What was daily life like for the Pilgrims and the Wampanoags?

Introduction

We have been learning about the Pilgrims and the Wampanoags in our Social Studies class. Today we are going to learn more about these two groups by looking at paintings, illustrations, and photographs. We will need to be historical detectives to figure out what we can learn about the Pilgrims and the Wampanoags from these artifacts. Happy detective work! Thanks to the Wikimedia Creative Commons for this great image.

Task

You and your group mates have TWO learning taks today.First you need to find out the answer to this question...1)  What was daily life was like for the Pilgrims and Wampanoags? You will each look at a different website to answer a different question.- What did both groups eat? (Group member 1 will be the dietary expert)- Where did both groups live? (Group member 2 will be the geography expert)- What did both groups wear? (Group member 3 will be the textile expert)- What did both groups do during the day? (Group member 4 will be the activities expert)You will write down the answers to your research question on the sheet that your teacher gives you.Then you will work TOGETHER to figure out...2) What is the same and different about my life and both of these groups? You will think about...- How were the Wampanoags and the Pilgrims similar to one another?- How were the Wampanoags and the Pilgrims different from one another?- How are the Wampanoags and the Pilgrimslives similar to my own life?- How are the Wampanoags and the Pilgrims different than my own life?You will find out the answers to these questions as a GROUP and write them on the poster that your teacher gives you.

Process

I. Learning Task Number One

1) Group Member 1 will use this website to find out what kind of food the Wampanoags and Pilgrims ate:

http://www.scholastic.com/scholastic_thanksgiving/daily_life/food.htm

Remember to fill out the note taking sheet your teacher gave you!

2) Group Member 2 will use this website to find out where the Wampanoags and the Pilgrims lived and what it was like there:

http://www.scholastic.com/scholastic_thanksgiving/daily_life/housing.htm

https://www.google.com/search?site=imghp&tbm=isch&q=wampanoag&tbs=sur:f…

Remember to fill out the note taking sheet your teacher gave you!

3) Group Member 3 will use this website to find out what the Wampanoags and the Pilgrims wore:

http://www.scholastic.com/scholastic_thanksgiving/daily_life/clothes.htm

Remember to fill out the note taking sheet your teacher gave you!

4) Group Member 4 will use these websites to find out what sorts of activities the Wampanoags and the Pilgrims did during the day:

http://www.scholastic.com/scholastic_thanksgiving/daily_life/school.htm

http://www.scholastic.com/scholastic_thanksgiving/daily_life/games.htm

http://www.scholastic.com/scholastic_thanksgiving/daily_life/chores.htm

Remember to fill out the note taking sheet your teacher gave you!

II. Learning Task Number Two

For this part of the activity, you will work TOGETHER as a group to answer these questions on the posterboard your teacher gave you:

1) How were the Wampanoags and the Pilgrims similar to one another?2) How were the Wampanoags and the Pilgrims different from one another?3) How are the Wampanoags and the Pilgrimslives similar to my own life?4) How are the Wampanoags and the Pilgrims different than my own life?

Evaluation

When you are finished with your learning tasks, you need to make a poster.

You can get 20 points for your poster. 

1)  Your poster must answer these four questions (8 points)

- How were the Wampanoags and the Pilgrims similar to one another? (Give 2 examples)- How were the Wampanoags and the Pilgrims different from one another? (Give 2 examples)- How are the Wampanoags and the Pilgrimslives similar to my own life? (Give 2 examples)- How are the Wampanoags and the Pilgrims different than my own life? (Give 2 examples)2) You need to give two examples for each question (8 points)3) Your poster needs to look neat and organized (4 points)

Conclusion

Great job being a historical detective today; be sure to share what you have learned with your friends and family!

Thanks to Wikimedia Commons for this image.

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This Webquest aligns to Massachusetts History and Social Science Curriculum frame works 3.2:

 3rd grade students will  learn about Pilgrim and Wampanoag ways of life by observe visual sources such as historic paintings, photographs, or illustrations. They will observe and describe local or regional historical artifacts and generate questions about their function, construction, and significance. (Massachusetts History and Social Science curriculum frame works 3.2)
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