Kayla Strasburg

EDMT 380-003 Google My Maps in the Classroom
Fall 2008

Lesson Plan Summary

As a part of an eighth grade United States history unit covering slavery and the Civil War, students will learn about the Underground Railroad. Students will use information gathered from class lectures and discussions to focus their research in order to create a possible journey of someone traveling on the Underground Railroad using Google My Maps.

Once students have completed their research they will incorporate the information they have gathered into a map. For each point, students should provide anecdotal information about the place's significance to slavery, the Civil War, or the Underground Railroad. Some of the points will have hyperlinks and/or pictures.

Student Assignment (Microsoft Publisher file)
Student Assignment (PDF file)

Journey on the Underground Railroad
My Maps Example

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Social Studies Standards

B.8.1 Interpret the past using a variety of sources, such as biographies, diaries, journals, artifacts, eyewitness interviews, and other primary source materials, and evaluate the credibility of sources used.

B.8.7 Identify significant events and people in the major eras of United States and world history.

 

Information and Technoloy Literacy Standards

B.8.3 Locate and access information sources

• locate materials using the classification systems of the school library media center and the public library
• use a search engine to locate appropriate Internet or Intranet resources

D.8.3 Respect intellectual property rights

• cite the sources for words which are quoted verbatim and for pictures, graphics, and audio or video segments which are used in a product or presentation

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Date Updated November 21, 2008
Any Questions? Contact strasbkj@uwec.edu