Bicycle Puzzles
Students from the Comsewogue School District in Port Jefferson Station, New York created
bicycle jigsaw puzzles. How fast can you put them together? Use the timer to
find out.
Puzzle 2: Riding Uphill
Puzzle 3: The Yellow Jersey
Major Taylor:
Related Topics and Activities
"Jim
Crow" Laws
When Major Taylor was alive, he lived under the "Jim Crow" laws. On this
site you will read about these unfair, racist laws. Here are some activities that
will allow you to express your feelings about them.
Turn back the clock and make believe that it is the year 1890.
Write an editorial to your local newspaper expressing your
feelings about why these laws are morally wrong.
Design a poster with a strong anti "Jim Crow"
law message.
Create a satirical cartoon criticizing the Jim Crow
laws.
Harriet
Tubman and the Underground Railroad
You learned that both of Major Taylor's grandparents were slaves who eventually
moved to the free state of Indiana. On this site you will learn about the
Underground Railroad, a secret organization that helped slaves escape to freedom. Be
sure to take the Harriet Tubman quiz at this site.
Dr.
Martin Luther King
Dr. Martin Luther King fought racism through non-violent protest. Check out the Kid
Pix slide show at this site, and then journey on the WebQuest. You'll learn a great
deal about this important man's life and beliefs.
Free At
Last: The Civil Rights Movement in the United States
Fifth grade students from Novi, Michigan designed this resource for the Think Quest Junior 2001 Internet Challenge.
This site has a wealth of interesting information, stories, a timeline, a Civil Rights
Dictionary and online games. You may want to sign their guestbook to congratulate
them on an excellent job.
Major
Taylor Biography
Read this short biography. Then create a timeline about Major Taylor's life.
You could use Kid Pix or another drawing program to create a Major Taylor slide show, or
create a paper timeline to showcase in your school.
