For our tour of the Southeast, we will be traveling via three different modes of transportation: fishing boat, double decker bus, and riverboat!
Our Stops:
* Florida Everglades
>Take an Everglades Virtual Tour!
-The students received junior park ranger badges and we watched a video tour of the everglade swamps. Did you know that there are over 300 species of birds living there?
*Kennedy Space Center: Cape Canaveral, Florida
-3..2..1.. blast off! We learned that the first American to be launched into space left from this space center.
Disney World: Orlando, Florida
The students got to share their own memories and souveniers from Disney World in our "Disney Museum."
Jamestown, Virginia
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-Home of the first permanent settlement in America, the students experienced the hard times that the colonists had here during their first winter. Only 1 out of 8 students survived "The Survival Game!"
Anthracite Coal Mine: Appalachia
>Coal for Kids Page
We boarded a bus to explore the Appalachian mountains in West Virginia. This mountain range, which covers 12 states, is a hot spot for mining.
New Orleans, Louisiana: Mardi Gras!
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our Mardi Gras Page!!!!!!
(Experience our celebration)
Montgomery, Alabama
At this stop, we learned that Montgomery, Alabama was the birthplace of the Civil Rights Movement. The students read and wrote a poem about life today compared to that of the 1950's, when segregation was the way of life. We held our own Civil Rights march and created signs that promoted equality.
