WebQuest Ellis Island

Ellis Island Interactive Tour With Facts, Pictures, Video | Scholastic.com

Learn about immigration on Ellis Island in this interactive, virtual tour. Facts about immigration, pictures of Ellis Island, oral histories, and videos help explain the immigration process to kids.

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Ellis Island Web-quest  

1. Open the Internet and go to the following website: 

                               http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/immigration/tour/ 

2. Read the introduction and answer the following question:
 

How many immigrants came through Ellis Island on their way to America? [1] 

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 3.  Click on “Learn more about Ellis Island” and answer the following questions:
Where is Ellis Island located? [1]__________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________

 Who was the President that established an immigration station on Ellis Island?[1] __________________________________________________________________________

 In what year did Ellis Island close? [1]____________________ 

Who operates Ellis Island now?[1] __________________________________________________________________________ 

4. Click on “Start the Tour.” 

5. The first stop is THE ________________________________[1]

6. Read the “Story” and answer the following questions: 

Most of the immigrants who came through Ellis Island were from _____________________ and ___________________________ ____________________________[2]. 

What are two reasons they came to America?[2] 1)__________________________________________________________________________ 2)__________________________________________________________________________ 

How long did the trip across the Atlantic take? [1]______________________________________ 

What is “steerage?” [1]__________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 

Approximately how many people were on each steamship?[1]_______________________________ 

7. Click on “Learn More” under “Did you Know?” What are three benefits to traveling by steamship instead of sailing ship?[3] 1)__________________________________________________________________________ 2)__________________________________________________________________________ 3)__________________________________________________________________________ 

8. View the Photos. Take a moment to think about the mental, physical, and emotional difficulties immigrants faced before they even arrived in America. If your parents had decided to emigrate, what would have been most difficult for you?[2] ____________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ 

9. Click the “Next” arrow to get to Stop 2.

10. What is the second stop? The ____________________________[1] 

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11. Read the “Story” and answer the following questions: 

What was one of the first things immigrants saw upon arriving in New York Harbor? [1] ___________________________________________________________________________
How were First and Second Class passengers treated differently than Third Class passengers? [2] ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ 

12. Click on “Learn More” under “Did you Know?”
Who was the first person processed on Ellis Island?[1] __________________________________ Where was she from? [1] ___________________________
Approximately what percentage of passengers were processed at Ellis Island?[1]_______________

13. View the Photos. Why do you think First and Second Class Passengers were able to skip the processing at Ellis Island and go right to Manhattan? [2]_________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________

14. Listen to the Audio, then answer the following questions:
The food in steerage was so bad, what did Lawrence Meinwald and his father do? [2]____________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ According to Meinwald, what were the passengers doing when they saw the Statue of Liberty for the first time? [2]________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________

15. Watch the Video. (There is no sound. Early motion picture cameras could not record sound.)

16. Click the “Next” arrow to get to Stop 3.

17. What is the third stop? The Ellis Island _________________________________[1]

18. Read the “Story” and answer the following questions:

How do you think immigrants would have felt when they first disembarked at Ellis Island and entered the baggage room, especially those who did not understand English? [2] ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 

19. Click on “Learn More” under “Did you Know?” 

Immigrants could take very few items with them from their homeland to America. If your family were emigrating, what are some things you wouldn’t leave without? [2] _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ 

Do you think the food sold at the Concession Stand was what most immigrants were used to eating? Why or why not? [2] ___________________________________________________________ 

_______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ 

20. View the Photos. Look at how the immigrants were dressed. Do you think they are dressed like “typical Americans” of the day? How might this be a problem for them? [2] _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ 

21. Listen to the Audio and Watch the Video (There is no sound. Early motion picture cameras could not record sound.) You can do both at the same time. 

