Amelia Earhart Unit Study
The unit is suitable for grades K–12, with flexibility to adapt based on your learners’ ages and abilities. Please preview links and activities to ensure they are appropriate for your family. New resources will be added as time allows.
Many of the links below lead to printable resources that can be added to a notebook or lapbook for this study.
Learning Objectives
Many parents and teachers will need to create their own goals. You can compare the goals at these sites to create your own goals depending on how stringent your requirements need to be. All links have several suggested activities for different ages.
Suggested Curriculum Standards:
- World Book Scope Basic Course structure https://www.worldbook.com/free-educational-resources#tcos
- Michigan Department of Education https://www.michigan.gov/mde/services/academic-standards
- Maine as an example of state level requirements https://www.maine.gov/doe/ela/standards/index.html
- California state level requirements https://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/
- McREL Compendium National Level https://www2.mcrel.org/compendium/
- Ontario Canada K-8 Expectations https://www.dcp.edu.gov.on.ca/en/curriculum#elementary
- Abeka Scope and Sequence https://www.abeka.com/HomeSchool/ScopeAndSequence.aspx
- The series of books called “What your nth Grader needs to know” May also be helpful nth representing the grade your child is in. This series only Goes to grade 8
The student will be able to:
Appreciate the importance of Earhart‘s accomplishments.
List characteristics of a brave and daring person.
Describe how Amelia Earhart contributed to the advancement of women.
Identify at least four aviation pioneers.
Formulate their own ideas about what actually happened, given the facts surrounding the disappearance of Amelia Earhart.
Develop listening skills and demonstrate these skills.
Identify character traits that fulfill personal goals.
Use technology to research the life and accomplishments of an important American figure.
Use technology to tour Web sites about significant global events from early 20th-century history.
Compare and contrast the accomplishments of two notable women.
Write a news account of an American hero based on biographical information.
Evaluate information based on prior experiences and newly acquired knowledge.
Become familiar with terms and procedures related to aviation.
Exercise critical thinking skills.
Create a notebook to demonstrate organizational skills.
Timeline
Amelia Earhart – A Timeline https://www.ninety-nines.org/amelia-earhart.htm
Create a Timeline of 5 to 140 year span http://www.ourtimelines.com/create_tl_2c.html
Online Time Line Creator https://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/student-interactives/timeline
Vocabulary
| Lockheed | publicist | legend | longitude | Atlantic Ocean |
| equator | headlines | instrument | latitude | plummeted |
| engine | route | wings | Australia | landing gear |
| accomplishment | navigator | expedition | Pacific Ocean | stunt |
| opportunity | historic | challenge | New Guinea |
Each word should be written out and defined. Make sure you save this sheet for your portfolio.
http://wordweb.info/free downloadable software to look up words.
http://dictionary.reference.com online Dictionary
Bible References
Look up and compare scriptures at the sites below. In your journal, note how reading different translations and versions can deepen your understanding of each passage.
Bible Tools:
- American Standard Version https://ebible.org/asv/
- King James Bible in Mp3 https://www.audiotreasure.com/indexKJV.htm
- World English Bible in Mp3 https://www.audiotreasure.com/webindex.htm
- World Wide Study Bible https://www.ccel.org/wwsb
- E-Sword Bible Software. Free software that will allow you to compare many translations at the same time https://www.e-sword.net/
- New World Translation https://www.jw.org/en/library/bible/study-bible/books/
Book Resources
Amelia Earhart by Richard Tames
Amelia Earhart: A Biography by Doris L. Rich
Amelia Earhart: Adventure in the Sky by Francene Sabin
Amelia Earhart: Aviation Pioneer by Roxane Chadwick
Amelia Earhart: Courage in the Sky by Mona Kerby
Amelia Earhart – The Myth and the Reality by Dick Strippel
Amelia Earhart: The Mystery Solved by Elgen M. Long
Amelia Earhart: Young Aviation Pioneer by Jane Moore Howe
Amelia Earhart, the Final Story by Vincent V. Loomis
Amelia: The Centennial Biography of an Aviation Pioneer by Donald M. Goldstein
Daughter of the Sky by Paul Briand
East to the Dawn: The Life of Amelia Earhart by Susan Butler
Eyewitness: The Amelia Earhart Incident by Thomas E. Devine
I Was Amelia Earhart by Jane Mendelsohn
Last Flight by Amelia Earhart and George Palmer Putnam
The Search for Amelia Earhart by Fred Goerner
Sisters of the Wind by Elizabeth S. Bell
Sky Pioneer: A Photobiography of Amelia Earhart by Corrine Szabo
The Sound of Wings by Mary S. Lovell
Vanished: The Mysterious Disappearance of Amelia Earhart by Monica Kulling
Poetry, Music & Audio Files
- Rhyme Zone Find rhymes, synonyms, adjectives, and more https://www.rhymezone.com/
- Make your own Audio books! https://sourceforge.net/projects/audacity/ is a nice WAV recorder and https://www.dbpoweramp.com/dmc.htm Converts WAV to mp3 for smaller more shareable files.
- Poetry Worksheet Template https://www.happychild.org.uk/wks/english/ssm/poems01.htm
Video and Software Resources
Videos and DVDs
Biography Amelia Earhart Queen of the Air is a look at Amelia Earhart’s life.
Amelia Earhart Price of Courage https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1027235/ Kathy Bates narrator. Some great original footage and photography. Includes interviews with people who knew Earhart.
