This is a continuation from "Tobacco and Slavery"....
If you were wondering how to set up the simulation with unifix cubes, this is how my colleague and son's teacher for two years Ali Horn did it...
She put 22 unifix cubes in a bag (for 22 students). If you need to add more, then you can add additional red cubes for farmers working by themselves.
2 red cubes = a farmer working by himself (2 kids)
3 blue cubes = a farmer working with two slaves (3 kids)
5 green cubes = one farmer working with 2 slaves and 2 indentured servants (5 kids)
5 yellow cubes = one farmer working with 4 slaves (5 kids)
7 orange cubes = one farmer working with 6 slaves (7 kids)
Then....get ready to pick (cut), dry (color) and stack (barrels)....
One trick to know is with the indentured servants, they are freed at the 5
minute mark...
Some examples of the students reflections when the activity was complete:
If you were wondering how to set up the simulation with unifix cubes, this is how my colleague and son's teacher for two years Ali Horn did it...
She put 22 unifix cubes in a bag (for 22 students). If you need to add more, then you can add additional red cubes for farmers working by themselves.
2 red cubes = a farmer working by himself (2 kids)
3 blue cubes = a farmer working with two slaves (3 kids)
5 green cubes = one farmer working with 2 slaves and 2 indentured servants (5 kids)
5 yellow cubes = one farmer working with 4 slaves (5 kids)
7 orange cubes = one farmer working with 6 slaves (7 kids)
Then....get ready to pick (cut), dry (color) and stack (barrels)....
minute mark...
Some examples of the students reflections when the activity was complete:
I LOVE this activity! I am definitely using it.
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