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Teacher lesson plans

hisTory on The go

The Four HenrysThe Four Henrys

Grade 3 & Up

Henrys Lesson Plans

Thank you for planning your History on the Go play with the OrangeCounty Regional History Center! This packet includes activities that can be

done before or after our visit and aligns with state standards.

The activities you'll find in here were created with you in mind! We knowthat your day is jam packed and it's sometimes hard to squeeze in time tomeet social studies standards. That's why we incorporated activities thatare interdisciplinary with other subjects such as language arts. We have

also ensured many of the activities include the use of technology to keep insync with the digital classroom initiative.

Curriculum designed for you

Table of ContentsThis is Jeopardy! Activity................................................2

Assessment....................................................................5

Activity Ideas..................................................................6

Standards and Websites................................................7

This is Jeopardy!Standards

SS.4.A.6.1, SS.4.A.6.3, SS.5.A.6.3

MaterialsInternet access

Smartboard or computer to projector hook­up

Four Henrys Jeopardy questions and answers handout (included)

PrepReview over questions and answers.

Check­out the Jeopardy game here: www.jeopardy.rocks/fourhenrys

Directions1. Explain how the game works.

2. Play and have fun!

 

Four Henrys Jeopardy

Questions and Answers

Henry Flagler

$100 – True or False: Henry Flagler owned many different types of businesses in various

industries. / True. He was a part owner of a grain company, salt mining company, oil, rail

lines, and hotels.

$200 – Why did Henry Flagler build railroads in Florida? / He wanted to have railroad

lines that could bring people to and from his hotels.

$300 – What city in south Florida was created by Flagler? / Miami. He build a railroad to

it, paved streets, created its first water and power systems and even financed the first

newspaper there.

$400 – How far south did Henry Flagler’s railroad go? (city) / Key West

Henry Plant

$100 – What city is named after Henry Plant? / Plant City near Tampa. It’s known for its

annual strawberry festival.

$200 – Why did Henry Plant and his wife move down to Florida? / To improve his wife’s

health. It was believed that the Florida weather could improve illness.

$300 – How did Henry Plant get into the railroad business? / After the Civil War, the

railroads in the south had been severely damaged. He bought up two railroad

companies and began to expand them.

$400 – True or False: Henry Plant also built hotels. / True.

Henry Ford

$100 – True or False: Henry Ford worked for the Edison Illuminating Company. / True.

Thomas Edison became a good friend to Ford.

$200 – True or False: Henry Ford invented the car. / False. He found a more efficient way

to build them - the Assembly Line. His method changed the way cars were made.

$300 – How did Henry Ford’s car impact Americans? / He made cars cheaper so the

average American could afford to buy a car. It also allowed Americans to travel more.

$400 – Why did Henry Ford buy a house in Florida? / He had visited Thomas Edison on

vacation during the winter months and liked it so much, he bought a house.

Henry Sanford

$100 – Henry Sanford came down to Florida following what war? / The Civil War. Many

northern businessmen came to the south following the war for opportunity.

$200 – What agricultural crop is Henry Sanford known for? / Citrus; oranges

$300 – True or False: There’s a town named after Henry Sanford. / True. The town of

Sanford is near the St. John’s River, north of Orlando.

$400 – True or False: Henry Sanford was successful in getting Orange County to build

their courthouse in the town of Sanford. / False. Jacob Summerlin, a cattle businessman,

convinced Orange County to keep it in Orlando.

Final Jeopardy

For wagered points – How many acres did Henry Sanford purchase to grow citrus? /

20,000 acres.

AssessmentInteractive Quizzing Tool

The following assessment tool can be used pre­lesson to determine the range of knowledge

or as a quick summative review.

  MaterialsSmartphone or tablet

Plickers app

Cardstock

Prep

Download the free Plickers app. Available for Android and Apple devices.

Set­up a Plickers account.

Familiarize yourself with how Plickers works.

Create a class and link card numbers to student names.

Create questions to assess students on.

Print a set of Plickers cards on cardstock.

Directions1. Pass out the assigned cards to students.

2. Explain how Plickers works.

3. Assess students!

Images courtesy of www.Plickers.com

Activity Ideas

DBQ - Document Based Questions

Visit the Florida Center for

Instructional Technology for

related reading passages.

Henry Flagler

bit.ly/29U2uzc

Tourism (includes cars)

bit.ly/29VIvuA

Growth of Railroads

bit.ly/2amDOeL

Related ReadingPassages

Use the archives to source documents for your DBQ

assignments. To enhance your process for developing DBQ

material, the Social Studies Success blog provides a great step

by step process here: bit./y/2ar1alk

For sources from Florida's state archives, visit:

www.floridamemory.com

For local documents from the Orange County Regional History

Center, visit: www.thehistorycenter.pastperfectonline.com

For general American History, visit: www.digitalhistory.uh.edu

Transportation in 3DView transportation related images in 3D! Use paper 3D glasses,

available cheaply online (Ebay has sets of 10 to 50 ranging from

$5 to $15). The Florida Center for Instructional Technology took

historic stereoviewer photographs and turned them into 3D

images, viewable online.

For transportation related images, visit:

bit.ly/2aGJrXC

To view the entire collection, visit:

bit.ly/2af39tZ

Standards & WebsitesStandards & Descriptions

Possible Show StandardsTH.3.C.1.2 Watch a play and describe how the elements of light, costumes, props, and sound

influence the mood of the production.

TH.5.H.1.2 Participate in a performance to explore and celebrate a variety of human 

experiences.

Activity StandardsSS.4.A.6.1 Describe the economic development of Florida's major industries.

SS.4.A.6.3 Describe the contributions of significant individuals to Florida.

SS.5.A.6.3 Examine 19th century advancements (canals, roads, steamboats, flat boats,

overland wagons, Pony Express, railroads) in transportation and communication.

Does not include possible standards for Activity Ideas ­ Transportation in 3D, DBQ, and related

reading passages.

Full Web LinksDBQ ­ Document Based Questionsbit.ly/2ar1alk

http://socialstudiessuccess1.blogspot.com/2015/12/writing­your­own­dbq.html

Transportation in 3Dbit.ly/2aGJrXC

http://fcit.usf.edu/florida/3d/trans.htm

bit.ly/2af39tZ

http://fcit.usf.edu/florida/3d/index.htm

Related Reading Passagesbit.ly/29U2uzc

http://fcit.usf.edu/florida/lessons/flagler/flagler1.pdf

bit.ly/29VIvuA

http://fcit.usf.edu/florida/lessons/tourism/tourism1.pdf

bit.ly/2amDOeL

http://fcit.usf.edu/florida/lessons/railrd/railrd1.pdf