TEACHER'S KEY
Thomas Jefferson: Scavenging Around
Directions: Explore the "Jefferson" section of the Monticello Web site to find the answers to the following questions. At the end of each section there is a link to "choose your own time." This link will show you all the topics covered in the "Day in the Life" section of "Jefferson" and will help you scavenge around!
Teacher's Note: In almost every case, there are many possible answers. If there is a dispute, ask students to find the page where they found the information.
1) Find three technological innovations or "gadgets" that Jefferson used or employed at Monticello:
Example: polygraph machine for making copies of letters
1. Great Clock of the Entrance Hall
2. Dumbwaiters in the Dining Room
3. Automatic double doors in the Parlor
4. Any of the following: Moldboard plow; wheel cipher; spherical sundial (Jefferson's three inventions).
2) Find four examples of Jefferson's interests:
Example: Music; he played the violin
3.Science
5. Reading
3) Name three items that Jefferson received from a foreign country, and the country they are from:
Example: Jefferson imported olive oil from Italy
4. In some ways the Louisiana Purchase still was a foreign country: antlers, etc.
5. Chess set (and furniture and art) from France
4) Name four games or activities that Jefferson enjoyed doing with his family:
Example: He played chess with his grandchildren
1. "I love my love with an A" (a word game)
2. Gardening
3. Relay races on the West Lawn
5) Find the answers to TWO of the following questions:
A. How many books did Jefferson collect?
B. How many letters did Jefferson write in his lifetime?
C. What's the most overnight guests that Jefferson's daughter Martha could remember at Monticello?
6. What are the names AND jobs of three Monticello slaves?
Example: Wormley Hughes worked in the garden
1. John Hemmings worked in the joinery and made beautiful furniture
2. James Hemings was trained by a French chef
3. Isaac Jefferson worked as a blacksmith
7. What are two buildings that Jefferson designed as an architect?
Example: Monticello