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Hit the Library for This Jamestown Documentary
From: National Geographic
The documentary Nightmare in Jamestown provides an overview of the settlement of Jamestown and what went wrong there. It includes historical reenactments and CSI-style excavation of archeological evidence.
Grade Level: (MS), (HS), (College)
Remote Ready: with Films on Demand
Time: 51 min
Length of Reading: None
Find it at your local library. Or, if your local library (college or community college library) subscribes to the Films on Demand database, you may be able to watch it online with your library card.
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Grade Level: (MS), (HS), (College)
- We put these in parentheses because there is no specified age group for the activity.
- However, we think it would be excellent for Middle School (MS), High School (HS), and College Students.
Remote Ready: With Modifications
- If your school (likely a college or community college library) subscribes to the Films on Demand database, you and your students may be able to watch it from home online as long as everyone has log-in credentials (likely a student number).
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