So Megan Dixon, an English Secondary Education student, shared with me an activity she used with her 6th grade students.  Although she used it an English class, I think it is a great resource to use in history classes.

It is called a biocube- probably not new to the world of teaching, but with a new technological twist!  The website allows students to enter information on each of the six sides of a cube.  The prompts for information include name, time period, place, significance, obstacle, etc.  Through the website, the students input the information, print, and put together to make a cube.

This could be a great resource to use when reading historically significant biographies or even just for a review of a historical figure.  Try it out!

http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/bio_cube/