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Illustration of the Destruction of a Rebel Salt Factory on the
Florida Coast
This color illustration was published in Harper's Weekly in 1862. |
| Grades |
4 to 5 |
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| Subject |
Social Studies
Science |
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| Sunshine State Standards |
SS.A.1.2.2 |
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uses a variety of methods and sources to understand history
(such as interpreting diaries, letters, newspapers and reading maps and
graphs). |
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SS.A.6.2.2 |
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understands the influence of geography on the history of Florida. |
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SC.H.3.2.1 |
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understands that people, alone or in groups, invent new tools to solve
problems and do work that affects aspects of life outside of science. |
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Objectives
1. Students will view an illustration of the destruction of a salt factory.
2. Students will analyze the photograph to learn more about the salt works.
3. Students will discuss what they have learned. |
Materials and Preparation
1. Illustration of the destruction of the salt works. |
Procedure
1. Ask students to discuss these questions.
a. Describe how you think the salt factory
works.
b. How does the salt water get from the
ocean to the salt factory?
c. Why is smoke coming out of the smoke
stack?
d. What are the ship and boats doing on
the water?
e. What did they do with the salt after
the water had evaporated? Where did they put it?
f. How does this illustration look the
same or different from what you imagined when you listened to the account
from Frier and Boyd?
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Florida Department of State
Bureau of Archives & Records Management
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