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Children's Museum

The Children's Museum of Indianapolis: Children in the Civil Rights Movement

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Meet ordinary children of the past who inspire us even today. Step back in time to a United States full of racism and segregation. Students will explore the Civil Rights Movement and leaders like Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. They'll see...
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Children's Museum

The Children's Museum of Indianapolis: Sports Science and Wellness

For Teachers 4th - 6th
This unit of study contains three lessons, each with three experiences that may be taught together or individually. Each lesson will connect to science and/or math standards, along with a health standard or sports connection.
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Children's Museum

The Children's Museum of Indianapolis: Curious Scientific Investigators: Flight Adventures

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students will make paper rockets, parachutes, and foam gliders to experience how objects move through the air. Explore topics such as thrust, weight, gravity, force, and lift through fun activities and stories and cutting-edge work done...
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Children's Museum

The Children's Museum of Indianapolis: Take Me There Greece

For Teachers K - 1st
Fall in love with the bright colors, rhythmic music, delicious food, and fascinating people of Greece as you begin to discover another culture. Studying other cultures cultivates a sense of respect and pride for self and others and...
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Children's Museum

The Children's Museum of Indianapolis: Measuring a Dino

For Teachers K - 1st
Young scholars will begin exploring dinosaur' bodies by measuring them and comparing dinosaur size to their own size.
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US Holocaust Memorial Museum

U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Hidden Children: Daily Life

For Students 9th - 10th
The daily experiences of Jewish children in hiding during World War II varied depending on whether they could hide openly or had to stay confined at all times. Opportunities to play were often limited or non-existent, and their...
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University of Florida

Florida Museum of Natural History: Plant Life

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This teacher's guide focuses on the fascinating world of plants. Through books and other print materials, and exploration of actual plants, children will identify plants as living things, examine the parts of plants, experiment with what...
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University of Florida

Florida Museum of Natural History: Our Natural World

For Teachers K - 1st
The focus of this guide is the natural world around us and its aim is to foster children's understanding and appreciation of the environment right outside their doors.
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University of Florida

Florida Museum of Natural History: Investigating Water

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This guide engages children in the process of scientific inquiry using the context of a favorite early childhood pastime-water play.
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Port Discovery Children's Museum: How to Diy: Rocket Building at Home!

For Students 3rd - 5th
Instructions for building a rocket at home using basic materials then try a fun experiment to watch your rocket blast off.
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US Holocaust Memorial Museum

U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Hidden Children: Hardships

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the hardships children faced in trying to hide from the Nazis, whether openly with false identity papers, or in a hiding place. These included hiding their Jewish faith and practices, being victimized by unscrupulous 'rescuers'...
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum: Esphyr Slobodkina

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides biographical information on Esphyr Slobodkina, a Cubist artist whose sphere of influence included children's books. The online exhibit includes images and descriptions of several of her works.
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US Holocaust Memorial Museum

U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Hidden Children: Expressions

For Students 9th - 10th
After the Holocaust, the writings, poetry, songs, and artistic expressions of Jews who experienced it firsthand were collected. These expressions were in some cases ordered by the Nazis, or done secretly in concentration camps,...
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ibiblio

Ibiblio: Web Museum: Fragonard, Jean Honore

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography of this artist Jean-Honore Fragonard and several of his more famous works can be found on this page.

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