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.
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