22. Click the “Next” arrow to get to Stop 4. 

23. What is the forth stop? The __________________________________________[1]

 24. Read the “Story” and answer the following questions: 

What were the doctors looking for as they stood at the top of the stairs? [2] ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ 

What is trachoma? [1] ___________________________________________________________ How did they check for trachoma? [1]________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ What happened to most people who had trachoma? [1]____________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ 

25. Click on “Learn More” under “Did you Know?”. 

What was the highest number of immigrants to pass through Ellis Island in a single day? [1] ___________________________________________________________________________ How long did it usually take to be processed on Ellis Island?[1] ____________________________ Why?[1]_____________________________________________________________________ 

26. View the Photos.
27. Click the “Next” arrow to get to Stop 5. 

28. What is the fifth stop? The _________________________________________[1] 29. Read the “Story” and answer the following questions: 

What was the nickname for the Registry Room?[1]______________________________________ How was order maintained? [1]____________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________What was added in 1903?[1]______________________________________________________ What did official decide in the Great Hall?[1]_________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 

30. Click on “Learn More” under “Did you Know?”. 

What happened to women traveling alone prior to World War II? Why? [2]___________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________
After 1907, what was the rule for children under the age of 16? [2]_________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ 

31. View the Photos. 

32. Listen to the Audio, then answer the following question:
Why did some immigrants try to bring in children that were not their own? [2]_________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________
Why did the inspector suspect Lucy Attarian was not her parent’s child? [2]___________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________
How did the inspector “prove” that Lucy belonged to her parents?[2]________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ 

33. Click the “Next” arrow to get to Stop 6. 

34. What was the sixth stop? The ________________________________________[1] 35. Read the “Story” and answer the following questions: 

What was the “six-second physical?” [2]_____________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ If someone was considered a risk to the public health, what happened? [2]____________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ 

36. Click on “Learn More” under “Did you Know?”. 

Why were people with contagious diseases denied entry? [2]______________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ Approximately how many immigrants were sent back because of disease or disability? [1] ___________________________________________________________________________ 

37. View the Photos. Then answer the following question: 

What were some of the conditions that would result in a more intensive physical exam? [2] _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ 

38. Listen to the Audio, then answer the following question: 

Why was Rachel Chenitz’s mother almost denied entry? [2] _________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ 

39. Click the “Next” arrow to get to Stop 7. 

40. What is the seventh stop? The ________________________________________[1] 41. Read the “Story” and answer the following questions: 

What is a “manifest?” [1]_________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ How many questions was each immigrant asked at the legal inspection?[1]_____________________ 

42. Click on “Learn More” under “Did you Know?”. 

How did immigration policies change after World War I? [2]______________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________
How was Ellis Island used after 1924? [1]____________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 

43. View the Photos.
44. Listen to the Audio, then answer the following question: 

Describe Paul Lauric’s family’s experience as a detainee at Ellis Island. [2]____________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ 

45. Click the “Next” arrow to get to Stop 8. 

46. What was the eighth stop? ____________________________________________[1] 47. Read the “Story” and answer the following questions: 

Where were legal detainees held? [1]________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ 

For how long were they held? [1]____________________________________________________ 

Where was their case decided? [1]__________________________________________________ 

Where were medical detainees held?[1]_______________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ 

For how long were they held? [1]____________________________________________________ 

How was their case decided? [1]____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ 

48. Click on “Learn More” under “Did you Know?”.
How many babies were born at Ellis Island? [1]_________________________________________ 

How many immigrants died there?[1]________________________________________________
If an immigrant was denied entry into the United States, who was responsible for paying their way home? [1]____________________________________________________________________ 

49. View the Photos. Then, click the “Next” arrow to get to Stop 9.
51. What was the ninth stop? The ________________________________________[1] 

52. Read the “Story” and answer the following questions:
If your family were traveling onto Lockport or Buffalo after being processed at Ellis Island, Which part of the Stairs of Separation would you use? [1]_____________________________________
Who came down the middle part of the stairs? [1]______________________________________ What services were provided for immigrants at the bottom of the stairs? [2]__________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 

53. Click on “Learn More” under “Did you Know?”.
How did Immigrant Aid Societies help immigrants? [2]___________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________
In what year did the United States begin requiring passports or visas for entry into the US? [1] __________________________ 

54. View the Photos. Then, Listen to the Audio, and answer the following question:
According to Manny Steen, what did some immigrants do to be sure they had $20 for the inspection? ___________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________[2] 

56. Click the “Next” arrow to get to Stop 10.
57. What was the tenth stop? The ________________________________________[1] 

58. Read the “Story” and answer the following questions:
Why was this area called “The Kissing Post?” [1]_______________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ 

59. Click on “Learn More” under “Did you Know?”.
By 1913, how many people worked at Ellis Island?[1]_______________________________
How did relatives in America know when their family would arrive? [1]_______________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 

60. View the Photos. Then, Listen to the Audio, and answer the following question:
What did Estelle Belford’s father say to her mother when they were reunited at Ellis Island? [1] _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________