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Penguin Group Canada: Our Canadian Girl: Rachel Book One (Teacher Guide) [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 5th
This teacher's guide accompanies 'Rachel Book One: A Mighty Big Imagining', one in the Our Canadian Girl series. The novel looks at the experiences of early black Canadian pioneers.
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Penguin Group Canada: Our Canadian Girl: Rachel Book Two (Teacher Guide) [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 5th
This teacher's guide accompanies 'Rachel Book Two: The Maybe House', one in the Our Canadian Girl series. The novel looks at the experiences of early black Canadian pioneers.
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PBS

Pbs: Pioneers of Heart Surgery

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses several pioneers of heart surgery, including Christian Barnard.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Read About Pioneers

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart contains a lot of information to read and learn about the ways of the Pioneers. It also gives opportunity to learn new vocabulary.
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: The Pioneers by James Fenimore Cooper

For Students 9th - 10th
The full text of the novel The Pioneers by James Fenimore Cooper. Register for a free account to unlock annotation tools, printing, and more.
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Energy for Sustainable Development

Esd Bulgaria: Kids & Energy: Energy Pioneers: John Presper Eckert Jr.

For Students 9th - 10th
A profile of John Presper Eckert Jr., an American electrical engineer and computer pioneer.
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Open Library of the Internet Archive

Open Library: The Pioneer Boy: And How He Became President.

For Students 9th - 10th
This ebook version of William Makepeace Thayer's The Pioneer Boy: And How He Became President. has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel, organized by year of publication, may be accessed...
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Open Library of the Internet Archive

Open Library: The Pioneers: A Tale of the Western Wilderness

For Students 9th - 10th
This ebook version of Robert Michael Ballantyne's The Pioneers: A Tale Of The Western Wilderness : Illustrative Of The Adventures And Discoveries Of Sir Alexander Mackenzie has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library....
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Open Library of the Internet Archive

Open Library: The Pioneers

For Students 9th - 10th
This ebook version of R. M. Ballantyne's The Pioneers has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel, organized by year of publication, may be accessed here.
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "Two Pioneers" by Elia W. Peattie

For Students 9th - 10th
Elia W. Peattie wrote about life in the West. "Two Pioneers" recounts the tale of a priest who makes friends with a "lady of the night". Read the full text on this site.
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Other

Early Fingerprinting Pioneers

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource takes a look at some of the early fingerprinting pioneers such as Marcello Malpighi, William Herschel, Alphonse Bertillon and many more.
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BBC

Bbc: Mary Seacole: Medical Pioneer: Mary Seacole

For Students 9th - 10th
Listen to the story of medical pioneer, Mary Seacole. She worked as a doctress in the Crimean War and was honored for her contributions in 2004.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Teachers: Women P Ioneers in American Memory

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This is an online resource from the Library of Congress discussing Women Pioneers. Includes some audio and internal links for more information.
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Other

Pioneer Women: How the West Was Really Won

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the varied roles that women played in the settling of the frontier, how those roles differed from women's roles in the 21st century, and, surprisingly, how much they were similar.
Article
A&E Television

History.com: 6 Little Known Pioneers of Aviation

For Students 9th - 10th
From an early glider experimenter to the first man to fly solo around the world, here are six lesser-known pilots and inventors who made their mark on aviation.
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement:pioneer Values in Willa Cather's "My Antonia"

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This very detailed lesson includes a quiz, an essay assignment, online text links, and background resources.
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Other

At Home in the Heartland: At Home on the Fringes of the Prairie (1800 1850)

For Students 3rd - 5th
Interactive site offers information and pictures pertaining to early pioneer life. See advertisements in the paper, furniture, glassware, and food preparation tools. Read stories of individuals who lived during that time and make...
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Connie Brummel Crook: 'The Hungry Year' Teaching Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
"The Hungry Year", an historical novel by Connie Brummel Crook, begins in 1787 and is set in what is now Ontario. It follows the life of a Loyalist pioneer family that has fled into Canada. This teacher's guide has a book summary,...
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The College of Physicians

The History of Vaccines: Pioneer Breakthroughs

For Students 9th - 10th
Match the disease to the scientist who created a vaccine to fight it.
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New York Times

New York Times: Julian Samora, 75, a Pioneering Sociologist

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A profile of Julian Samora, a leading Mexican-American sociologist, published shortly after his death. Samora worked tirelessly to improve the lives of Mexican-Americans through education, social...
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Orca Book Publishers

Orca Book Publishers: Max and Ellie Books Teaching Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
The Ellie and Max books by Becky Citra take place in pioneer times and follow the experiences of a brother and sister in Upper Canada. This teacher's guide includes a book summary, teaching ideas and the author's reflections on writing...
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Digital History

Digital History: Pioneers

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the pioneers that migrated West and see what drove some of them to seek a new way of life.
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: If You Were a Pioneer on the Oregon Trail

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Lesson plans that introduce the Oregon Trail to students and guide them into an activity where they create a personal narrative describing their journey out west. Provides a link to an excellent site that details many aspects of the...
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Smithsonian Institution

National Air and Space Museum: Pioneers of Flight: Amelia Earhart

For Students 9th - 10th
Illustrated essay on the pioneering step taken by Amelia Earhart when she became, in 1932, the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.

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