American History Inspirer: The Civil War

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Procedures:

1. Divide the class into teams of four. The class should not be divided into more than seven teams.
2. Give each team the following materials:
• Set of six maps
• Time Line
• Travel Log

 

Student A will be responsible for the travel log and time line. Student B will be responsible for maps 1 and 4. Student C will be responsible for Maps 2 and 5. Student D will be responsible for Maps 3 and 6.

3. Explain the rules as they appear on the travel log:
• Earn as many points as possible
• Plan your trip before going to the computer
• Start in the origin state or territory at the assigned time
• Use your Time Line to determine the state and year of the Final Destination and record it above line 15
• In exactly 15 moves, travel to states that have any of the assigned characteristics. You can only collect points when you are on the map where those characteristics are shown.
• For each move you plan, you may either move to a connected state on the current map, or make a time jump to the same state on a different map. States are connected by a common border or a shortcut.
4. Install the American History Inspirer: The Civil War CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. Double click on the icon to open the program.
5. Click Open on the Title screen.
6. Open the WalkThru file.
7. *For Windows, the file is called "WalkThru.ahi.
8. Click Continue.
9. The student assignment will appear on the screen. Instruct students to copy the information onto the team Travel Log and then click OK.
10. Away from the computer, student teams should plan their trip by recording fifteen (15) moves on their travel log.
11. Once the team has planned their trip, they should move to the computer to enter their route. Each team member should be assigned one of the following tasks: operate keyboard and mouse, read the planned route, read maps for bonus questions. (It will take approximately two minutes for a team to enter its route.)
12. The team will automatically receive its next assignment after entering its trip. Team members should copy down their assignment and return to their seats to plan the next trip.
13. (If more than one team is ready to move to the computer, you can suggest that the waiting team plans an alternate route.)
14. The Multi-Team Picker box will appear. Click the team that is ready to go next and click the Continue button.

Center for Technology and Teacher Education, University of Virginia, This module was created by Cheryl Mason University of Virginia