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From Basketball Court to Supreme Court
Students discuss scenarios about unfairness and retaliation in school sports. They read about a recent Supreme Court ruling about Title IX, and research, conduct polls and write articles about public opinions on gender issues in sports.
National First Ladies' Library
History of Women in Sports
Learners examine online or hard copy timelines of athletics, discuss what they like and dislike about time tables they have reviewed, research in small groups history of basketball, baseball, gymnastics, or track and field, and create...
Curated OER
Aboriginal Physical Education
Students engage in p.e. activities that have roots in native Indian, Metis, and Inuit cultures. They practice the skill involved and listen to the significance behind the skill. They read relevant books and define new terminology.
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Weight Training
Learners complete Internet research to learn about weight training. In this Internet research lesson, students visit the various websites listed to learn about weight training, its safety procedures, and routines.
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Discovering Our Legacy of Giving
Seventh graders examine the characteristics of philanthropists. For this cross- curricular lesson, 7th graders evaluate the character traits of people from a film. Students write a metaphor about responsibility to community.
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Get Physical
Fourth graders research a physical exercise using primary source information. They analyze the information and write a report that validates, rejects, or qualifies the information.
Digital Public Library of America
Dpla: Women in Science: Medicine
Collection of digital resources gathered from public libraries, archives, and museums about women in medicine. Discover women's impact in the field of medicine, as doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and researchers while exploring key...
National Institutes of Health
National Library of Medicine: Tox Town: Environmental Health Concerns
Learn about toxic chemicals and the environmental healths risks you might encounter everyday in familiar places. Select neighborhoods or locations to discover what chemicals might be found there and the health risks associated with each.
Harvard University
Harvard University Library Open Collections Program: Tuberculosis
Students investigate tuberculosis in Europe and North America. Some topics explored are causes, diagnosis, and the sanatoria movement. Additional resources include web pages, manuscripts, references, and publications.
Digital Public Library of America
Dpla: History of Baseball, 1860 1945
Collection of digital resources gathered from public libraries, archives, and museums pertaining to the history of baseball. See Babe Ruth's reinvention of the game with his homers, and get to know the heroes who left the diamond to...
Other
Npc: Noise Pollution
An archive of numerous national and international publications and research studies about noise pollution can be found at this site. Each entry includes an article abstract and a link to where the entry can be read online.
Other
American Psychiatric Nurses Association
Homepage for an association of professional nurses working in psychiatric settings. Library resources include audio/visual, books, online journals and publications, and research projects. Educational and professional resources and web...
Library of Congress
Loc: Spaulding Base Ball Guides
Thirty-five editions of this historical publication from the Library of Congress feature editorials from baseball writers on the state of the game, statistics, photographs, and analysis of the previous season for all the Major League...