Famous American Women

 and Timelines

Mrs. Marks's 2/3 Multiage Class

A WebQuest for 2nd and 3rd  Grade Social Studies

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Mrs. Marks 2/3 Multiage Adobe Bluffs  Elementary

 Introduction | Task | Process | Resources
Evaluation | Conclusion

Introduction

Did you know half of all the people in the world are women?  Did you notice that it is hard to find out about women in history?  Through this WebQuest, learn about some famous American women who helped shape history.

 

The Task

      With a friend, read about a famous American woman in history.  Then make a mobile of your American woman. Next, add your famous American’s timeline to a larger than life timeline.  Finally, interview an important woman in your life and create a timeline of her life.

Process

With a partner

 

·        You will read a biography and timeline of a famous American woman.

·        You will gather information and create a mobile of your famous American woman

·        Next you will join your class to create a class timeline to include everyone’s famous American woman.

·        Finally, you will complete an interview sheet including a timeline of a woman you know.

Resources

1.  With a partner:

Choose a famous American woman to read about: 

Remember to click "Back" to return to this page.

Clara Barton (Nurse)

Shirley Temple Black (Actor and Diplomat)

Rachel Carson   (Writer and Environmentalist)

Amelia Earhart   (Pilot)

Helen Keller   (Educator)

Maya Lin   (Architect)

Annie Oakley   (Sharpshooter and Entertainer)

Sandra Day O’Connor   (Supreme Court Justice)

Sally Ride   (Astronaut) Wilma Rudolf   (Athlete) Sacagawea   (Explorer) Harriet Tubman   (Abolitionist) Laura  Ingalls  Wilder (Writer)

 

2.  Now together make a mobile of your famous American woman using important facts and dates found in the biography.

Directions on How to Make a Paper Plate Mobile

 

3.  On large mural or bulletin board paper, have the whole class make one timeline beginning approximately 1700 to present day.  Have each set of partners use different colored markers or tape to draw a line showing the life span of their famous American woman.  After each group has placed their life spans on the timeline have a class discussion.  Who was born first?  Which women could have known each other?  Which women are still alive that you could meet?

 

1700       1725       1750       1775       1800       1825       1850       1875       1900       1925       1950       1975       2000

cc                   Mary Brown                                Mildred Green                                 Julie Wright

                                           Dorothy Boring                        Karen Bauer

                   Anne Watson                                 

 

4.  Finally, each student is to interview an important woman in their life.  It could be their grandmother, teacher, or next door neighbor.  Ask questions that include dates of importance.  Make a timeline using the information and dates you got from your interview.

Interview Questions

 

Evaluation

 

You will receive points for:

 

·        Theme of the Mobile

·        Construction of the Mobile

·        Interview Questions

·        Understanding of Timelines

·        Working with a Partner

 

        Rubric for Project

Conclusion

Other activities you can do with your famous American woman:

 

·        Complete a Venn Diagram comparing your famous American woman with another.

·        Create a postage stamp for your famous American woman.

·        Role-play an interview between a reporter and your famous American woman on the evening news.

·        Make up a song or poem about your famous American woman.

 

Now that you have learned about some famous American women, go to the library or search the web for some more. Search more by typing in the name of your Famous American Woman in Yahooligans.

http://yahooligans.yahoo.com/