Subject(s): Language arts, Social Studies, Technology, and Research Skills

Learner Outcomes:

The student will:

1. Become familiar with electronic database programs.
2. Define classification fields on the database that pertain to Civil War battles in WV.
3. Sort data by field or classification.
4. Draw conclusions about WV Civil War battles based on their database information

Materials: Map of WV

Technology Tools/Courseware: Computer with Internet access and browser, database program

Procedures:

• Students will complete online tutorial lesson on database. (Hands on Exercises with Access 97)
• Students will set up database with the following fields:
• Location, date(s)
• forces engaged
• results
• Commanders in charge
• estimated casualties
• interesting facts
• Using these fields, students will conduct research at multiple Internet sites and gather information on at least 10 battles that took place within the boundaries of present day WV. (WV in the Civil War, Official Records of the War of the Rebellion, and Battles by States )
• After researching, students will transfer information to their databases.
• Students will sort their databases by different fields to reach the following conclusions:
•    Where in WV did the most casualties occur?
•    What was the total number of casualties state wide?
•    What county in WV was the site of the most battles?
•     What battle lasted the longest?
•     How many Union victories were claimed in WV?
•     How many Confederate victories were claimed in WV?
•     Who was the commander who fought in the most battles in WV?
• Students will locate the battle locations on WV map.

After researching and completing given fields, students can add additional fields or modify the existing database.

Handouts on blue paper for visually impaired.

Cooperative pairing.

Aides for special needs students

Take students on a field trip to Civil War reenactment

Research other states in the North or South in a similar manner to make comparisons

Completed database tutorial and student made databases.

Map with battle locations.

Technology: 6.160, 6.162, 7.169, 7.171, 8.154, 8.155, 8.61, 8.64, 8.70

History: 8.46, 8.48, 8.55

References:

Hands on Exercises with Access 97

WV in the Civil War

Official Records of the War of the Rebellion

Battles by States

WV Department of Education

Authors: Bridgeport Middle School. Virginia Frank, Jan Frenzel, and Alice Lynn Zahradnik

Date Created: February 17, 1999

Date Modified:  March 24, 1999
 

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