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Geography |
| Title |
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Underground Railroad: Connections to Freedom and Science |
| Length/Year |
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34 minutes/1999 |
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DVD |
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Region 1 through 6, NTSC |
| Item Number |
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008.0-10D |
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$20.00 |
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5-8; 9-12
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Students
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National
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History, Astronomy, Technology, Mathematics, Earth System Science |
| Captioned for the Hearing Impaired |
| Audio Descriptive for the Sight Impaired |
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In July 1998 President Clinton signed a bill into law that would recognize and preserve the Underground Railroad, the South/North escape routes used by freedom-seeking slaves during the 19th century. Specifically, the law authorized the National Park Service to physically link the Railroad's "safe houses," to produce educational materials about the Railroad, and to otherwise commemorate this important part of our nation's history. This fascinating video is the result of a collaboration between the National Park Service and NASA educational resources.
Slaves traveling the Underground Railroad, usually on foot, depended on celestial navigation to find their way northward. They continually looked to the Big Dipper and the North Star for direction. The purpose of this video is to increase student awareness of the Underground Railroad and the role celestial navigation played in the Railroad's
success. The video also highlights the importance of modern Global Information System technology in reconstructing historical topographies and finding the exact route of the Railroad. By combining amazing historical facts-such as the use of handmade quilts for communication with mathematics, remote-sensing technology, earth system science, and astronomy, the video presents an educational experience that is dynamic, moving and broadly cross curricular.
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