5th Grade Virtual Field Trips

  • Ellis Island

    Did you know that between 1892 and 1954, more than 12 million immigrants made their first stop in coming to America at the Ellis Island Immigration Station?  Amazing!  Did you also know that more than 40 percent of Americans can trace their family history back to Ellis Island?  Maybe that includes your family, too!  Let's take a tour!

    Student Instructions: 

    Your Mission:

    1. Watch the webcast of Ellis Island to begin your journey and understand the history of the island.
    2. Explore Ellis Island by taking a self-guided tour at Scholastic's Ellis Island Virtual Field Trip. As you visit each room, answer the questions on your worksheet about Ellis Island.
    3. When you're finished, read "Dreaming of America: An Ellis Island Story" by Eve Bunting. Think about Annie's experience in the story and of your own tour. Answer the reflection questions on your reflections worksheet.



    Materials    :

    • Dreaming of America: An Ellis Island Story by Eve Bunting
      Description: Annie Moore cares for her two younger brothers on board the ship sailing from Ireland to America where she becomes the first immigrant processed through Ellis Island, January 1, 1892, her fifteenth birthday.
    • Ellis Island Tour worksheet
    • Reflections worksheet
    • Rubric

     

    For Teachers:

    Objectives:

    • Students will identify the importance of Ellis Island to US History and immigration
    • Students will identify the most important parts of the immigration process through Ellis Island
    • Students will utilize facts to support opinions about the struggles of the immigration process

    Standards:

    • 8.1.3.B: Identify fact, opinion, multiple points of view, and primary sources as related to historical events
    • 8.1.3.C: Conduct teacher guided inquiry on assigned topics using specified historical source
    • 8.3.3.B: Identify and describe historical documents, artifacts, and places critical to United States history

    ISTE|NETS:

    • Creativity and Innovation: Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using technology.
    • Research and Information Fluency: Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information.
    • Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making: Students use critical thinking skills to plan and conduct research, manage projects, solve problems, and make informed decisions using appropriate digital tools and resources


    Materials    :

    • Dreaming of America: An Ellis Island Story by Eve Bunting
      Description: Annie Moore cares for her two younger brothers on board the ship sailing from Ireland to America where she becomes the first immigrant processed through Ellis Island, January 1, 1892, her fifteenth birthday.
    • Ellis Island Tour worksheet
    • Reflections worksheet
    • Rubric

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