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The Chesapeake Bay in John Smith's Time

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Literacy and Language ArtsScienceArtsCaptain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail ↗

• Students will analyze primary sources in order to assess the presence of various animals and the quality of the Chesapeake Bay habitats in the 1600s. • Students will compare the Chesapeake Bay of the 1600s with that of today.

Recommended level: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

1. John Smith's Chesapeake Bay: Reading the Past

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Using Primary Sources to Study the Bay

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Comparing the Bay Then and Now

2. Chesapeake Bay Ecology: Animals and Habitats

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Animals of the Chesapeake Bay in the 1600s