Five Points Library Five Points Library
Biography
George Washington Carver, Inventor
Christropher Columbus, explorer
Thomas Edison, Ohio Inventor
Anne Frank, Holocaust - Jewish Child
Benjamin Franklin , Inventor and Statesman
Francis Scott Key, Author of the Star Spangled Banner
Maya Lin , Ohio Architect
Sacagewea, Guide to Lewis and Clark
Harriet Tubman, Abilitionist and Underground Railroad Conductor
Wright Brothers , inventors of the airplane
Websites
General :
A&E Biography http://www.biography.com/
American National Biography http://www.anb.org/articles/home.html
Biography (Infoplease) http://www.infoplease.com/people.html- listed alphabetically or by catagory
Encyclopedia Britiannica Online -School Edition - Biographies http://school.eb.com/elementary/bio
Factmonster - People http://www.factmonster.com/people.html
Famous People, mini-curriculum units http://teacherlink.ed.usu.edu/tlresources/units/Byrnes-famous/famous.html
IMA HERO: Education Section http://www.imahero.com/education.html
TIME Magazine: TIME 100 - People of the Century www.time.com/time/time100/index_2000_time100.html
Ohio People:
OPLIN: Discover Ohio>Ohio people http://www.oplin.org/page.php?Id=63-30&msg=
Ohio History Central -Category -History - People http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/subcategory.php?c=H&s=PEO
Presidents:
First Ladies' Gallery http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/firstladies/
Presidents of the United States http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/
Athletes:
Sports Personalities - FactMonster.com http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0855208.html
Olympics 2008: Summer Olympics Biographies, A-Z http://www.factmonster.com/spot/04ol-sum-bioaz.html
Activities
1) Use Biography Maker http://www.bham.wednet.edu/bio/biomaker.htm and write a report about a famous person.
2) Famous Asian Americans – Using library and internet sources to learn about famous Asian Americans including Maya Lin, Allen Say and many others. Printable available at http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/TM/Famous_Asian_Americans.pdf
3) Famous People - Mini-curriculum units http://teacherlink.ed.usu.edu/tlresources/units/Byrnes-famous/famous.html