The essential question for this lesson was: Who was the ultimate victor in each of the theaters of war: East, West, Naval? And what are some commonalities you can identify in the reasons for the results of the battles?
To answer this question, the class went on a civil war battle scavenger hunt. In groups of 1 or 2, little google docs were created, each representing a certain battle. Here's an example, my poster on the Siege of Vicksburg.
Battle of Vicksburg by Kurz and Allison
As you can see, it has a simple title, an image representing the battle, a shortened bit.ly link and a QR code, which both lead to a slightly longer document, with some info on the battle and a source for the information.
So, each group put their poster up around the school, with instructions on where the next one was. The class then dispersed, walking around the school, going through by the scavenger hunt, taking notes on each battle.
After we finished the physical part of the scavenger hunt, we came back to the classroom, where a Padlet was started by our teacher, where we could voice our opinions about who we thought dominated each theater. Seen below is the chart our class made:
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