Revolutionary War Lesson Plan

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April 19, 2007

History

The Revolutionary War started on this day in 1775.
Language Arts
Word Search http://library.thinkquest.org/10966/ws2.shtml
Reading
Read this article and answer the questions:
http://www.abcteach.com/free/1__bunkerhillbravery.pdf

Journal
Write about the Bill of Rights http://www.abcteach.com/constitution/billrights2.htm

Science
WRITE A SECRET LETTER
During the Revolutionary War, British and colonial soldiers frequently intercepted enemy mail, so the combatants used various ways of disguising messages that traveled across enemy lines. Investigate some of those methods at http://www.si.umich.edu/spies/index-gallery.html . Then write your own secret messages with invisible ink. Here's how:
• Mix 4 teaspoons of water with 2 tablespoons of cornstarch.
• Stir until smooth.
• Heat and stir over a hotplate for several minutes.
• Dip a toothpick into the mixture and write a message on a piece of paper.
• Let the paper dry.
• Dip a sponge into a solution of 1 teaspoon of iodine and 10 teaspoons of water.
• Carefully wipe the paper with the sponge. The message should turn purple.

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