Web Quest Discovering What Life Was Like for Children on Plimoth Plantation

INTRODUCTION: This is an Internet Web Quest on Colonial Life in the 1600's. Your quest will lead you into Colonial America to Plimoth Plantation during the 1620's.

You have found yourself living on Plimoth Plantation (Old English Spelling) in the 1620’s. You have just come to America with the other Pilgrims on the famous Mayflower voyage across the ocean. You have travelled from England to your new home in Plymouth, Massachusetts. While life is hard in America, all of your family has made it through the journey together. You left England because your family wanted to be able to practice their religion freely. What is your daily life like? How is your life different from children living in the 21st century?

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This webquest addresses the following Pennsylvania State Standards:

Standard 1.4.5.A, Write multi-paragraph informational pieces (e.g., essays, descriptions, letters, reports, instructions).

Standard 1.6.5.E, Plan and participate in group presentations.

Standard 1.8.5.A, Select and refine a topic for research.

Standard 1.8.5.B, Locate information using appropriate sources and strategies.

Standard 1.8.5.C, Organize and present the main ideas from research.

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