Captain John Smith Discovers the Treasures of the Chesapeake Natural ResourcesRequest this Program Now
Content Provider
Calvert Marine Museum
Contact Information
Melissa McCormick
mccormmj@co.cal.md.us
PO Box 9714200
Solomons Island Road South
Solomons, MD 20688
United States
Phone: (410) 326-2042 ext. 41
Fax: (410) 326-8217
Program Type
Program Series
This is a two part series. You may request all or one individual part.
Program Rating
This program has not yet been evaluated.
Target Audience
Education: Grade(s): 4, 5, 6
Primary Disciplines
Sciences, Social Studies/History
Program Description
Students will identify the natural resources of Chesapeake Bay region at the time of John Smith's exploration by examining the paintings of John White and viewing Native American and colonial artifacts. They will learn how these resources affected the lives of both the Native peoples and the English explorers.
Program Format
1. This program begins with an introduction of Captain John Smith. Students will use a map of the region to see the areas he explored and described in his journal.2. We will view a video of the Bay so that students can identify the natural resources Smith encountered and described. Students will compare how the resources Smith actually found differed from those he was sent to "collect".3. Students will separate natural resource cards into category groupings. They will also add resources found in the Bay region to each category.4. We will examine both Native American and colonial artifacts to determine how they were used and which naturals were used produce them.5. Students will examine copies of John White's paintings to determine native clothing styles, hunting and fishing techniques, village structures,economic activities, and cooking techniques and how natural resources affected each of these.6.Students will read excerpts from John Smith's journal and then create a mural of a specific Bay area based upon a journal entry.
Objectives
1. Students will identify natural resources that Native Americans for the Chesapeake region used for food, clothing, and shelter.2. Students will identify characteristics of Native American life in the Chesapeake region such as cooking techniques, settlement characteristics, and food gathering techniques.3. Students will interpret primary resources to gather information about the Chesapeake Bay region in the 17th century.
National Standards to which this program aligns
NSS-G.K-12.2 Places and RegionsAs a result of their activities in grades K-12, all students should*Understand the physical and human characteristics of places.*Understand how people create regions to interpret Earth's complexity.NSS-G.K-12.6 The Uses of GeographyAs a result of their activities in grades K-12, all students should*Understand how to apply geography to interpret the past.NSS-USH.5-12.1 Era 1: Three Worlds Meet (Beginnings to 1620)*Understands comparative characteristics of societies in the Americas, Western Europe, and Western Africa that increasingly interacted after 1450*Understands how early European exploration and colonization resulted in cultural and ecological interactions among previously unconnected peoplesNS.K-4.6 Personal and Social Perspectives*Resources are things that we get from the living and nonliving environment to meet the needs and wants of a population's ability to survive and their quality of life.
Program Length
1 hour
By Request
This program is available by request/on demand ONLY
Connection Type(s) Available and Program Fees
Interactive Cost: $95.00
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Cancellation Policy
We will not charge for programs canceled due to nature, or for programs canceled due to technical problems with our equipment. We will charge the full fee for programs not canceled at least 48 hours in advance for any other reason.
Is video taping allowed?
No
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