Introduction

                   Welcome to a colonial venture.  As you work through this webquest you
            will learn what colonial life was like.
 

           The Task

                    As you do your research you will learn what colonial everyday life
            was like and how it was different than your life today.  You will discover
            why family life was so important in colonial times.

           The Process

            1.  Read this excerpt from Building Thirteen Colonies by Joy Hakim.

            2.  Answer the questions on  this page.  You may use print or internet
                 resources.

            3.  Print the  Venn Diagram  page.  Use it to show how your life is
                 similar and also different from the life of a colonial child's.

            4.  Use paper and pencil or ClarisWorks to write a paragraph telling about
                 the importance of family life in the colonial period.

           Evaluation

              Student learning will be assessed by the quality of the student work
            submitted.  There will be a question and answer sheet, a Venn Diagram
            and a well written paragraph turned in for successful completion of the
            project.

           Conclusion
                   As students work on this project they will gain an important awareness
            of the differences in colonial life and their own.  They will be able to express
            different aspects of and the importance of family life during these times.