Influential People WebQuest MEGA Pack | Famous Person Research Activities

Students will learn about the lives and legacies of some of the most influential people in history! This WebQuest Pack is a great way to help your students explore the lives of people such as Rosa Parks, Abraham Lincoln, Amelia Earhart, and Ruby Bridges. Students will be given links to a variety of age-appropriate articles. Using the articles, they will answer a series of questions about each of the topics below! This is a great activity for independent work or partner work!

*Each WebQuest takes approximately 1 hour to complete*

Amelia Earhart

-Childhood

-Early Experiences

-Amelia Takes Flight

-Amelia's Aviation Challenge

-Life and Legacy

Abraham Lincoln

-Abraham Lincoln's Childhood

-Abraham Lincoln's Family and Early Career

-Abraham Lincoln's Political Career

-The Election of 1860

-The Civil War and Lincoln's Legacy

Ruby Bridges

-Early Childhood

-Brown vs. the Board of Education

-Ruby's Walk to School (integration)

-Life and Legacy

Martin Luther King, Jr.

-Martin Luther King Jr.'s Childhood

-Martin Luther King Jr.'s Education

-The Montgomery Bus Boycott

-The March on Washington

-Martin Luther King Jr.'s Legacy

Rosa Parks

-Childhood and Education

-Early Years as an Activist

-Her Famous Decision

-The Montgomery Bus Boycott

-Life and Legacy

Benjamin Franklin

-Benjamin Franklin's Childhood

-Benjamin Franklin's Education

-Benjamin Franklin the Scientist

-Benjamin Franklin's Inventions

-Benjamin Franklin and Politics

-The Life and Legacy of Benjamin Franklin

Harriet Tubman

-Harriet Tubman's Childhood

-The Underground Railroad

-Harriet Tubman's Impact on the Underground Railroad

-Harriet Tubman's Life after the War

-The Legacy of Harriet Tubman

Helen Keller

-Helen Keller's Early Childhood

-Helen Keller Meets Anne Sullivan

-Helen Keller Learns to Read and Speak

-Helen Keller as an Adult

Sally Ride

-Sally Ride's Childhood

-Sally Ride Becomes and Astronaut

-Sally Ride Goes to Space

-The Life and Legacy of Sally Ride

George Washington

-George Washington's Childhood

-George Washington Marries Martha Washington

-George Washington in the Revolutionary War

-George Washington's Presidency

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*These resources require access to the internet in order to access the articles. However, the questions on the WebQuests may be completed by students on paper or digitally!*

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