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Omaha History Tour: A Webquest for 3rd Graders

Designed by Christina Micek

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Union Station 1927

Task 1

Fill in the spaces for dates on your timeline sheet.  When you are done you will know some important dates in Omaha's history.

Task 2

Find 2 pictures of Omaha landmarks.  You will need to either save the pictures to a disk, or draw them onto a piece of paper.

Task 3

Take the online tour of the Omaha History Room at South High.  Choose one of the places you visit and write a 5 sentence paragraph saying why you think this is an important landmark.

Task 4

Fill in your Omaha Facts page by answering the questions.  You will discover the answers as you visit the websites listed for your timeline.

 

Task 5

Design a magazine advertisement for your new museum.  Include a picture, details about what visitors will see, and the 4w questions!  (Where, when, why, what)

Task 6

Think about the places you have learned about.  Pick one building that you think is important to Omaha history.  Using the materials your teacher will give you, make a model of this building to display in your museum.