Birthday Buddies

Procedure

1. Students will find a famous person who shares their birthdate by looking on Infoplease.com.

2. Decide, with the students, the important facts to gather about a person's life (birthplace, year of birth, education, accomplishments, etc.) A teacher-made fact sheet outline will help students to organize their work.

3. Students will gather information on their Birthday Buddies by using Internet sites that are similar to http://www.infoplease.com/people.html.

4. Students will prepare a written and oral presentation.

5. Students will share their work with the class.