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VLM Program Spotlight: Skies of Jamestown
Grades 2-4: History & Social Science 
SOLs 2.2, 3.3, VS.1, VS.2, VS.3, VS.4
The English settlers survived many dangers on their path to the New World, beginning with surviving the sea voyage! Once on Virginia's shores, the colonists needed to try to find a way to get along with their new Powhatan neighbors - a task not always easy to accomplish. The sky was a wonderful resource for the English settlers - not only did it help them navigate their way across the Atlantic Ocean, it also gave them a starting point in finding common ground with the Native Americans.
Discover the hardships and the triumphs of the English settlers with "Skies of Jamestown," an original planetarium program initially created for the 400th anniversary of Jamestown in 2007. In this amazing show, your students will feel as if they too are making the journey across the Atlantic to Virginia as they hear the colonists own descriptions of what it was like to come to the New World. The program also includes a look at the skies above Jamestown today, which are nearly identical to what the colonists saw over 400 years ago.
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If your students have been studying the history of Virginia (and we know they have!) they may also have heard about the recent archaeological finds at the Jamestown site. There are now even stronger indications that the colonists may have resorted to cannibalism during the "Starving Time" in 1609-1610. These discoveries may both frighten and fascinate your students. Other more traditional Jamestown foods, like rattlesnake, raccoon and ray may do the same! Find out more about what the colonists ate in good times and in bad - and see if any of your students are brave enough to try some of the foods the colonists enjoyed!
