Clash of Cultures Activity
OBJECTIVES
Students will gain an understanding of the importance a community's past and heritage plays in the present by being able to list schools, parks, and places that have names that date to Florida's 16th century history.
AGE
3rd-5th grade
ENHANCES
SS.A.6.2.3, SS.A.6.2.5
TIME AND PLACE
Classroom pre-visit activity, 15 minutes
WORKSHEET
Jacksonville Names (64k pdf)
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BACKGROUND
This activity is designed to help students become more acquainted with Jacksonville's heritage and geography. If students are unfamiliar with names, have city maps, phone books, and city tour guidebooks available for them to use as resources (the front section of the yellow pages has attractions and maps that are especially helpful). Be sure to mention that some of the names used today are based on names from the past and may be not be used exactly the same (shortened or spelled slightly different); for example, River of May vs Mayport.
EVALUATION
- Huguenot / city park on the north side of the St. Johns
Alimacani / elementary school
- Jean Ribault / name of the St. Johns River ferry boat; middle school and high school near downtown
- Fort de la Caroline / (Fort Caroline) elementary and middle school; road in Jacksonville
- River of May / (Mayport) Navy base; section of Jacksonville near the beach; road in Jacksonville; students may find or know of places not listed on the worksheet, for example, the Mayport Lighthouse or a restaurant that has Mayport as part of the name
- Timucuan / (Timuquana) country club and road in Jacksonville, both on the westside; (Timucuan) elementary school; the only national park in Jacksonville and the park Fort Caroline National Memorial is a part of!
