Colonial Settlement Digital Field Trip
By Micah's Learning Resources
Colonial Settlement Digital Field Trip is a 3D interactive tour of a fortified English settlement in Virginia in 1607, with seven discovery stations, a guided auto tour, a lesson plan, vocabulary, and discussion questions. What's inside - 7 discovery stations: Overview, Fort Walls, Church, Storehouse, Workshop, Living Quarters, and Harbor - A guided Auto Tour stepping through all 7 stations in order - Cutaway views that open the church, storehouse, workshop, and living quarters - A Lesson tab with a 45-minute sequence including warm-up, guided tour, discussion, and wrap-up - 13 vocabulary terms with full definitions - 21 discussion questions with 3 at each station - An Answers tab with suggested answers and talking points How it works - Choosing a station moves the camera to that part of the settlement and fills the panel with its description, background note, historical fact, and questions - Labels over the 3D model highlight the buildings named in each station - The Auto Tour walks through stations in order - Outside the tour, students can drag to orbit, scroll to zoom, and jump between stations - The Lesson tab gives order and timing for a full classroom lesson Topics covered - Why the colonists chose a tidal river site - Palisade walls, bulwarks, and the triangular fort design - The church as a place of worship, a courtroom, and a meeting hall - The storehouse, daily rations, and the Starving Time - The blacksmith, the forge, and colony trades - Living quarters, wattle an
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