Revolutionary War Projects

I came up with this project the other day when preparing for a sub. It was meant to sort of be an educational "filler" activity, but I was so impressed with the results that I'll make sure to do this project again next year.

All instructions are listed in

THIS download

You'll need computer/internet access so students can go to these links:

·      http://www.theamericanrevolution.org/battles.aspx

·      http://www.historycentral.com/revolt/battles.html

·      http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/ushistory/revolutionarywartimeline.htm

·      http://www.harlingen.isd.tenet.edu/coakhist/amrev.html

·      http://www.theamericanrevolution.org/battledetail.aspx?battle=1

This chart was inspired from a chart that my super awesome friend/teammate made for her Revolutionary War master's project. (Thanks Erica!)

I had my sub do this in one afternoon, but you could split it up and do it over a couple days. I would recommend at least 30 min for research, 30 minutes for posters, and 15 minutes for presenting to the class.

Here are some examples of my students' work:

What do you think?