Grade 5 Biography Projects
World Book
US Presidents From Whitehouse.org
American Revolution http://library.thinkquest.org/TQ0312848/
Crispus Attucks http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part2/2p24.html http://library.thinkquest.org/TQ0312848/cattucks.htm http://www.africawithin.com/bios/crispus_attucks.htm
Patrick Henry http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/henry.htm http://www.history.org/almanack/people/bios/biohen.cfm http://www.history.org/almanack/people/bios/biohen2.cfm
Bernardo de Galvez http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernardo_de_G%C3%A1lvez_y_Madrid,_Count_of_G%C3%A1lvez http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fga10 http://www.nps.gov/foma/historyculture/galvez.htm
Phillis Wheatley http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part2/2p12.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phillis_Wheatley http://www.vcu.edu/engweb/webtexts/Wheatley/philbio.htm
John Dickinson http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/dickinson.htm http://chronicles.dickinson.edu/encyclo/d/ed_dickinsonJ.htm http://colonialhall.com/dickinson/dickinson.php
George Grenville http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Grenville http://www.britannia.com/gov/primes/prime9.html http://www.nndb.com/people/959/000103650/
Daniel Leonard http://www.let.rug.nl/usa/B/dleonard/leonard.htm http://www.bookrags.com/biography/daniel-leonard/
Mercy Otis Warren http://library.thinkquest.org/TQ0312848/mowarren.htm http://library.thinkquest.org/10966/data/bwarren.shtml http://www.nndb.com/people/669/000114327/
Thomas Gage http://www.nndb.com/people/237/000049090/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Gage http://www.sonofthesouth.net/revolutionary-war/british/general-thomas-gage.htm
Thomas Paine http://www.ushistory.org/paine/ http://www.historyguide.org/intellect/paine.html http://www.let.rug.nl/usa/B/tpaine/paine.htm
Jonathan Boucher http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Boucher http://www.constitution.org/bcp/nonresis.htm
John Murray (Lord Dunmore) http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part2/2h47.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Murray,_4th_Earl_of_Dunmore http://www.history.org/almanack/people/bios/biodun.cfm
Thomas Hutchinson http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/popup_hutchinson.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Hutchinson_%28governor%29 http://www.nps.gov/bost/historyculture/hutchinson.htm
Revolutionary War
Deborah Sampson http://www.distinguishedwomen.com/biographies/sampson.html http://library.thinkquest.org/TQ0312848/dsampson.htm http://www.nwhm.org/education-resources/biography/biographies/deborah-sampson/
Sybil Ludington http://www.historicpatterson.org/Exhibits/ExhSybilLudington.php http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sybil_Ludington http://www.ahsd25.k12.il.us/womenshistory/ludington.html
Margaret Corbin http://www.distinguishedwomen.com/biographies/corbin.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Corbin http://www.nwhm.org/education-resources/biography/biographies/margaret-cochran-corbin/
Abigail Adams http://www.firstladies.org/biographies/firstladies.aspx?biography=2 http://www25.uua.org/uuhs/duub/articles/abigailadams.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abigail_Adams
Marquis De Lafayette http://www.ushistory.org/valleyforge/served/lafayette.html http://www.history.org/almanack/people/bios/biolafayette.cfm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilbert_du_Motier,_marquis_de_Lafayette
James Armistead http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Armistead http://www.blackpast.org/?q=aah/lafayette-james-armistead-1760-1832 http://www.libertyskids.com/arch_who_jlafayette.html
Peter Salem http://www.blackpast.org/?q=aah/salem-peter-ca-1750-1816 http://www.esperstamps.org/aa6.htm
Nathan Hale http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan_Hale http://library.thinkquest.org/TQ0312848/nhale.htm
Benedict Arnold http://www.ushistory.org/valleyforge/served/arnold.html http://library.thinkquest.org/TQ0312848/barnold.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benedict_Arnold
Mary Ludwig Hays McCauley http://www.cbsd.org/curriculum/library/papeople/Pages/1_McCauley.aspx http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molly_Pitcher http://www.ushistory.org/valleyforge/youasked/070.htm
Reading Groups Mae Jemison http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mae_Jemison http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/jemison-mc.html http://www.biography.com/people/mae-c-jemison-9542378
Buck Leonard http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buck_Leonard http://www.nlbpa.com/leonard__buck.html http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Buck_Leonard
Michelle Kwan http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelle_Kwan http://www.biography.com/people/michelle-kwan-11919948
Yo-Yo- Ma http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yo-Yo_Ma http://www.yo-yoma.com/yo-yo-ma-biography
Wilma Rudolph http://www.lkwdpl.org/wihohio/rudo-wil.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilma_Rudolph http://www.notablebiographies.com/Ro-Sc/Rudolph-Wilma.html
Barbara Jordan http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Jordan http://www.biography.com/people/barbara-jordan-9357991 http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=j000266
Chief Joseph http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief_Joseph http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/people/a_c/chiefjoseph.htm http://www.juntosociety.com/native/nezperce.htm
Dr. Samuel Lee Kountz jr http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_L._Kountz https://webfiles.uci.edu/mcbrown/display/kountz.html http://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=18
Oprah Winfrey- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oprah_Winfrey http://www.biography.com/people/oprah-winfrey-9534419?page=1
Michelle Obama-http://www.biography.com/people/michelle-obama-307592 http://womensissues.about.com/od/influentialwomen/p/MichelleObama.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelle_Obama
Maya Angelou http://mayaangelou.com/bio/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maya_Angelou http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/ang0bio-1
