Founding Father Research
5th grade Founding Fathers
Fifth Grade Founding Father's Research ProjectJust for fun:Colonial Williamsburg:Kids Zone:Name That Founding Father
http://www.history.org/kids/games
Teachers: Students can access the websites from here.
Students
You will need to do the following:
1. You will need to decide which founding father of the US Constitution you want to do a report about. The following website lists all of the founding fathers a * indicates that they did not sign the Constitution.
2. Use at least 2 sources for your report. They could both be websites, or you can use a website or a book. Use the reference sheets Mrs. Perkins gives you to cite your work. You will use Microsoft Word to do a bibliography.
3. Read your information and take notes. Put your notes in your own words. You are going to write a report that is at least one page long. The paragraphs need to have at least five sentenses. As you read you are looking for the following information:
A. Date of birth, marriage, children, jobs, what state where they from, date of death etc.
B. How did this person help write the Constitution?
C. What is the most important thing they did as a founding father of our country?
D. What is something they did that you found interesting?
4. Make sure your report is in the following order:
Beginning
Middle
End
Web Sites
Meet the Founding Fathers ( a* means they did not sign the Constitution)
http://www.archives.gov/
After you click on the URL above, when it opens, in the search box type in founding fathers. When the next page opens in blue you will see Suggested LInks. Underneath this in Red will be The founding fathers Delegates to the Constitutional Convention. Click on this link. After it opens scroll down and you will see the list of founding fathers listed by state.
Founding Fathers Link: Founding Fathers
Founding Fathers
Data Bases After clicking on the link below, click on Explore our Resources. Use Searasaurus and Kids Search to look up the founding father you are researching for your report. Remember to type in last name, first name.
http://www.kslib.info
You can also use our library card catalog to look up websites on your founding father. Remember you will see a magnifying glass if it is a web site.
Biography BooksBooks pulled from our library about men and women of American Colonial, Revolutionary, & Constitutional times.
The Revolutionary John Adams by Harness, Cheryl
John Adams by Gills, Jennifer Blizin
John Adams Second Prsident of the United States by Brill, Marlene Targ
A Picture Book of Samuel Adams by Adler,David A.
Why don't you get a horse, Sam Adams? by Fritz, Jean
Samuel Adams by Gills, Jennifer Blizen
Benjamin Franklin by Burk, Rick
The Amazing LIfe of Benjamin Franklin by Giblin, James Cross
A Picture Book of Benjamin Franklin by Adler, David A.
The Remarkable Benjamin Franklin by Harness, Cheryl
A Picture Book of Patrick Henry by Adler, David A.
Patrick Henry by Gillis, Jennifer Blizin
Where was Patrick Henry on the 29th of May? by Fritz, Jean
Patrick Henry Voice of the American Revolution by Sabin, Louis
Thomas Jefferson by Burk, Rick
A Picture Book of Thomas Jefferson by Adler, David A.
Thomas Jefferson by Harness, Cheryl
Thomas Jefferson by Hargrove, Jim
Dolly Madison Saves George Washington by Brown, Don
James Madison by Clinton, Susan
Molly Pitcher by Burke, Rick
William Penn by Gillis, Jennifer Blizin (died in 1718 Pennsylvainia was the property of his family until 1779.
And Then What Happened Paul Revere? by Fritz, Jean
The Many Rides of Paul Revere by Giblin, James Cross
Paul Revere, by Burke, Rick
Paul Revere Son of Liberty by Brandt, Keith
A Picture Book of Paul Revere by Adler, David A.
Deborah Sampson by Burke, Rick
George Washington by Burk, Rick
George Washington the Life of an American Patriot by West, David & Gaff, Jackie
George Wasington Wasn't Always Old by Fleming, Alice
George Washington by Harness, Cheryl
George Washington First President of the United States
A Picture Book of George Washington by Adler, David A.
Farmer George Plants a Nation by Thomas, Peggy
History Books
Presidents by Burk,Melissa Blackwell
Picture Book of Revolutionary War Heroes by Fisher, Leonard Everett
What's the Deal Jefferson, Napoleon and the Louisiania Purchase by Blumberg, Rhoda
Which Way to the Revolution? by Barner, Bob
You Wouldn't Want to be at the Boston Tea Party by Cook, Peter
So You Want to be President? by St.George, Judith
Lives of the Presidents Fame Shame (and What the Neighbors Thought) by Krull, Kathleen
Life in the Thirteen Colonies Series (There is a book on each colonie)
Read more about the Thirteen Colonies or use the index in these books to look up founding fathers.
