Charles Lindbergh

High school (ages 12+)
Transportation

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/charles-lindbergh

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. When was Charles Lindbergh born?February 4, 1902
2. When did Charles Lindbergh die?August 26, 1974 (age 72)
3. Where was Charles Lindbergh born?Detroit, Michigan, USA
4. What is the aircraft?Spirit of St. Louis
5. What is the flight distance?3,600 miles (5,800 km)
6. Who was Charles Lindbergh?He was an American aviator who flew across the Atlantic Ocean by himself in 1927. After that, he became an inventor, author, and environmentalist.

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