This lesson will introduce students to the wide variety of materials available on the TIDES website. Students will learn to navigate and explore the site by searching for a list of images, documents and newspaper clippings located in the TIDES website.

*This lesson/activity may be used for any subject in grades 9-12. Instructors may modify as needed.

Created by Udoro Gatewood, September 2007

• Students will follow the step-by-step instructions presented on the TIDES Scavenger Hunt worksheet.



• Students will use the TIDES website to complete the many components of the scavenger hunt. (ELA TEKS 9-12 Viewing and Production)



• Students will research and write using information found on TIDES website, as specified by the Scavenger Hunt worksheet. (ELA TEKS 9-12 Writing and Research)



• Students will read in order to comprehend and produce a timeline that corresponds with information found on TIDES website. (ELA TEKS 9-12 Comprehension and Reading)



• Students will evaluate and present their finished timeline products to the class. (ELA TEKS 9-12 Evaluation and Presentation)

Upon receiving the Scavenger Hunt assignment, teach students about TIDES and its resources. This activity is a good tool for encouraging students to use reliable internet sites.

Allow students to partner with each other or assign partners, and then pass out the TIDES Scavenger Hunt worksheet. Students will proceed to the school’s computer lab or classroom computers to complete the hunt. Please inform students to make sure that they FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS. This is a good time to measure their comprehension/analytical skills of reading material that are outside a textbook. 

After students have completed each component of the hunt, students will present their finished product of their timeline.

• Creativity



• Presentation (voice volume, visuals)



• Preciseness: ability to transfer written work visually (their timeline should be understood by someone who knows nothing about East Texas History) 

Please make modifications as needed for Special Ed (Content Mastery: allow more time for completion) and ESL students (may have to allow more time; modify the amount of questions for completion).