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Statue of Liberty
On October 28, 1886, the Statue of Liberty was dedicated in New York Harbor. Help students discover the history and significance of this beloved monument. Each of these activities meets a variety of state and national standards for technology and core subject areas.
Grades K-2
Discuss with students the idea of symbolism and how symbols can be used to represent important ideas. Find common symbols around the classroom. Explain how the Statue of Liberty is a symbol of freedom, and discuss what that means, to different people at different times. Then ask students to think of an idea that is important to them, and have them use Graphics software to draw a symbol for that idea. Share the drawings with the class, first seeing if classmates can guess what the symbol represents and then having the student explain why they chose their symbol and what it means to them.
EasyTech units: Beginning Graphics
Grades 3-5
Discuss with the class some of the challenges both the U.S. and France encountered during the construction of the statue, including funding, support, and engineering. Then explain how despite obstacles, important projects can be finished if people come together. The promise of liberty that the statue represents is a similarly long and difficult process. Have students use the Web to search for famous quotes that include the word “liberty.” Then have students use Visual Mapping Software to map out these quotes (at least 10) in a timeline, including the speaker, the date, and any relevant context. Then have students use Word Processing software to write a one-paragraph summary of how the idea and fulfillment of liberty has progressed — and how it hasn’t — based on the points in their timeline.
EasyTech units: Visual Mapping, Word Processing, Web Browsing Basics
Grades 6-8
Read students the Emma Lazarus poem, the New Colossus and discuss the promise and hope it speaks for the Status of Liberty. As a class, brainstorm a list of people, ideas, or things that might have needed the freedom the Status represents. Then, assign students (either individually or in groups, depending on the length of the list) to each of the list items. Have students use Word Processing Software to write a one-page report, discussing whether or not the promise of liberty to that group/person/idea has been fulfilled. Students should use the Web for research.
EasyTech units: Web Browsing, Presentation Software, Communicating Online
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