Fort De Soto Teaching Guide
Activities
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Teacher: Climate Change Activity
Tracking and Modeling Changing Shorelines and Sea Level Rise. Teacher Walkthrough: Google Earth and NOAA Sea Level Rise Viewer
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Student: Climate Change Activity
Tracking and Modeling Changing Shorelines and Sea Level Rise. Middle school student activity packet.
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Perspectives Activity
Who tells history? Who could tell your story? This activity from the Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Seminole Museum explores perspectives on storytelling and history.
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Historical Markers
What is written on an historical marker? Which places are marked? What goes into marking a location? Explore historic markers and make your own digital location marker.
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Primary Source Activity
How are history and archaeology different? What can we learn from different historical sources? What can’t we learn? Explore and discover with primary sources!
Visit Guide
Congratulations on planning your visit! In these resources, you will find pre- and post- lesson plans, activity suggestions, and FAQs. The CHART app will support your site visits, while the website provides additional material, resources, and full written text of the app experience.
You can visit the site in person, with or without a tour guide, or you can make a fully virtual visit using the app. For in person visits, you can organize your experience guided by the app activities, or follow an on site guide and use the app to supplement the location materials.
To use the app, explore and check out the embedded tutorial.
Please remember, this app is meant to remove access barriers, provide context to the place, enrich the visitor’s knowledge, and enhance the depth of the experience. It is not meant as a substitute for observation and reflection. Ask your students to seek their own connection with the stories of the people whose lives are connected to this place and history.
