanor Helin, astronomer from NASA/JPL. She is a member of the Near Earth Asteroid Tracking Team. (Y)
Make a comet tail - Activity for space unit. (Y,M) (Y,M)
Nasa News for Kids - Science fun, Games, Art & Stories, Activities and Kids club. (Y, M, O, T)
Nasa Quest - Connection K-12 classrooms with people, research and science through mission based interactions and activities. (Y, M, O, T)
National Science Foundation - NSF - Where discoveries begin. (Y, M, O, T)
OLogy - OLogy means "the study of." And here on the American Museum of Natural History's OLogy Web site, you can study and explore many cool OLogies. What's your favorite OLogy? If you're fascinated by spiders, then you're into ARACHNOLOGY. If you erupt with joy for volcanoes, then VOLCANOLOGY is your thing. If you're completely wowed by planets and stars, then you love ASTRONOMY. (Y M)
Our Trip Through the Solar System - PPT presentation from Arthur T. Cummings School 2006 (Y)
Outer Space Crafts - Great hands on crafts for younger students studying space. (Y,M)
Solar System Wordsearch - From ABC.teach (Y, M, O, T)
Space Kids - Space science for kids! (Y M)
Space Science Institute - The Space Science Institute (SSI) is a nonprofit, public benefit corporation formed in 1992. Our purpose is to create and maintain an environment where scientific research and education programs can flourish in an integrated fashion. (Y, M, O, T)
Space Shuttle Launch Simulation - From NASA; this simulation requires students to complete pre-launch steps in order to actually launch the space shuttle. If an error message occurs, the all systems will shut down and the student must restart the launch process. Good practice for real life. (Y, M, O, T)
Space Weather Center - With games, Activities and E-Cards. (Y, M, O, T)
SpaceWeather.com - For the skywatchers among us, SpaceWeather.com is a wonderful site for predicting space events such as meteor showers, auroras (northern lights), falling asteroids, and more. (Y, M, O, T)
Star Journey - This site from National Geographic contains star charts, start attractions, and views from the Hubble telescope. (Y, M, O, T)
StarChild - Developed by two middle school science teachers for NASA, StarChild is a learning center for young astronomers with information, movies, and songs about astronomy. The site has two levels, one for elementary and one for middle school grades. It has sections for our solar system and the universe as well as a space stuff area where students can find information about astronauts, telescopes, space travel history, and more. (Y M)
Styrofoam Planets - You guessed it: make styrofoam planets. (Y,M)
The Aurora Page - A source for Information, links and images about the "Northern Lights" on-line since the Web began (Y, M, O, T)
The Space Place - Come on in and check out our games, animations, projects, and fun facts about Earth, space and technology. (Y)
the virtual sun - The Sun is our nearest star. Because of that, we can study it better than any other star. And when you do that, you see that the Sun isn't as boring as it may look from earth! In the following `Trip through the Sun' you'll see flames on the Sun larger than ten earths, winds going 1000 mph, and you'll see how the earth eventually will be scorched by the dying Sun. The duration of this journey is about 20 minutes. It shows spectacular images and MPEG animations of solar flares, sun spots, magnetic fields and solar eclipses, and explains a lot about the science of the sun and the influence it has on the solar system. (Y, M, O, T)
Trip Through the Solar System - Language Arts Grade Level - 1 (Y)
Websites for Blast Off Program - here are lots of fascinating, fun ways to explore space through cyberspace! Take a look at some of these stellar web sites! Some are just fun games to play. Some help you learn more about space. (Y)
WorldWide Telescope - Immerse yourself in a seamless beautiful environment!!! WorldWide Telescope (WWT) enables your computer to function as a virtual telescope, bringing together imagery from the best ground and space-based telescopes in the world. Experience narrated guided tours from astronomers and educators featuring interesting places in the sky. (Y, M, O, T)
Zoom Astronomy - a comprehensive on-line site about space and astronomy (Y)