Worksheets"Who Was Amelia Earhart?" ch. 8 & Timeline
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 20mins
Amelia Earhart wanted to
fly around the world close to the equator
fly to the moon
fly to Japan
fly in a paraglider
To help Amelia, George hired
a housekeeper and a cook
two watchdogs to guard the plane at night
extra fuel tanks to keep airplane fuel in the backyard
two navigators to fly with Amelia and help her stay on course
On her trip around the world, the trip would go from
west to south
east to west
east to north
north to south
Many delays kept her from going on schedule. They had to change the flight path to
west to east
north to south
south to west
west to north
Only one navigator was able to go on the trip around the world. His name was
Fred Noonan
Fred Flintstone
Bill Nye, the Science Guy
George Putnam
Amelia communicated with Fred Noonan by passing notes over the extra fuel tanks with a
slingshot
fishing pole
badminton racket
clothesline
Amelia flew over forty hours and four thousand miles in the first week. She flew
over the Atlantic and crossed to Africa
over the Atlantic and crossed to Hawaii
over the Atlantic and crossed to South America
over the Atlantic and crossed to California
To help Amelia and Fred, a U.S. Coast Guard ship was sent to Howland Island. They would send out a signal to
cheer Amelia on and give her encouragement
guide the Electra in for landing
act as a giant arrow showing her the way
tell her if the refrigerator door was open
Even today, people are still looking for Amelia's plane. Search parties still occasionally hike through remote Pacific island near Howland, hoping
to find Waldo
to find a clue in the overgrown jungles
to find Howland
to take the around-the-world trip themselves
There are two Timelines at the end of the book. One is the Timeline of Amelia's Life and the other is the
Timeline of the World
Timeline of McPherson Magnet
Timeline of Mrs. Robertson's Life
Timeline of Flight
