5th GA GPS Important Influences: Turn of the Century 1900

This biographical project focuses on the 5th Grade GPS historical figures: Elijah McCoy, E. Remington, Margaret Knight, Alexander Graham Bell, Thomas Edison, Granville Woods, Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller & Samuel Gompers.

Standards:
• SS5H3 The student will describe how life changed in America at the turn of the century.
• SS5E3 The student will describe how consumers and businesses interact in the U. S. economy.

There are 5 parts to the project including Data, Venn, Time Line, Probe (in-depth research writing) & Presentation. All areas contribute to a while grade or grades can be individualized.