Texas History Web Quest: Early Texans

Imagine...


http://www.texasbeyondhistory.net/kids/texans/index.html




Kincaid Shelter: 13,000 Years in the Sabinal River Valley


http://www.texasbeyondhistory.net/kincaid/index.html


What does the improvements tot he Kincaid shelter tell historians and archeologist?


Where is the Kinkaid shelter located?




Clovis Reconsidered


http://www.texasbeyondhistory.net/gault/clovis.html




What was the Clovis-first hypothesis?


What new site is forcing scientist to reconsider the Clovis-first hypothesis?


Where is the Gault site located?




Life at Hinds




http://www.texasbeyondhistory.net/hinds/life.html


How large would a family band be?


Why couldn't hunter-gatherers live in one spot for very long?


What type of dwelling were most often used?


What was the Hinds caves used for?


What were the beds like in the Hinds cave?


Describe the clothing of the people visiting the Hinds caves.


Describe the diet of the people visiting the Hinds caves.

Web Surf Science (7th): Work

Part 1:


http://www.watchknowlearn.org/Video.aspx?VideoID=29440&CategoryID=2458


Part 2:


http://idahoptv.org/sciencetrek/topics/simple_machines/facts.cfm#work

US History: The First Americans

Explore this Interactive Map


http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2015/01/first-americans/new-world-map


Watch & Read:


http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/05/140515-skeleton-ice-age-mexico-cave-hoyo-negro-archaeology/


Watch:


http://www.history.com/topics/native-american-history/native-american-cultures/videos/the-first-americans

Web Surf: Accommodations for Space Explorations

Accommodations for Space Explorations

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/how-solar-sailing-could-impact-the-future-of-space-exploration/

Part 1: Interactive Space Suit Experience

http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/spacesuits/home/clickable_suit.html#.VV4z-vlViko

Part 2: Gravity Hurts (So good)

http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2001/ast02aug_1/

Part 3: In the Spotlight

http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/5-8/features/what-is-a-spacewalk-58.html#.VV41nflViko

Ku Klux Klan

Ku Klux Klan

1) Goto http://www.history.com/topics/ku-klux-klan

2) Read "Ku Klux Klan Violence in the South"

3) Answer the following on paper:

What efforts did the Ku Klux Klan take in order to try to reverse the Reconstruction policies?

In what manner were the Ku Klux Klan organized?

4)Read "Ku Klux Klan and the End of Reconstruction"

5) Answer the following on paper:

What would often happen when a member of the Ku Klux Klan was arrested for crimes?

What did the Ku Klux Klan Act do?

Black Codes

Black Codes

From: http://133490342516916411.weebly.com/effects-of-the-black-codes.html

From: http://www.badnewsaboutchristianity.com/gab_racism.htm



From: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/561472278515350488/

Now, go to: http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/black-codes

Part One

1) Scroll down the caption which reads "Passage of the Black Codes"

2) Read the two paragraphs following as a group

3) Compare and Contrast the freedoms given by the "Black Codes" versus the restrictions enforced by the "Black Codes"

Part Two

1) Scroll down the caption which reads "Enforcement and Impact of the Black Codes"

2) Read the two paragraphs following as a group

3) Answer the following questions:

What did the the 14th Amendment assure?

What did the 15th Amendment assure?

How did white southerners undermine the intent of Reconstruction and the 14th and 15th Amendments?

Web Quest: Characteristics of the Solar System

Characteristics of the Solar System

Part 1: The Planets

http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~nowack/geos105/lect14-dir/lecture14.htm

Part 2: The Earth's Atmosphere

http://csep10.phys.utk.edu/astr161/lect/earth/atmosphere.html

Part 3: The Atmosphere

http://www.universetoday.com/54760/what-is-the-atmosphere/