Fort Caroline National Memorial focuses on the history of the French attempt to colonize Florida during the 1560s and the subsequent clash of cultures that occured between the Timucua Indians, the French, and the Spanish. Educational groups can take advantage of the Preserve-wide Visitor Center, fort exhibit, and one-mile nature trail with educational signs.
Background Information (history and suggested reading)
Clash of Cultures Program (goal and objectives)
Self-Guiding Booklet - can be used with self-guided or ranger-guided programs
Get the most out of your class visit to Fort Caroline by incorporating these activities into your lesson plans. Whether you will be receiving a ranger-led program or guiding your own group, these activities will help reinforce the material your students are learning and make for a more memorable field trip.
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Pre-Visit Activities
Post-Visit Activities
MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL PLANS
Rene Laudonniere Builds Fort Caroline "Pre-Activity" by Pamela James, Sandalwood High School, Teacher to Ranger to Teacher
Rene Laudonniere Builds Fort Caroline "Post-Activity" by Pamela James, Sandalwood High School, Teacher to Ranger to Teacher
Who Were the Timucua? by Pamela James, Sandalwood High School, Teacher to Ranger to Teacher
How Did the Timucua Dress? by Pamela James, Sandalwood High School, Teacher to Ranger to Teacher
Fort Caroline Scavenger Hunt - by Mary P. Mott, James Weldon Johnson Middle School, Teacher to Ranger to Teacher
Journey in Your Own Backyard - Online Scavenger Hunt for Jacksonville's National Park - by Mary P. Mott, James Weldon Johnson Middle School, Teacher to Ranger to Teacher
The Colonists Experience Activity-By Kim Kappel, Oceanway Middle School, Teacher to Ranger to Teacher
FORT CAROLINE AND THEODORE ROOSEVELT AREA SCIENCE CURRICULUM
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
How the Timucuan Grew Plants- By Shana Rodriquez, Thomas Jefferson Elementary School, Teacher to Ranger to Teacher
How Plants are Grouped- By Shana Rodriquez, Thomas Jefferson Elementary School, Teacher to Ranger to Teacher
Theodore Roosevelt Area Jeopardy- By Kim Kappel, Oceanway Middle School, Teacher to Ranger to Teacher
Theodore Roosevelt Area Photo Activity- By Kim Kappel, Oceanway Middle School, Teacher to Ranger to Teacher
Digital Hike Through the Theodore Roosevelt Area
MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL PLANS
For more kids' activities, please see the For Kids page.
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