Discovering the New World:Discovering the New World:The Journey from England to The Journey from England to

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Trip

First Time Visit

Welcome to Jamestown!Welcome to Jamestown!As an early settler, you had a long journey As an early settler, you had a long journey

from England to Jamestown. Now that you from England to Jamestown. Now that you have finally landed in Jamestown, let’s see have finally landed in Jamestown, let’s see what it is like to live in the early what it is like to live in the early Jamestown settlement.Jamestown settlement.

Arrival at Jamestown, Virginia, 1607.. IRC (2005). Retrieved August 13, 2008, from unitedstreaming:

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Click on the video when you are Click on the video when you are ready.ready.

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Pronouns in Jamestown. Discovery Channel School (2006). Retrieved August 13, 2008, fromunitedstreaming: http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/

Jamestown Needs Help!Jamestown Needs Help!Wow! From the looks of things, the Wow! From the looks of things, the

early settlers might need some early settlers might need some help! help!

Let’s see what we can do!Let’s see what we can do!• Talk with your group about what you saw in Talk with your group about what you saw in

the the video..• Go to the Go to the blogblog and find the post titled and find the post titled

“Landing at Jamestown”.“Landing at Jamestown”.• The class will be working on a short story. The class will be working on a short story.

Read the beginning of the story on the blog.Read the beginning of the story on the blog.• As a group, add one or two sentences to the As a group, add one or two sentences to the

story. Then, continue your journey…story. Then, continue your journey…

Captain John Smith’s Captain John Smith’s VoyagesVoyages

View John Smith’s Voyages around Jamestown

Remember Captain John Smith? He is getting ready to Remember Captain John Smith? He is getting ready to do some more exploring of the land. Why don’t you go do some more exploring of the land. Why don’t you go with him and see what you can find?with him and see what you can find?

Click on the link below and do the following:Click on the link below and do the following:

•Choose a Voyage.Choose a Voyage.

•Turn on river, town and tribe names (you Turn on river, town and tribe names (you choose!)choose!)

•Click the play button at the bottom and watch Click the play button at the bottom and watch the voyage on the map.the voyage on the map.

***Notice the timeline at the top!***Notice the timeline at the top!

When you are finished, continue your journey…

Captain John Smith’s Captain John Smith’s VoyagesVoyages

In your group, discuss what you see In your group, discuss what you see from John Smith’s voyages. Talk about from John Smith’s voyages. Talk about the places he went, the amount of time the places he went, the amount of time he was gone and what kind of things he was gone and what kind of things he might have seen.he might have seen.

Go to the Go to the blogblog and find the post titled and find the post titled “John Smith’s Voyages”. With your “John Smith’s Voyages”. With your group, add your ideas to the post.group, add your ideas to the post.

When you are done, go to the next When you are done, go to the next screen to view his map.screen to view his map.

Captain John Smith’s Map of early Virginia

Jamestown

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Jamestown

Paspahegh Village

Now it’s your turn. Start Now it’s your turn. Start your voyage toward the your voyage toward the nearby Paspahegh Village nearby Paspahegh Village to learn more about life in to learn more about life in the New World.the New World.

The Paspahegh Indian The Paspahegh Indian tribe live near Jamestown tribe live near Jamestown and interact with the and interact with the colonists. As your voyage colonists. As your voyage takes you toward their takes you toward their village, notice the village village, notice the village is empty. This is your is empty. This is your chance to explore and see chance to explore and see how the Paspahegh live. how the Paspahegh live. When you are finished, When you are finished, come back and prepare to come back and prepare to share what you saw with share what you saw with the other colonists.the other colonists.Inventory of Supplies

Use of Natural Resources

Report to Colonists

Take a walk through the Paspahegh Village

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The Paspahegh VillageThe Paspahegh Village

Take a slow, careful walk through the Take a slow, careful walk through the Paspahegh Village. .

As you are walking, talk with your As you are walking, talk with your group about the things you see and group about the things you see and what you might hear.what you might hear.

Go to the Go to the blogblog and find the post titled and find the post titled “The Paspahegh Village” to add your “The Paspahegh Village” to add your thoughts.thoughts.

Inventory of SuppliesInventory of Supplies

The Paspahegh Indians find supplies The Paspahegh Indians find supplies around the area. To help your fellow around the area. To help your fellow colonists survive, make a list of colonists survive, make a list of items the Paspahegh use to survive.items the Paspahegh use to survive.

Once you have made your list, Once you have made your list, organize the items so you can share organize the items so you can share the list with other colonists. One way the list with other colonists. One way to do this is through a graph.to do this is through a graph.

