Let's Learn about Thanksgiving!

Introduction

Thanksgiving is a very importatnt holiday in the United States.  Please work through this webquest to gain some new knowledge and have a bit of Turkey-day fun.

Click on the TASK button to the left and get started.

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Task

1. Click on the picture below to go to a website about the Mayflower.

In the picture of the Mayflower that you see, click on the "03" to

find out what is happening here.  

Use the information to write a brief caption bescribing this picture.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. Go to http://mayflowerhistory.com/livestock and list three

animals they had on the Mayflower.

_____________________, _____________________, _____________________

3. This statue of the Native American, Massasoit, is found in

Plymouth, Massachusetts.  

Go tohttp://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Massasoit.aspx to find the answers to the following questions.

Was Massasoit a friend or enemy to the Pilgrims?____________________

Write one detail from the article that supports your answer.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

 

4. Thanksgiving is a time when we think about all the things

we are grateful to have.  

Go to http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0769407.html to learn

how to say, "Thank you" in another language.

What language did you choose?___________________________________

How do you say, "Thank you" in that language?______________________

5. Click on the turkey.  Put your headphones on and listen.

 List three different noises turkeys make.

1.________________________________________

2._________________________________________

3. _______________________________________

6. Find out about Squanto at http.funpagesforkids.com/turkey/

Make sure your headphones are on for this one too.

List 3 things he did to help the pilgrims survive. 

1.___________________________________________________

2. ___________________________________________________

3.___________________________________________________

7. Once you have found all the answers to the above questions, go to http://www.youthonline.ca/games/tictactoe/thanksgiving.shtml

to play some Turkey Tic-Tac-Toe.

How many times did you win?_____

How many times did the computer win?_______

How many ties?_____

Happy Thanksgiving!

Credits

Kathy Lawson

Belville Elementary

Belville, NC