1.2 - The student will describe the stories of American leaders and their contributions to our country,with emphasis on George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Abraham Lincoln, George Washington Carver, and Eleanor Roosevelt.
- Essential Understandings:
- Important deeds were accomplished by people who became American leaders.
-Essential Questions:
- What contributions do we remember that were made by George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Abraham Lincoln, George Washington Carver, and Eleanor Roosevelt?
- Essential Knowledge:
Terms to know:
- contribution: The act of giving or doing something.
People to know:
- George Washington: He was born in Virginia. He was a farmer. He became a brave leader of soldiers. He was the first president of the United States. He is known as the “Father of Our Country.”
- Benjamin Franklin: He proved that electricity was present in lightning through his kite experiment. He started the first library and the first volunteer fire department in America.
- Abraham Lincoln: He was born in a log cabin. He taught himself how to read. He became a president of the United States. He was known as “Honest Abe.”
- George Washington Carver: He was an African American who studied science and plants. He became a teacher. He developed hundreds of uses for peanuts, sweet potatoes, and soybeans.
- Eleanor Roosevelt: She was a leader for equal rights for all people. She volunteered for many organizations.
- Essential Skills:
- Use information from print and nonprint sources.
- Use resource materials.
- Gather and classify information.