Famous African Americans

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Map

Title: Famous African Americans

Objectives: All SWBAT

Social Studies Core Curriculum Content Standards:

6.1:A4 – Analyze data in order to see persons and events in context.
Students will view other students map entries.
6.1:A11 – Summarize information in written, graphic, and oral formats.
Students will complete the worksheet.
6.4:G1 – Explain the major events, issues, and personalities of the American Civil War including: The role of African Americans
Students will present their map entry.
6.6:A10 – Describe location technologies, such as Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Global Positioning Systems (GPS).
Students will complete the worksheet.

Materials:

Procedures:

An overview of the project will be explained by the teacher and/or through students going to the main website.
Students will then review the rubric and the teacher will answer any questions.
Students will then view the example entries on the Mappler site.
Next, students will create their own map entry on a famous African American that includes a name, date of birth, description, picture, website link, and video link.
Each student will then print out a worksheet (or the teacher will have them printed already) and complete it using other students’ map entries.
Finally, each student will present his or her map entry with additional information not included on the map.

Extensions:

Students could explore the following sites through the History Channel & the Biography Channel on Black History Month.
www.history.com/minisites/blackhistory
www.biography.com/blackhistory
Students could complete a similar project for Women’s History Month in March.

Resources

Patricia Bath
Website - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patricia_Bath
Picture - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/changingthefaceofmedicine/img/portraits/26.jpg
Video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cksKlyZ9wcY