Famous Americans Scavenger Hunt

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Famous AmericansScavenger Hunt

• Ashley Craig
• Fifth Grade
• Cliffside Elementary

Student Worksheet
Begin Scavenger Hunt
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Elizabeth Cady Stanton

• Go to http//www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/pag
  e.cgi/aa/stanton
• What did Elizabeth Cady Stanton do that makes her
  a famous American?
• Name another female who Stanton worked with.
• What did this other female in this picture do
  that makes her a famous American?

Elizabeth Cady Stanton, seated, and Susan B.
Anthony, standing, three-quarter length
portrait. 1880-1902. Source Library of Congress
American Memory
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• Elizabeth Cady Stanton had a daugher, Harriot in
  1856. What did Harriot do to help with her
  mothers work?

Elizabeth Cady Stanton and her daughter, Harriot,
1856 Source Library of Congress
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Thomas Edison

• Go to http//www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/pa
  ge.cgi/aa/edison
• What was Edisons favorite invention?
• What do you think the motivation was behind
  Edison inventing more than 1,000 inventions?

Thomas A. Edison, head-and-shoulders portrait.
1900-1920. Source Library of Congress, American
Memory
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• Go tohttp//www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page
  .cgi/aa/edison/fail_1
• Name a failed invention of Edisons.
• Why do you think he kept inventing even after
  failures?
• Would you have been so dedicated?

Thomas Alva Edison visiting Denver, Colorado
1908 Source Library of Congress, American Memory
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• Go to http//www.americaslibrary.gov/cgibin/page
  .cgi/aa/edison/phonograph_1
• What were the first words Edison recorded?
• How much did the basic machine cost?

Vachon, John. Farmer examining phonograph.
September 1939. Source Library of Congress,
American Memory
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• Go to http//memory.loc.gov/ammem/mdbquery.html
  
• Type story of the phonograph
• Click on 1. The story of the phonograph
  clipping.
• Click on View this item.
• Scan page one to find answers to the questions on
  the next slide.

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The Story of the Phonograph

• When was the phonograph invented?
• What is the phonograph as an invention compared
  to? (What other invention is the phonograph
  compared to?)
• What do you think a patent is?
• Who is the author?

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Thomas Jefferson

• Go to http//www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/pag
  e.cgi/aa/jefferson
• Why do you think Jefferson is said to be the
  primary author of the Declaration of
  Independence?
• How many languages did Jefferson know?
• Which two do you think he knew best?

Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United
States. 1828(?). Source Library of Congress,
American Memory
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• Go to http//www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/pag
  e.cgi/aa/jefferson/library_1
• How many volumes did the British burn in the
  library?
• What was Jeffersons quote about books?

Washington, D.C., Library of Congress.
1897-1910. Source Library of Congress, American
Memory
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• How many volumes did Jefferson sell? How much
  did he sell them for?
• What did Jeffersons collection include?
• What is the main library named?

Reading Room in rotunda, Library of Congress.
1901. Source Library of Congress, American Memory
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Harriet Tubman

• Go to http//www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/pag
  e.cgi/aa/tubman
• Harriet Tubman became known as __________.
• What was the Underground Railroad?
• On the above web address - Click on Freeing the
  Slaves What do you think Conductor of the
  Underground Railroad means?

Portrait of Harriet Tubman Source Library of
Congress, American Memory
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What does this picture say about Harriet
Tubman?What were some of her other
accomplishments?
Scenes in the Life of Harriet Tubman Source
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Libraries Documenting the South
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George Washington Carver

• Go to http//encarta.msn.com/encnet/refp
  ages/refarticle.aspx?refid761574196
• Using Carvers birth year and his graduation
  year, at what age did Carver graduate college?

Tuskegee Institute, Alabama. Dr. George
Washington Carver. March 1942. Source Library
of Congress, American Memory
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• Go to http//www.nps.gov/gwca/expa
  nded/peanut.htm
• While Carver did not invent the peanut, he did
  invent many uses for the peanut. Scroll down to
  the list.
• What is your favorite item made with peanuts?

Source Microsoft Clip Art Gallery
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• Go tohttp//www.africana.com/Utilities/Content.h
  tml?../cgi-bin/banner.pl?bannerEducation../Arti
  cles/tt_080.htm
• What kind of struggles did Carver have to
  overcome when he first arrived at Tuskegee
  Institute?

Carnegie Library, Tuskegee Institute, Ala. 1906.
Tuskegee, Alabama. Tuskegee Institute.
Images Source Library of Congress American Memory
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Famous Americans Scavenger Hunt - Student
Worksheet

• What did Elizabeth Cady Stanton do that makes her
  a famous American?
• Name another lady who Stanton worked with.
• What was Edisons favorite invention?
• What do you think the motivation was behind
  Edison inventing more than 1,000 inventions?
• Name a failed invention of Edisons.
• Why do you think he kept inventing even after
  failures?
• Would you have been so dedicated?
• What were the first words Edison recorded?
• How much did the basic machine cost?
• When was the phonograph invented?
• What is the phonograph as an invention compared
  to? (What other invention is the phonograph
  compared to?)
• What do you think a patent is?
• Who is the author?
• Why do you think Jefferson is said to be the
  primary author of the Declaration of
  Independence?
• How many languages did Jefferson know?
• Which two do you think he knew best?
• How many volumes did the British burn in the
  library?