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Connie Brummel Crook: 'The Perilous Year' Teaching Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
"The Perilous Year", an historical novel by Connie Brummel Crook, begins in 1793 and is set in what is now Ontario. It follows the life of two brothers into adulthood. This teacher's guide has a book summary, chapter discussion guides...
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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Willa Cather Lesson Plans

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Check out this informative resource to learn more about this famous author. This site features links to several other sites dedicated to Willa Cather's life and work.
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Reading Group Guides: My Intonia

For Students 9th - 10th
This site features a reading group guide for the book, "My Antonia," by Willa Cather. Students will benefit from the discussion questions listed in this resource.
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Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: The Homestead Act Went Into Effect

For Students 3rd - 8th
This 4-page article discusses the Homestead Act of 1862 and its effects.
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Recipes on the Oregon Trail

For Students 9th - 10th
With information gathered from a wide variety of primary resources, this site offers not only recipes that pioneers and homesteaders used, but also tips on packing a wagon for a cross-country trip, and other words of advice for wagon...
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Yale University

The Wit and Wisdom of Grace Hopper

For Students 9th - 10th
Quotes from Grace Hopper, a pioneer in computer programming.
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Open Library of the Internet Archive

Open Library: The Story of the Life of Abraham Lincoln

For Students 9th - 10th
This ebook version of William Makepeace Thayer's The Pioneer Boy, And How He Became President: The Story Of The Life Of Abraham Lincoln has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel,...
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Instituto Latinoamericano de la Comunicacion Educativa

Red Escolar: Juego Del Salto De La Rana

For Students 9th - 10th
In Spanish. This site has two educational games with step by step instructions. It also has a biography of different computers pioneers and an explanation of the decimal and binary system.
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Willa Cather

For Students 9th - 10th
The Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial and Educational Foundation provides biographical information and photos of Cather, information about the Nebraska prairie, news and events related to the foundation, and a link to the online store, which...
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Southwest Literacy Unit

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is a literacy unit based around a Southwest / Westward Expansion Theme. Native Americans, pioneers, and the old west is covered. 8 different literacy strategies are taught with FULL...
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My Hero Project

My Hero: Laura Ingalls Wilder

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this resource to learn about why Laura Ingalls Wilder is a writer hero and learn about her life as pioneer girl in the late 1800s.
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Energy for Sustainable Development

Esd Bulgaria: Kids & Energy: Energy Pioneers: Anders Celsius

For Students 3rd - 8th
A profile of Anders Celsius, who invented the Celsius thermometer.
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Energy for Sustainable Development

Esd Bulgaria: Kids & Energy: Energy Pioneers: Marie Curie

For Students 9th - 10th
A profile of Marie Curie (1867-1934), who was best known for her work in radioactivity, along with her husband, Pierre Curie.
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Energy for Sustainable Development

Esd Bulgaria: Kids & Energy: Energy Pioneers: Lee De Forest

For Students 9th - 10th
A profile of Lee de Forest who lived from 1873 to 1961. He was one of the most important inventors of radio and electronic technology, whose inventions touch everyday life.
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Energy for Sustainable Development

Esd Bulgaria: Kids & Energy: Energy Pioneers: Rudolf Diesel (1858 1913)

For Students 9th - 10th
A profile of Rudolf Diesel, who invented the diesel engine.
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Energy for Sustainable Development

Esd Bulgaria: Kids & Energy: Energy Pioneers: Albert Einstein (1879 1955)

For Students 9th - 10th
A profile of Albert Einstein with descriptions of some of his inventions and theories.
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Energy for Sustainable Development

Esd Bulgaria: Kids & Energy: Energy Pioneers: Gertrude Elion (1918 1999)

For Students 9th - 10th
A profile of Gertrude Belle Elion, an American biochemist and pharmacologist and a Nobel Prize winner. She struggled to find her place in the male-dominated scientific world, and went on to become the first woman to be inducted into the...
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Energy for Sustainable Development

Esd Bulgaria: Kids & Energy: Energy Pioneers: Michael Faraday (1791 1867)

For Students 3rd - 8th
A profile of Michael Faraday, a British scientist who discovered electromagnetic induction, which made it possible to develop the technology for generating electricity. He produced many other inventions, some of which are described here.
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PBS

Pbs: Eniac: A Pioneering Computer

For Students 9th - 10th
PBS offers a brief background on the Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer (ENIAC), originally published by ScienCentral, Inc., and the American Institute of Physics.
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Energy for Sustainable Development

Esd Bulgaria: Kids & Energy: Energy Pioneers: Thomas Alva Edison

For Students 3rd - 8th
A profile of Thomas Alva Edison, who lived from 1847 to 1931, an American who made many important inventions, such as the electric light bulb. A timeline of his inventions is provided here.
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Merna A Forster

Heroines: Amelia Douglas, Fur Trade Pioneer

For Students 9th - 10th
Although there are many women entrepreneurs today, its useful to look at examples of women who led the way. Lots of great books ideas here for further study.
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Finding Dulcinea: w.e.b. Du Bois, Civil Rights Pioneer and Social Historian

For Students 3rd - 8th
A biographical profile of W.E.B. Du Bois, an American civil rights activist (1868-1963), who worked to promote equal rights for African Americans.
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Central Pacific Railroad Photographic History Museum

Cprr: Lewis Metzler Clement: A Pioneer of the Central Pacific Railroad

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides biographical information on Lewis Metzler Clement, the chief engineer for the Central Pacific Railroad, who both designed much of the route and supervised construction of the railroad. Includes several primary sources ranging...
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Energy for Sustainable Development

Esd Bulgaria: Kids & Energy: Energy Pioneers: Johannes Georg Bednorz

For Students 9th - 10th
A profile of Johannes Georg Bednorz, who worked with Alexander Muller to make breakthroughs in the field of superconductivity.

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