The Big TEN

Introduction

The purpose of this lesson is to help students better understand the contributions of famous African Americans, whose work and/or lives brought about a change in our society.  Through this activity, students will learn how to utilize the World Wide Web as a primary method of research.  Students will also learn how to evaluate a website for accurate content and information.

Task

A teacher needs your help!  Mrs. Johnson, a 5th grade teacher, is a preparing a lesson on Black History Month for her students.  Mrs. Johnson found a lot of credible information about the lives of ten famous African Americans.  She would like to make a mystery art gallery where students must match the information to the correct person.   There's just one problem.  All of her links are wrong.  They actually point to .......She lost the original work and now she doesn't remember

 

YOUR TASK:  Help Mrs. Johnson by selecting the correct biography for each of the African American Historians on her list.  Some of the websites