Fifth Grade Founding Father's Research ProjectJust for fun:Colonial Williamsburg:Kids Zone:Name That Founding Father
http://www.history.org/kids/games
Teachers: Students can access the websites from here.
Students
You will need to do the following:
1. You will need to decide which founding father of the US Constitution you want to do a report about. The following website lists all of the founding fathers a * indicates that they did not sign the Constitution.
2. Use at least 2 sources for your report. They could both be websites, or you can use a website or a book. Use the reference sheets Mrs. Perkins gives you to cite your work. You will use Microsoft Word to do a bibliography.
3. Read your information and take notes. Put your notes in your own words. You are going to write a report that is at least one page long. The paragraphs need to have at least five sentenses. As you read you are looking for the following information:
A. Date of birth, marriage, children, jobs, what state where they from, date of death etc.
B. How did this person help write the Constitution?
C. What is the most important thing they did as a founding father of our country?
D. What is something they did that you found interesting?
4. Make sure your report is in the following order:
Beginning
Middle
End
Web Sites
Meet the Founding Fathers ( a* means they did not sign the Constitution)
http://www.archives.gov/
After you click on the URL above, when it opens, in the search box type in founding fathers. When the next page opens in blue you will see Suggested LInks. Underneath this in Red will be The founding fathers Delegates to the Constitutional Convention. Click on this link. After it opens scroll down and you will see the list of founding fathers listed by state.
Founding Fathers Link: Founding Fathers
Founding Fathers
Data Bases After clicking on the link below, click on Explore our Resources. Use Searasaurus and Kids Search to look up the founding father you are researching for your report. Remember to type in last name, first name.
http://www.kslib.info
You can also use our library card catalog to look up websites on your founding father. Remember you will see a magnifying glass if it is a web site.
Biography BooksBooks pulled from our library about men and women of American Colonial, Revolutionary, & Constitutional times.
The Revolutionary John Adams by Harness, Cheryl
John Adams by Gills, Jennifer Blizin
John Adams Second Prsident of the United States by Brill, Marlene Targ
A Picture Book of Samuel Adams by Adler,David A.
Why don't you get a horse, Sam Adams? by Fritz, Jean
Samuel Adams by Gills, Jennifer Blizen
Benjamin Franklin by Burk, Rick
The Amazing LIfe of Benjamin Franklin by Giblin, James Cross
A Picture Book of Benjamin Franklin by Adler, David A.
The Remarkable Benjamin Franklin by Harness, Cheryl
A Picture Book of Patrick Henry by Adler, David A.
Patrick Henry by Gillis, Jennifer Blizin
Where was Patrick Henry on the 29th of May? by Fritz, Jean
Patrick Henry Voice of the American Revolution by Sabin, Louis
Thomas Jefferson by Burk, Rick
A Picture Book of Thomas Jefferson by Adler, David A.
Thomas Jefferson by Harness, Cheryl
Thomas Jefferson by Hargrove, Jim
Dolly Madison Saves George Washington by Brown, Don
James Madison by Clinton, Susan
Molly Pitcher by Burke, Rick
William Penn by Gillis, Jennifer Blizin (died in 1718 Pennsylvainia was the property of his family until 1779.
And Then What Happened Paul Revere? by Fritz, Jean
The Many Rides of Paul Revere by Giblin, James Cross
Paul Revere, by Burke, Rick
Paul Revere Son of Liberty by Brandt, Keith
A Picture Book of Paul Revere by Adler, David A.
Deborah Sampson by Burke, Rick
George Washington by Burk, Rick
George Washington the Life of an American Patriot by West, David & Gaff, Jackie
George Wasington Wasn't Always Old by Fleming, Alice
George Washington by Harness, Cheryl
George Washington First President of the United States
A Picture Book of George Washington by Adler, David A.
Farmer George Plants a Nation by Thomas, Peggy
History Books
Presidents by Burk,Melissa Blackwell
Picture Book of Revolutionary War Heroes by Fisher, Leonard Everett
What's the Deal Jefferson, Napoleon and the Louisiania Purchase by Blumberg, Rhoda
Which Way to the Revolution? by Barner, Bob
You Wouldn't Want to be at the Boston Tea Party by Cook, Peter
So You Want to be President? by St.George, Judith
Lives of the Presidents Fame Shame (and What the Neighbors Thought) by Krull, Kathleen
Life in the Thirteen Colonies Series (There is a book on each colonie)
Read more about the Thirteen Colonies or use the index in these books to look up founding fathers.