Background Notes Doing a group field research project helps students learn about the past. Objectives Students use historic materials and learn where to find those materials. Students discover past connections to the present in family names. Students make a map of the cemetery.
Students describe their findings in a written report.
Identify and explain how individuals in history demonstrated good character and personal virtue. Identify problems from the past that divided their local community, the state of Michigan, and the United States and analyze the interests and values of those involved. Locate information about local, state, and national communities using a variety of traditional sources, electronic technologies, and direct observations. I A Plan a trip to the cemetery for students to gather information about Civil War soldiers, their companies and their families. Contact the cemetery sexton ahead of time and see if there is a map of the cemetery to help students find the graves of any Civil War soldiers and their families.