Barak Obama- Imani http://www.biography.com/people/barack-obama-12782369?page=1 http://holidays.kaboose.com/who-is-barack-obama.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama
Muhammad Ali-Joel http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Ali http://www.biography.com/people/muhammad-ali-9181165 http://www.biographyonline.net/sport/muhammad_ali.html
Roald Dahl http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roald_Dahl http://www.roalddahl.com/ http://www.childrensclassics.com.au/ccp0-display/roald_dahl_children_childrens_book_author_biography.html
Jerry Spinelli- http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/contributor/jerry-spinelli http://www.yourlibrary.ws/childrens_webpage/j-author22002.html http://www.jerryspinelli.com/newbery_008.htm
Amelia Earhart-http://www.ameliaearhart.com/about/bio.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amelia_Earhart http://www.biography.com/people/amelia-earhart-9283280?page=1
Zora Neale Hurston- Devaughn http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zora_Neale_Hurston http://www.lkwdpl.org/wihohio/hurs-zor.htm
Websites with information on these oceanographers:
Russell Cuhel: http://www4.uwm.edu/freshwater/people/cuhelr.cfm
http://www.jason.org/digital_library/2953.aspx
http://www.growingpowerfarmconference.org/speakers/presenters/russell-cuhel/
http://www.glwi.freshwater.uwm.edu/profiles/rcuhel/
Robert Ballard: (there is probably the most info on him…here is just some)
http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/bal0bio-1
http://www.biography.com/people/robert-ballard-38039
http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/edu/oceanage/05ballard/welcome.html#bio
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/biographies_science/ballard/
Leila Hatch:
http://ccom.unh.edu/seminars/index.php?q=185
http://listserv.uri.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A3=ind0704&l=nrsall&p=5106&e=1&b=------_%3D_NextPart_001_01C7756C.1759D730&t=text%2Fhtml
http://www.jason.org/digital_library/2957.aspx
Sylvia Earle:
http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/ear0bio-1
http://www.bookrags.com/biography/sylvia-a-earle/
http://www.squidoo.com/sylvia-earle
http://www.myhero.com/go/hero.asp?hero=sylviaearle
Enric Sala:
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/explorers/bios/enric-sala/
http://natgeotv.com/uk/pacific-ocean-paradise/biography-dr-enric-sala
http://sio.ucsd.edu/Profile/esala
http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/national-geographics-enric-sala-is-a-man-on-a-mission/2011/08/11/gIQAIsM0ZJ_story.html
Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enric_Sala
HistoricFigures:
Harriett Tubman Biography - http://www.math.buffalo.edu/~sww/0history/hwny-tubman.html Britannica - http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/608308/Harriet-Tubman Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harriet_Tubman
Jane Adams
Maya Angelou Biography - Maya Britannica - Maya Angelou Wikipedia - Maya Angelou
Frederick Douglas PBS - Frederick Douglas Britannica - http://kids.britannica.com/comptons/article-9274051/Frederick-Douglass Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Douglass
Ben Franklin pbs - http://www.pbs.org/benfranklin/l3_citizen_networker.html Principals of freedom - Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Franklin
Thurgood Marshall Biography - http://www.biography.com/people/thurgood-marshall-9400241 Britannica - http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/366611/Thurgood-Marshall Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thurgood_Marshall
Thomas Jefferson Whitehouse - http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/thomasjefferson Britannica - http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/302264/Thomas-Jefferson Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Jefferson
Martin Luther King Nobel Prize Biography - http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1964/king-bio.html Britannica - http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/318311/Martin-Luther-King-Jr Wikipedia- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_King
Elenor Roosevelt First Ladies - http://www.firstladies.org/biographies/firstladies.aspx?biography=33 Britannica - http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/509257/Eleanor-Roosevelt Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elenor_Roosevelt
Barack Obama Whitehouse - http://www.biography.com/people/barack-obama-12782369 Britannica - http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/973560/Barack-Obama Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama
Neil Armstrong NASA - http://www.nasa.gov/centers/glenn/about/bios/neilabio.html Britannica - http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/35599/Neil-Armstrong Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Armstrong
Anne Frank About - http://www.annefrank.org/en/Anne-Franks-History/ Britannica - http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/217168/Anne-Frank Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Frank
Jackie Robinson Biography-http://www.jackierobinson.com/about/bio.html Britannica - http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/505734/Jackie-Robinson Wikipedia -http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackie_Robinson
George Washington American History -http://americanhistory.about.com/od/georgewashington/p/pwashington.htm Britannica -http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/636381/George-Washington Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Washington
Lucille Ball Women's History - http://womenshistory.about.com/od/quotes/a/lucille_ball.htm Britannica -http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/50417/Lucille-Ball Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucille_Ball
Thomas Edison About - http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/bledison.htm Britannica - http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/179233/Thomas-Alva-Edison Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Edison
George Washington Carver
About - http://inventors.about.com/od/cstartinventors/a/GWC.htm Britannica - http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/97606/George-Washington-Carver Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Washington_Carver