Famous+Americans

**FAMOUS AMERICANS RESEARCH PROJECT** //** Remember ! Always be a responsible Internet user. Think before you search. Evaluate what you find. Give credit for what you take. **//

Below are websites to help you begin your search for information about the famous person you are researching. Please read the directions before navigating to the sites! A big part of conducting research is investigating several site to gather information. Keep in mind that you may need search several sites before finding information on your particular person so please be patient!

[|Harcourt Multimedia Biographies]- this is a very comprehensive site filled with information on a long list of famous people. You can find your person in two way- either click on the category list (ie- President, Writer, ect) or click on the letters at the top of the page (first letter of your person's last name).

[|MrNussbaum Biographies]- this page will bring you to a variety of options. Scroll down the page (names are in alphabetical order) and click on the name of the person you are researching to brought to the biography page.

[|ESPN Top North American Athletes of the Century]- click on the name highlighted in blue to read the information.

[|Fact Monster Biographies]- click on the category that matches your person (for example, Sports Celebraties, Famous Women, etc.) and then click on his/her name.

[|Fact Monster- U.S. Presidents]- click on the names to read the mini biographical information.

[|White House- President Biographies-] the official White House Website that provides short biographies of each U.S. President.

[|Mrs. P'S Famous Americans]- this website was created by a teacher to give her students websites to research specific famous Americans. Scroll down the list to see if your person is on the list. Click on the name to get to the information page.

[|Short Biographies-]- click on the category on the right side of the page (for example, basketball player, artist, etc.).

[|Meet Amazing Americans]- this is a site from the Library of Congress. Scroll the list to find your person and click on the name to enter the information page.

[|Learn About Famous Americans]- this is a site from TeachersFirst.com. Click on one of the themes from the list at the top of the page and a list of names will appear (use the scroll bar to view all of the selections). Click on your person's name and a new screen will appear with a brief biography.

[|S9.com Biography Dictionary]- use the search boxes to find your person. Type in the persons name and occupation in the appropriate boxes and click "start search". You will be brought to page listing all of the people that match your serach information. Check the information and only click on the links that pertain to your person.

[|Who2? Biographies]- At the top of the page is an alphabet Browse Bio option. Click on the letter that matches the first letter of the last name of the person you are researching. This will bring you to another page. Scroll the page to find your person and click on his/her name.

[|Academy of Achievement-] You will find five categories (Arts, Sports, Business, Science & Exploration, Public Service). Click on the category that matches your person and then scroll down the page to see if she/her is listed. If you locate your person's name click on the biography option under his/her picture.

[|Kidsclick] [|KidRex] [|Ask Kids] [|RedZee]- visual search engine [|Dibdabdo]
 * SEARCH ENGINES **- the links below will bring you to "student-friendly" search engines. These search engines should only be used if you are unable to locate information on the internet site listed for your research project. Please ask permission from Ms. Angela or Mrs. Corrieri prior to using these search engines.


 * Trading Card Project **



Click on this link to bring you to a page with directions on how to create your Famous American Trading Card.


 * Wordle Project **

Click on this link to bring you to a page with directions on how to create your Famous American Wordle.


 * This wiki will contain links to websites not maintained by the Ludlow Public Schools. The Ludlow Public Schools are not responsible for the information or advertisements located on these sites.