Colonial Resources

Webquests, Activities, etc.

• Scholastic Colonial Times Webquest
• Colonial Justice System - Order in the Court -  Participate in a mock trial as a judge - an interactive lesson!
• Colonial Williamsburg Interactive - become a reporter writing an article about how technology has changed - focuses on life in colonial times
• Colonial Williamsburg Webquest
• Famous Moments in Early American History - short movies on Early American people and events
• CyberHunt for Colonial America
• The Colonial Gazette - webquest to write a newspaper
• The Colonial History Mystery - solve a mystery about colonial times in this Scholastic website
• Made in America - an interactive adventure from the Colonial Williamsburg site.  Students learn about the revolutions in technology since colonial times and how that has impacted the American family, African-Americans, and Women.

Websites for Research and Information

• Colonial Trades - brief descriptions of different trades
• Liberty's Kids - The companion website to the PBS kids show, it has great information for research about colonial times, as well as brief clips comparing topics like "What do Girls Wear" between Now & Then.

Websites with Everything

• Colonial Williamsburg -  Lots of info! Great for information, but also has some activities.
• Colonization Websites - A huge list of websites for re, online activities, lesson plans, and more.
• Colonial Life Links - A compilation of related websites.
• Colonial Resources -  A compilation of websites from Jamie Burch, FCPS TRT.