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A Picture Book of Amelia Earhart
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Earhart in Depth
What I Learned Section 1 -- Answer
the Following Questions:
1. When was Amelia Earhart born?
July 24, 1897. Read
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2. What year did Amelia Earhart first
see an airplane?
1908. Read
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3. What year did Amelia Earhart take
her first flying lesson?
1921. Read
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4. True or False: Amelia Earhart was
the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean.
True. Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly across the Atlantic
Ocean as a passenger and as a pilot. Read
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5. What year did Amelia Earhart die?
1937. Read
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What I Learned Section 2 -- Define the
following words:
Airplane: A heavier-than-air craft kept aloft in the air
Solo Flight: When a person makes a flight alone
Transatlantic: Crossing the Atlantic Ocean
Aviation: The design, development, production, operation,
or use of a heavier-than-air craft
Aviator: A pilot of an airplane or other heavier-than-air
craft
Pioneer: One of the first persons in a particular field
of inquiry, enterprise, or progress
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a. Who were the Wright brothers?
They were the first people to fly an airplane. Read
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b. Who was Charles Lindbergh?
He was the first person to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
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c. Name ONE of Amelia Earhart's achievements
in aviation.
Answers will vary. Read
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d. Use five of the words in Section
2 in a sentence.
Answers will vary. Read
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e. Have a parent or friend give you
a spelling test with EACH of the words in Section 2.
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More Valuable Information about Amelia
Earhart:
Official
Amelia Earhart Web Site
Amelia
Earhart Birthplace Museum
Amelia
Earhart: Women in Aviation & Space History (Smithsonian)
Women
in Aviation: Amelia Earhart
National Women's
Hall of Fame: Amelia Earhart
National
Aviation Hall of Fame
The Ninety-Nines:
International Organization of Women Pilots
Women
of NASA
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A Picture Book of Helen Keller
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Keller in Depth
What I Learned Section 1 -- Answer
the Following Questions:
1. When was Helen Keller born?
June 27, 1880. Read
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2. When did Helen Keller become blind
and deaf?
In February, 1882, when she was about 1-1/2 years old. Read
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3. Who was Anne Mansfield Sullivan?
Helen Keller's teacher. Read
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4. True or False: The word "water" was
the first world Helen Keller learned from Anne Sullivan.
True. Read
more
5. What college did Helen Keller attend?
Radcliffe College. Read
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What I Learned Section 2 -- Define the
following words:
Blind: Unable to see; loss of sight
Deaf: Unable to hear; loss of hearing
Meningitis: Illness; inflammation of the meninges caused
by an infection and characterized by high fever and severe headache
Teacher: A person who teaches
Braille: A system of reading and writing for the blind
using raised dots representing letters, numbers, etc., that are
read by touch; invented by Louis Braille (1809-1852) in 1829
Presidential Medal of Freedom: The highest civilian award
of the United States which recognizes exceptional meritorious
service
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Bonus Questions (Answer 1 of the
Following Questions for Your FREE
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a. Who was Alexander Graham Bell?
He invented the telephone, and he taught in a school for the deaf.
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b. What did Helen Keller do during World
War II?
She visited injured soldiers in hospitals from 1943 to 1946. Read
more
c. Use five of the words in Section
2 in a sentence.
Answers will vary. Read
more
d. Have a parent or friend give you
a spelling test with EACH of the words in Section 2.
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More Valuable Information about Helen
Keller:
Helen
Keller Foundation
Ivy
Green, Birthplace of Helen Keller
National Women's
Hall of Fame: Helen Keller
Helen Keller
Services for the Blind
American
Foundation for the Blind
Royal
National Institute for the Blind: The Life of Helen Keller
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A Picture Book of Rosa Parks
More Information at Rosa
Parks in Depth
What I Learned Section 1 -- Answer the
Following Questions:
1. When was Rosa Parks born?
February 4, 1913. Read
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2. What year did Rosa Parks finish high
school?
1933. Read
more
3. What did Rosa Parks do on December
1, 1955?
Rosa Parks refused to move to the back of a Montgomery bus. Read
more
4. How long did the Montgomery Bus Boycott
last?
More than a year. Read
more
5. What year did Rosa Parks found the
Rosa and Raymond Parks Institute for Self-Development?
1987. Read
more
6. True or False: Rosa Parks has been
called the "Mother of the Civil Rights Movement."
True. Read
more
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What I Learned Section 2 -- Define the
following words:
Boycott: To abstain from buying or using something as a
means of protest
Discriminate: To make a distinction for or against a person
on the basis of the group or class to which the person belongs
Desegregation: The elimination of racial segregation or
separation in schools, restaurants, and other public places
"Jim Crow" Laws: Laws segregating or separating African-Americans
and white people in public places and on public transportation
NAACP: National Association for the Advancement of Colored
People; an organization working to end the unfair treatment of
African-Americans
Civil Rights Movement: The fight for the rights of all
people of all races to be treated as equals
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Following Questions for Your FREE
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a. Describe how African-Americans were discriminated against
during Rosa Parks' life.
There were laws segregating African-Americans and white people.
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b. What happened on May 17, 1954?
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled school segregation was unconstitutional.
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c. What happened on November 13, 1956?
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled bus segregation was unconstitutional.
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d. Use five of the words in Section
2 in a sentence.
Answers will vary. Read
more
e. Have a parent or friend give you
a spelling test with EACH of the words in Section 2.
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More Valuable Information about Rosa
Parks:
Rosa and Raymond
Parks Institute for Self Development
National Women's
Hall of Fame: Rosa Parks
TIME
100: Heroes & Icons - Rosa Parks
The Troy
State University Montgomery: Rosa Parks Library & Museum
National Association
for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
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A Picture Book of Harriet Tubman
More Information at Harriet
Tubman in Depth
What I Learned Section 1 -- Answer
the Following Questions:
1. When was Harriet Tubman born?
In 1820, the exact date is unknown. Read
more
2. True or False: Harriet Tubman escaped
from slavery by traveling the Underground Railroad.
True. Read
more
3. How did Harriet Tubman help the Underground
Railroad?
She was a conductor on the Underground Railroad. Read
more
4. True or False: Harriet Tubman was
known as "Moses."
True. Read
more
5. How did Harriet Tubman help the North
during the Civil War?
Harriet Tubman was a nurse and a spy for the Northern (Union)
Army. Read
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What I Learned Section 2 -- Define the
following words:
Abolitionist: A person against slavery
Underground Railroad: A series of safe houses for runaway
slaves on their way north to freedom
Civil War: The war between the North (Union) and the South
(Confederacy) which lasted from 1861 to 1865; one of the factors
leading up to the Civil War was the issue of slavery
Thirteenth Amendment: An Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
which abolishes slavery in the United States
Ratify: Approve
Suffragist Movement: The fight for the right of women to
vote in the United States
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Bonus Questions (Answer 1 of the
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a. Describe Harriet Tubman's life as a slave.
Answers will vary. Read
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b. Who was Nat Turner?
Nat Turner (1800-1831) was a slave who started a rebellion against
slave owners in 1831. Read
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c. What year was the Thirteenth Amendment
ratified?
1865. Read
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d. Use
five of the words in Section 2 in a sentence.
Answers will vary. Read
more
e. Have a parent or friend give you
a spelling test with EACH of the words in Section 2.
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More Valuable Information about Harriet
Tubman:
Harriet
Tubman Home
Boston
African American NHS: Harriet Tubman
National Women's
Hall of Fame: Harriet Tubman
Harriet
Tubman & the Underground Railroad w/ QUIZ
Harriet
Tubman Home for the Aged
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