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Climb Aboard the Underground Railroad T.O.U.R! ___"Here you find the details of an online curriculum project involving teachers and students studying the Underground Railroad." - Text only - From Education World - http://www.education-world.com/a_curr/curr195.shtml 

Harriet Tubman ___A good biography of this courageous woman who was responsible for freeing hundreds of slaves. - Illustrated - From PBS - http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p1535.html 

Harriet Tubman Integrated Unit ___"Harriet Tubman, a famous Civil War freedom fighter, is the focus of this unit that integrates the arts and history. Students use a variety of sources to research Harriet Tubman's life and accomplishments, then use this information to create a collage and choreograph a movement piece." For grades K-4 - Text only - From the Kennedy Center - http://tinyurl.com/5vbax 

 



The Underground Railroad ___Choose a square from the quilt to learn about the topic at hand. The information is provided by and is suitable for younger grades and is accompanied by links to other relevant websites.- Illustrated - From Mr. Leahy's Class, Greenway Elementary School -
http://www.beavton.k12.or.us/greenway/leahy/ugrr/index.htm 

The Underground Railroad ___Eighth graders -- follow the list of Web resources to gather information about the Underground Railroad in order to complete the assigned task. - Illustrated - By Karen Harris, from Catawba County School - http://www.catawba.k12.nc.us/webquest/harris/ 

The Underground Railroad ___"This study guide was developed by The History Channel teachers to support our documentary "Save Our History: The Underground Railroad." It contains discussion questions, vocabulary words and extended activities. It is suitable for middle and high school students." - Text only - From The History Channel - http://www.historychannel.com/exhibits/undergroundrr/resource.html 

 



The Underground Railroad ___Take a virtual journey to freedom on this most excellent website which includes a timeline, classroom ideas, resources and links. - Illustrated - From National Geographic - http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/99/railroad/ 

Underground Railroad: Conductors and Travelers ___"Choose either travelers OR conductors. You will work with a partner to research and take guided notes." After your research is complete, you and your partner will use your notes to complete one of three assignments. - Illustrated - From Davidson County Schools - http://www.davidson.k12.nc.us/webquests/undrgdrr/undrgdrr.htm 

 

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Underground Railroad Obstacle Course ___A grade 5 class activity in which students build an obstacle course representative of the Underground Railroad. - Text only - From Windermere Elementary School, Ohio - http://www.uaschools.org/civilwar/shwuroc.html 

The Underground Railroad Quest ___Teachers will appreciate this two hour Webquest designed for 5th grade students who are learning about the Underground Railroad. A printable worksheet for handout is provided. - Text only - From Carolyn Allard, M.A. & Luke Duesbery, M.Sc.Ed. - http://www.allabery.com/courses/webquest/brenstuhl/index.html 

 



Underground Railroad: Stairway to Freedom ___Plan to be researching a long, long time if you intend to follow every link and resource provided on this webpage which has something for students of all ages. - Illustrated - From 4 2 eXplore - http://www.42explore2.com/undergrd.htm 

Using Coded Messages ___An activity in which "students will create a coded song or nursery rhyme using a familiar song’s tune... using actual code words once used in the Underground Railroad." You'll find a link to the page which provides some of these code words and phrases. - Text only - From the Episcopal Academy - http://www.ea1785.org/htm/Units/lsDevon/DFormSS/codedmessageslp.htm 

Who Was Harriet Tubman? ___This lesson plan has a printer-friendly version and is designed to introduce Kindergarten students to Harriet Tubman. - Text only - From the Educator's Reference Desk - http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/crossroads/sec3/k2/unit6/u6kinl2.htm 
 

 

 

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