Virtual Field Trip
A Virtual Field Trip to Jamestown
Holly S. Carter EDUC 500
February 24, 2014
Liberty University
Virtual Field Trip Project Template I. Grade Level: Fourth
II. Topic: The First English Settlement
A. A Virtual Field Trip to Jamestown Settlement
III. Standards:
Specific Virginia Standard(s) of Learning the lesson is designed to meet (or your state standards of learning):
VS.3 The student will demonstrate knowledge of the first permanent English settlement in America by
a) explaining the reasons for English colonization;
b) describing how geography influenced the decision to settle at Jamestown;
c) identifying the importance of the charters of the Virginia Company of London in establishing the Jamestown settlement;
d) identifying the importance of the General Assembly (1619) as the first representative legislative body in English America;
e) identifying the importance of the arrival of Africans and English women to the Jamestown settlement;
f) describing the hardships faced by settlers at Jamestown and the changes that took place to ensure survival;
g) describing the interactions between the English settlers and the native peoples, including the contributions of Powhatan to the survival of the settlers.
Source: Virginia Department of Education: History and Social Science Standards of Learning for Virginia Public Schools-January 2008
IV. Objective: To learn why the English settled Jamestown in the New World
a. Why did the English need a colony?
b. How did the Virginia’s geography influence the decision to settle Jamestown?
c. Why was the charters of the Virginia Company of London important to settling Jamestown?
d. Why was the General Assembly important?
e. Why were the African Americans and women important to establishing Jamestown?
f. Why did the English face many hardships during their first year in Jamestown?
g. Why the Native Americans were important to helping the
Holly S. Carter EDUC 500
February 24, 2014
Liberty University
Virtual Field Trip Project Template I. Grade Level: Fourth
II. Topic: The First English Settlement
A. A Virtual Field Trip to Jamestown Settlement
III. Standards:
Specific Virginia Standard(s) of Learning the lesson is designed to meet (or your state standards of learning):
VS.3 The student will demonstrate knowledge of the first permanent English settlement in America by
a) explaining the reasons for English colonization;
b) describing how geography influenced the decision to settle at Jamestown;
c) identifying the importance of the charters of the Virginia Company of London in establishing the Jamestown settlement;
d) identifying the importance of the General Assembly (1619) as the first representative legislative body in English America;
e) identifying the importance of the arrival of Africans and English women to the Jamestown settlement;
f) describing the hardships faced by settlers at Jamestown and the changes that took place to ensure survival;
g) describing the interactions between the English settlers and the native peoples, including the contributions of Powhatan to the survival of the settlers.
Source: Virginia Department of Education: History and Social Science Standards of Learning for Virginia Public Schools-January 2008
IV. Objective: To learn why the English settled Jamestown in the New World
a. Why did the English need a colony?
b. How did the Virginia’s geography influence the decision to settle Jamestown?
c. Why was the charters of the Virginia Company of London important to settling Jamestown?
d. Why was the General Assembly important?
e. Why were the African Americans and women important to establishing Jamestown?
f. Why did the English face many hardships during their first year in Jamestown?
g. Why the Native Americans were important to helping the
References: Crandall, S. (2000) Virtual Jamestown. Retrieved from http://www.virtualjamestown.org/jamestown “Historic Jamestown” (2014). Retrieved February 24, 2014, from http://www.historicjamestowne.org “Jamestown Settlement” (2014). Retrieved February 24, 2014, from http://www.historyisfun.org Virginia Department of Education. (2008). History and social sciences standards of learning for Virginia public schools-Grade four. Retrieved from http://www.doe.virginia.gov/testing/sol/standards