FAMOUS PEOPLE FROM MARYLAND

As part of your study of Maryland,  you will use the Internet to gather information on important people in Maryland’s history. You will use notetaking skills to place information on a timeline.

PROCEDURES:

1. Go to the following website – 

http://www.teachervision.com/lesson-plans/lesson-6301.html.  Print out one copy of the Printable Time Line.

2. Then go to the following website - http://www.sos.state.md.us/sos/kids/html/people.html.

You will see two columns of names.  From the columns you will find and click on each of the following seven names.

(1) Mary Pickersgill

(2) Frederick Douglass

(3) Dr. Ben Carson

(4) Johns Hopkins

(5) Clara Barton

(6) Roberta Sheridan

(7) John Hanson

3. You will read the information about each person, noting his/her achievements and the timeframe when they lived.

4. Place the names on the top line of your timeline in the order in which they lived.  Above the name write the date(s) of their achievements.

5. On the downward slanting lines, write one accomplishment of each person.