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<h1>📚 President Thomas Jefferson</h1>
<h2>Week 27 &bull; Wednesday &bull; Hands-On: The Curious President</h2>



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<p><strong>Thomas Jefferson</strong> became America's third president in 1801. You already know him — he wrote the Declaration of Independence!</p>

<p>Jefferson was one of the most curious people ever. He loved books and owned thousands of them. He studied plants, animals, weather, music, and buildings. He designed his own house, called <strong>Monticello</strong>, and invented clever gadgets like a spinning book stand that held five books at once!</p>

<p>As president, Jefferson made a famous deal called the <strong>Louisiana Purchase</strong>. He bought a giant piece of land from France, and America doubled in size overnight! Then he sent explorers Lewis and Clark to map the new land.</p>

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<p>1. Which number president was Jefferson?</p>

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<p>2. What famous paper did he write?</p>

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<p>3. What was the Louisiana Purchase?</p>

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<p>4. Who did Jefferson send to explore the new land?</p>

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<h3>🔍 Hands-On: Curiosity Journal</h3>
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<p style="margin-bottom:2px;"><strong>You need:</strong> paper, pencil, and sharp eyes.</p>

<p style="margin-bottom:2px;">Jefferson wrote down observations about nature every day — the weather, plants, and animals. Be curious like Jefferson!</p>

<p style="margin-bottom:2px;">1. Go outside (or look out a window) for five minutes.</p>

<p style="margin-bottom:2px;">2. In the table below, record what you observe like a scientist-president.</p>

<p style="margin-bottom:2px;">3. Bonus: check again later today. Did anything change?</p>

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<tr><th>What I observed</th><th>My notes</th></tr>

<tr><td>Today's weather</td><td></td></tr>

<tr><td>A plant I see</td><td></td></tr>

<tr><td>An animal or bird I see or hear</td><td></td></tr>

<tr><td>Something interesting I noticed</td><td></td></tr>

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<p style="font-size:10.5px; color:#555;">Jefferson designed his own house, Monticello. Design YOUR dream house! Add fun inventions inside it.</p>
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<span>third</span><span>Declaration</span><span>books</span><span>Monticello</span><span>Louisiana</span><span>Lewis</span>
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<p>1. Jefferson was the <span class="fill-blank-line"></span> president.</p>

<p>2. He wrote the <span class="fill-blank-line"></span> of Independence.</p>

<p>3. He owned thousands of <span class="fill-blank-line"></span>.</p>

<p>4. His house was called <span class="fill-blank-line"></span>.</p>

<p>5. The <span class="fill-blank-line"></span> Purchase doubled America's size.</p>

<p>6. He sent <span class="fill-blank-line"></span> and Clark to explore.</p>



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<h3>✏️ True or False</h3>
<p style="font-size:10.5px; color:#555;">Write T for true or F for false in each circle.</p>

<div class="tf-item"><span class="circle-box"></span> Jefferson was the third president.</div>

<div class="tf-item"><span class="circle-box"></span> Jefferson hated books and reading.</div>

<div class="tf-item"><span class="circle-box"></span> He designed his own house, Monticello.</div>

<div class="tf-item"><span class="circle-box"></span> The Louisiana Purchase made America smaller.</div>

<div class="tf-item"><span class="circle-box"></span> Lewis and Clark explored the new land.</div>

<div class="tf-item"><span class="circle-box"></span> Jefferson was very curious about nature.</div>



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<h3>📊 Review</h3>
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<tr><td>Who Thomas Jefferson was</td><td>YES &nbsp; / &nbsp; NOT YET</td></tr>

<tr><td>What the Louisiana Purchase did</td><td>YES &nbsp; / &nbsp; NOT YET</td></tr>

<tr><td>I observed nature like Jefferson</td><td>YES &nbsp; / &nbsp; NOT YET</td></tr>

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