Review of Pictograph

Review of Bar Graph

Make your own graph

PictographPictographRecall that a Pictograph is a way to organize Recall that a Pictograph is a way to organize

information using pictures. Here is a sample:information using pictures. Here is a sample:

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Discuss the difference between the two graphs with your group.

Can you get the same information from both graphs?

Inventory of SuppliesInventory of Supplies

1. Use what you know about graphs and your choice of 1. Use what you know about graphs and your choice of computer program to make an inventory of the computer program to make an inventory of the supplies you have found in the Paspahegh Village.supplies you have found in the Paspahegh Village.

On your graph:On your graph: Did you label each axis correctly?Did you label each axis correctly? Did you include all the important information?Did you include all the important information? Is it easy to read?Is it easy to read? Write at least three things you can tell from the Write at least three things you can tell from the

graph?graph?

2. Go to the 2. Go to the blogblog and find the post titled “Inventory of and find the post titled “Inventory of Paspahegh Village” and add your ideas.Paspahegh Village” and add your ideas.

Use of Natural ResourcesUse of Natural ResourcesThe land in the New World was abundant with The land in the New World was abundant with Natural ResourcesNatural Resources. These . These resources are still important to Virginia’s economy. Before looking at resources are still important to Virginia’s economy. Before looking at what natural resources the Paspahegh used, you should understand just what natural resources the Paspahegh used, you should understand just what is a what is a Natural ResourceNatural Resource..

Video 1

Video 2

In this first video, watch the first 2 minutes and stop when they begin talking about the tobacco crops. Pay close attention to the definition of a Natural Resource.

In this second video, watch the first 2 minutes and stop when they begin talking about the coal production. Pay close attention to the different types of Natural Resources found throughout Virginia.

Use of Natural ResourcesUse of Natural Resources

Now that you know what a Now that you know what a Natural Natural ResourceResource is, let’s see what kind of is, let’s see what kind of resources the Paspahegh use.resources the Paspahegh use.

1.1. Take a walk through the Take a walk through the village..

2.2. Make a list of all the natural resources Make a list of all the natural resources you see.you see.

3.3. Decide how the Paspahegh use each Decide how the Paspahegh use each resource (for what purpose).resource (for what purpose).

4.4. Determine if the resource would be Determine if the resource would be useful to colonists and why.useful to colonists and why.

Use of Natural ResourcesUse of Natural ResourcesThere are many ways to organize information. You saw how graphs were There are many ways to organize information. You saw how graphs were

used to count items. Charts can also be used to keep information used to count items. Charts can also be used to keep information organized. organized.

Choose a piece of software to create a chart to organize your list of Choose a piece of software to create a chart to organize your list of natural resources and how they are used by the Paspahegh and natural resources and how they are used by the Paspahegh and colonists.colonists.

Add a column to your chart to show how we might use that same Add a column to your chart to show how we might use that same resource today. resource today.

Your chart could look something like this:Your chart could look something like this:

When you are done making your chart, go to the When you are done making your chart, go to the blogblog and look and look for the post titled “Virginia Resources” and add your ideas.for the post titled “Virginia Resources” and add your ideas.

Advice for the ColonistsAdvice for the Colonists

Wow! We sure have learned a lot about the Wow! We sure have learned a lot about the Paspahegh Indians!Paspahegh Indians!

Now that you have seen how the Paspahegh Now that you have seen how the Paspahegh Indians live and the resources they use, it’s Indians live and the resources they use, it’s time to return to the colonists in Jamestown.time to return to the colonists in Jamestown.

Talk with your group to decide the most Talk with your group to decide the most important advice you can give to the important advice you can give to the colonists.colonists.

Go to the Go to the blogblog and find the post titled “Advice and find the post titled “Advice for colonists” and add your ideas.for colonists” and add your ideas.

Congratulations!Congratulations!

You have done a lot of hard work to You have done a lot of hard work to help the colonists survive. help the colonists survive.

They will use your advice to stay alive They will use your advice to stay alive and build a better Jamestown!and build a better Jamestown!

Thank you for your help with making Thank you for your help with making the first English settlement a the first English settlement a

success!success!

Adding a Post to the BlogAdding a Post to the Blog

Read the Read the blogblog prompt carefully. prompt carefully. UnderUnder each prompt, locate the “ each prompt, locate the “commentscomments” ”

link. It will look like this, but the number link. It will look like this, but the number might be different:might be different:

Click on the “Click on the “commentscomments” link.” link. Type your answer in the “Type your answer in the “Leave your Leave your

commentcomment” box.” box. At the bottom, click the “At the bottom, click the “Name/URLName/URL” button.” button. Type your name or group name.Type your name or group name. Click the “Click the “Publish Your CommentPublish Your Comment” button” button