Introduction
Arkansas Entrepreneurs: Natural State Affinity Quiz
Students will answer a series of simple questions about their likes and dislikes. The quiz will "match" the student to an Entrepreneur based upon their selected answers. This can be used as a method for increasing student interest, grouping, or just a fun way to start the unit!
Content
Arkansas Entrepreneurs: Natural State Biographical Readings
Click here for printable biographies - updated 6/25/2018
Your students will learn many interesting facts about the 10 Arkansas Entrepreneurs in this resource collection:
Katie and Abraham Carpenter - Carpenter's Produce
Patti Upton - Aromatique
Ben Pearson - Ben Pearson Archery
Forrest L. Wood - Ranger Boats
Mike Mills - Buffalo Outdoor Center
Maurice 'Mo' Elliott - Fayettechill
Melanie Hurley - Piggy Paint
Peter and John Greene - Mountain Valley Spring Water
Charles Murphy - Murphy Oil Corporation
P. Allen Smith - Home and Garden
Patti Upton - Aromatique
Ben Pearson - Ben Pearson Archery
Forrest L. Wood - Ranger Boats
Mike Mills - Buffalo Outdoor Center
Maurice 'Mo' Elliott - Fayettechill
Melanie Hurley - Piggy Paint
Peter and John Greene - Mountain Valley Spring Water
Charles Murphy - Murphy Oil Corporation
P. Allen Smith - Home and Garden
Arkansas Entrepreneurs: Natural State Story Map
Take your students on a tour of Arkansas as they learn about the biographies of ten Arkansas Entrepreneurs who capitalized on the abundant resources of the Natural State!
Review
Kahoot! Review Challenge
This is a fun way for students to review selected facts found in the biographies of the Arkansas Entrepreneurs represented in the Natural State theme. Play this as a whole class game.
Individual Assessment
Wizer.me Electronic Worksheet
This electronic worksheet allows you to evaluate each student's knowledge of information and concepts covered in the Arkansas Entrepreneurs: Natural State thematic collection. Wizer.me worksheets can be assigned via your Google Classroom or through a direct link.
Credits
Resource site created by Dr. Rita Littrell, Dr. Mary Thompson Price, Blake Tylar Ellison, and Alex Kareev for the University of Arkansas Bessie Moore Center for Economic Education
Title Banner Image on Desktop site: Buffalo National River, Harrison, AR by Mattsrealm [CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)], from Wikimedia Commons
Resource site created by Dr. Rita Littrell, Dr. Mary Thompson Price, Blake Tylar Ellison, and Alex Kareev for the University of Arkansas Bessie Moore Center for Economic Education
Title Banner Image on Desktop site: Buffalo National River, Harrison, AR by Mattsrealm [CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)], from Wikimedia Commons