YouTube search for Amelia Earhart https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=amelia+earhart
Games
Use these ideas to turn key concepts from this unit into creative, engaging games your learners will love.
Game Board Blanks
Create your own themed games for this unit using printable templates and inspiration from the sites below:
- Games . . . Tools for Learning by Mark and Janice Vreeland
- Games for Learning ideas from Mary Peterson
- Board Game Templates – Tim’s Printables – free blank game boards
- JustFamilyFun – Board Game Paths
- Educational Board Games – Cardboard Cognition – printable game boards and pieces
Board games
- Printable game parts for games to create with this unit
- Poster that might make a nice center to a gameboard
GeoSafari Cards
Using the GeoSafari Instruction Guide, you can create a wide variety of custom cards for this unit. GeoSafari is especially great for independent learning and long car trips!
Donna Young shows you how to make GeoSafari Cards
DIY Card Ideas
- Timeline event ↔ date matching cards
- True or false review questions
- Vocabulary words ↔ real-life images
- Chapter-based quizzes or review sets
More GeoSafari Card Ideas
- Parts of an airplane
- Maps of areas She flew over (The whole earth! Add the date she flew over to the card to make it fit to this unit compare that area on the original date to today)
- Amelia Earhart’s father struggled with alcohol during her early life. Create a card that explores how addiction can affect families and how to recognize when someone may need support.
Recipes
Use a regular cake mix to make a cake in the shape of an airplane. Or Frost the top to look like an airport
Field Trips and Virtual Tours
Flight: A Virtual Adventure for Grades 3-6 http://www.tramline.com/cross/flight/
Exhibit Views from The Henry Ford
Across the Atlantic and To the Headlines https://www.thehenryford.org/collections-and-research/digital-collections/expert-sets/101269/
The Iconic Aviatrix https://www.thehenryford.org/collections-and-research/digital-collections/expert-sets/101550/
Art and Craft Ideas
Paper Airplanes https://creativepark.canon/en/categories/CAT-ST01-0085/index.html
Paper Airplanes that will really fly https://www.ss42.com/pt-planesfly.html
Paper Model airplanes for display https://www.ss42.com/pt-planemodel.html
Information and General Resources
http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/aa/earhart
Purdue University The George Palmer Putnam Collection of Amelia Earhart Papers https://collections.lib.purdue.edu/aearhart/
Amelia Earhart.com https://www.ameliaearhart.com/
The Earhart Project https://tighar.org/projects/the-earhart-project/
Amelia Earhart Birthplace Museum https://www.ameliaearhartmuseum.org/
Amelia Earhart’s Last Flight http://www.unmuseum.org/earhart.htm
Centennial of Flight Essay on Amelia Earhart https://www.centennialofflight.net/essay/Explorers_Record_Setters_and_Daredevils/earhart/EX29.htm
Naval History and Heritage Command sites:
Amelia Earhart Information https://www.history.navy.mil/research/library/online-reading-room/title-list-alphabetically/a/amelia-earhart.html
Naval Aviation and the Search for Amelia Earhart https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/museums/nnam/education/articles/from-the-cockpit–stories-of-naval-aviation/naval-aviation-and-the-search-for-amelia-earhart.html
Records Regarding the Loss of Amelia Earhart, 1937 https://www.history.navy.mil/research/archives/Collections/transferred-collections/nara-transfer/loss-of-amelia-earhart-1937.html
National Naval Aviation Museum Women Win Their Wings https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/museums/nnam/explore/exhibits/online-exhibits—collections/from-typewriters-to-strike-fighters/women-win-their-wings.html
Worksheets
Make your own worksheets with these worksheet creation tools:
- SchoolHouseTech https://www.schoolhousetech.com/ This company gives away two free software worksheet factories one for Basic math and one for wordsearch utility that will make wonderful complements to this unit when you include the clipart listed in the clipart section.
- Start Write – This program makes nice reports and handwriting worksheets for the unit. https://www.startwrite.com/
- TeachNology has several online worksheet makers and a ton of Rubric makers. Rubrics work great with Homeschool Tracker because they give you total points and you count up exactly how many points your child gets. https://www.teach-nology.com/worksheets/
- Online Crossword Puzzle Maker to use with your vocabulary words or locations or even dates from the timeline. https://www.happychild.org.uk/wks/english/ssm/crosswords01.htm
Reading Comprehension Amelia Mary Earhart https://www.edhelper.com/ReadingComprehension_24_69.html
Reading Comprehension Whatever Happened to Amelia Earhart https://www.edhelper.com/ReadingComprehension_32_6.html
Scroll to Centennial of Flight https://www.kansashistory.gov/p/kansas-kaleidoscope-teacher-supplement/12520
Evaluation Ideas
Assemble a three ring binder and please include:
- A copy of this unit
- Course Description (Highschool Students)
- Write a summary about books read for the unit
- Write an essay on the various topics discussed
- Your Lapbook created for the unit (K-8 Students)
- Any worksheets or activity books created with SchoolhouseTech Software https://www.schoolhousetech.com/
- Your journal and its contents
- Your Log of activities from Homeschool Tracker https://www.homeschooltracker.com/free-homeschool-tracker-basic-edition Its Free!
- Your Timeline
Essay on the various topics discussed.
Create your own test http://www.vokabel.com/creteste.html
Affiliate Links
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Who Was Amelia Earhart? by Kate Boehm Jerome |
History of Modern Times Notebooking Pages |
Unit Safari Amelia Earhart Unit was originally compiled June 4, 2001.
