WebQuest
The Founding Fathers: Revolutionary Inventors
Process
Step One: Who was a Founding Father?
- What does it mean to be a Founding Father?
- What did a person have to do to be called a Founding Father?
- A bowl containing pieces of paper with names on them will be passed around the room.
- Each student will chose a piece of paper from the bowl.
- The name on the piece of paper will contain a name of one of the Founding Fathers. This will be the Founding Father that your group will research.
- Students will then pair up with the other student that drew the same name. This will be your research team.
- Print out the provided graphic organizer to use during your webquest.
- Find important information about your Founding Father.
- What were his accomplishments?
- What were his inventions?
- Here are links to explore in your research of your Founding Father.
http://classroom.monticello.org/kids/gallery/home/6/ Thomas Jefferson
http://www.ushistory.org/franklin/science/ Benjamin Franklin
http://science.howstuffworks.com/innovation/famous-inventors/10-ben-franklin-inventions.htm Benjamin Franklin
http://www.mountvernon.org/george-washington/biography/ George Washington
http://historysheroes.e2bn.org/hero/achievements/81 Thomas Paine
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