Know Your Presidents
Updated: April 9, 2004
Students conduct research on U.S. presidents and discuss their findings in class. They enter data into a master database and query the database to answer questions about the presidents. During the project, students gain skills in analyzing a question's content, using Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) in databases, managing files, and using technology to obtain and to present information.
“[The students] easily picked up searches and sorts and a couple of students asked questions that required the use of a custom select query which I helped them construct.”
Dr. Richard Johnson, Boise State University
Objectives
| • | Use the Internet to research the lives and terms of U.S. presidents. |
| • | Learn to enter data into a master database using an entry form. |
| • | Learn to query a database and analyze the content of questions. |
Learning Areas
| • | Social studies |
| • | U.S. history |
| • | Technology |
Levels
Software
| • | Microsoft Access |
| • | Microsoft Internet Explorer |
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