Haverford School Timeline Project
Students will work in groups of two and be assigned a time period to research. Your job will be to report on the history of The Haverford School for a given time period, as well as make connections to historical events and technological advances, noting similarities and differences to how things are today. The main source for your project will be The Haverford School Timeline. However, you will need to use the Internet for other requirements, and you may use books or other references, such as the Halogoluk school yearbook, or other school-related publications, and encyclopedias.
Time periods for research:
1884 - 1900
1901 - 1919
1920 - 1935
1936 - 1949
1950 - 1963
1964 - 1974
1975 - 1989
1990 - Present
Student groupings and time periods for research will be assigned via e-mail.
Required: Students are required to make a PowerPoint point presentation to the class about their time period. The presentation must have a proper header, digital photographs (found on the Timeline, and on the school network), important facts about the school, technology, world events and history for the time period as well as critical thinking. A bibliography is also required. Groups must present their report to the class in order to get credit. DUE DATE: June 1.
Some of the facts that you should include in your report are:
Who were the headmasters of the school?
How many students were at the school during this period (enrollment)?
What other people at the school played an important role?
Where was the campus located?
What buildings were on campus?
Did students live on campus?
What construction projects were proposed or underway?
What were the most recent advances in technology, and what were some of the most important historical events that occured during your time period. Don't forget to compare and contrast the facts that you share. You may wish to make a fact bank for this purpose. Websites below are only a starting point. You may need to check your e-mail or the Teamboard for more links to electronic resources!
Use this website from PBS: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/telephone/timeline/f_timeline.html
Also use this website from Greatest Achievements: http://www.greatachievements.org/greatachievements/
Also use this website from TIME 100: Builders & Titans: http://www.time.com/time/time100/builder/tech_supp/tech_supp.html/
Also use this website from 21st Century Technology: http://www.21stcentury.co.uk/technology/index.asp/
Old Computer Museum: http://www.old-computers.com/museum/default.asp/
The Eniac Museum Online: http://www.seas.upenn.edu/~museum/
What important events were happening in the world at this time?
In what ways were things the same as today? In what ways were things different? What did you like or dislike about the time you researched?
Here is a template that students once used when this report was done using Microsoft Word:
March 1, 2001
John Appleton and Bill Soft 5-H
Haverford School Timeline: 1901 -1919
(Paragraph 1: start each paragraph with a topic sentence)
The Haverford School, from the period 1901 to 1919 had (X number)
of headmasters. They were (names and dates). During this time period, the
enrollment at the school was... There were other people who played an important
role at the school, such as....(include details about why they were important)...(add
photos).
(Paragraph 2: start each paragraph with a topic sentence)
The Haverford School campus was located at .... The buildings
on campus during the (time period) were (names)... Students (did students
live on campus? Where? )... What construction projects were proposed
or underway? Were any construction projects eventually dedicated to an
important person? (Add photos).
(Paragraph 3: start each paragraph with a topic sentence)
During the (time period), the mode of transportation was.... Technological advances included.... Important events in the world at this time were....One thing that is the same today is...One thing that is different today is...Something we liked about our time period was....Somthing we did not like about our time period was....
Related Sites:
Include at least two websites (Title and URL) that relate to the time
period you are researching.
Bibliography
The Haverford School Timeline
http://..........
Other Internet sites:........Titles, authors, date, date accessed and URLs.
The Haverford School Timeline can be accessed on the school network by following this path:
1. Log on through NOVELL (user name and password).
2. Double-click MY COMPUTER icon.
3. Double-click: :F / ED / VOL 1 / HOME / 3rd PICS / HS TIMELINE / timeline.html
