Succeeding in the New World – Colonial America

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Describe a Settlement (30 minutes) > Print/View All Notes

On this page, students will reflect on what they learned while reading the four case studies. To help students answer the questions, you may wish to facilitate a whole-class brainstorm on the topics. One way to do this is to write the question in the middle of an idea web and then write students’ ideas in circles surrounding the question. Students will complete their summaries on page 4 in their Engineering Portfolios. You may wish to provide students with lined paper to write their summaries. Have several students share their reflections before moving on to the next step in the activity.

Standards Addressed: 3.A.1.d, 3.B.1.c, 3.C.1.a, 3.D.1.b, 3.D.1.c, D2.Geo.4.3-5, D2.Geo.5.3-5, D2.Geo.7.3-5, D2.Geo8.3-5, D4.6.3-5, W.5.8, W.5.9, SL1, SSOP3, 5.ESS3-1 opens in new window

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