Unit 6: Making a Difference in the Community

Bill Gates and Cyrus McCormick have changed their communities by--

• inventing new technology

• discovering new medicines

• rebuilding cities after disasters

Louis Pasteur invented the process of pasteurization, which heats liquids to kill harmful bacteria. Jonas Salk developed the polio vaccine to prevent disease. How do these inventions help improve health and keep people safe?

• They make food taste better and cure all diseases

• They create new kinds of bacteria to test in laboratories.

• They prevent harmful bacteria and diseases from making people sick

Which of these is an example of how a civic group can act to improve a community?

• Lowering taxes on sales.

• Hiring new police officers.

• Building a new playground for the community.

How did Clara Barton's founding of the Red Cross serve the community's common good?

• They have volunteers that work together.

• They get money from community members.

• They write letters to the government leaders.

Which of these men worked as a city planner and surveyed the land in Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States?

• Benjamin Franklin

• Benjamin Banneker

• Pierre L'Enfant

• George Washington

Helen Keller and Hector P. Garcia influenced their communities. How did they affect the community?

• By leading protests

• By fighting for the interest of others

• By creating new inventions

Which of these people escaped slavery and then helped other enslaved people to freedom?

• Carmen Lomas Garza

• Helen Keller

• Harriet Tubman

• Betsy Ross

What heroic actions do the Four Chaplains and Todd Beamer share?

• Rescuing people trapped by fires

• They both helped save lives by sacrificing their own safety

• Fighting in the war to protect the freedom of others