Adventures in Time and Place

Adventures in Time and Place
Grade 4: New Jersey
Infographic #4: The Revolutionary War in New Jersey
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1. See what some fourth grade students at Osage Elementary School in Vorhees, New Jersey, learned and wrote about their state and the Revolutionary War. Read about famous battles and more by exploring their Web site, The Road to Revolution.
http://osage.voorhees.k12.nj.us/FOURTH/LARSEN/JKIDS/REVOL.HTM

Read the introduction. Then study each section that has a red title.
Read what students wrote as they pretended to be patriots in Revolutionary times.
Read about each battle.
Under "The Battle of Monmouth," click and read Molly Pitcher. Then click the Back arrow.
If you have time, explore other links.

Online Activity: Terms of the Revolution
Match the words or names associated with the Revolutionary War with their definitions.
Click two cards. Wait to see them turn over. Try again until you find all of the matches!

2. Learn more about New Jersey and the American Revolution by taking a virtual tour of the Old Barracks Museum in Trenton, New Jersey. Go to Barracks History: Turning Point Battles.
http://www.barracks.org/barracks/battle.html

Scroll down and click 1st Battle of Trenton.
Look at the numbers on the map and the read explanations below to follow the battle action. Read the rest of the text.
At the bottom of the page and click and read 2nd Battle.
At the top of the page in the red bar, click Meet the Past.
Click Life Stories. Learn what it was like to witness these battles. Pick one of the seven characters and read the fictional life story.

Offline Activity: Revolutionary Role Play
Use the information about the battles and the life story of the character you chose to write a two-minute speech. Pretend you are the character. What would you say to people to tell about your life? Role play the character for the rest of the class. See if other students in your class can guess which Revolutionary figure you selected. Be careful not to reveal your name or identity!