eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Authors: Sherwood Anderson

For Students 9th - 10th
This site features the author Sherwood Anderson including a biography, the full text of three novels, a collection of tales (Winesburg, Ohio), and 13 short stories.
Handout
Other

The Alphabet of Art: Shape

For Students 9th - 10th
Definition of shape as it applies to the visual arts with examples by Duchamp and McKnight. Links to definitions of other elements of art.
Website
National Institutes of Health

National Library of Medicine: Harry Potter's World: Immortality

For Students 9th - 10th
A clever account of the history of medicine told as it relates to J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter. Read about the history of immortality, and the belief that magic played a role in ancient medicine.
Article
Famous Scientists

Famous Scientists: Aldo Leopold

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about the life and work of Aldo Leopold, who was influential in the development of modern environmental ethics and in the movement for wilderness conservation.
Article
Famous Scientists

Famous Scientists: Clarence Birdseye

For Students 9th - 10th
A short biography about Clarence Birdseye, who is considered to be the founder of the modern frozen food industry.
Article
Famous Scientists

Famous Scientists: E. O. Wilson

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about the environmental advocate known as both the father of sociobiology and the father of biodiversity, Edward O. Wilson.
Article
Famous Scientists

Famous Scientists: Georges Louis Leclerc

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the life and work of the father of natural history for the latter part of that century.
Lesson Plan
Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Thomas Hardy

For Teachers 9th - 10th
What do you know about the life and work of Thomas Hardy? Explore this informative site to learn more about this famous poet.
Activity
Read Works

Read Works: The Mermaid of Kona, Hawaii

For Teachers 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] A biographical text about a woman named Dana Richardson who free dives near her home in Hawaii dressed as a mermaid. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Handout
CGFA

Carol Gerten Fine Arts: Winslow Homer

For Students 9th - 10th
This presentation provides an extensive gallery of American artist Winslow Homer's work, as well as a link to biographical information.
Handout
CGFA

Carol Gerten Fine Arts: Caravaggio

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource contains a biography of the great artist as well as a gallery of his works. Be sure to click the link at the bottom for more information.
Handout
Washington State University

Washington State University: Literary Movements: American Naturalism

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site includes a definition of the term naturalism, important characteristics and themes of the literature movement, quotes pertaining to it, links to important figures in naturalism, and further bibliographical information.
Primary
W. W. Norton

W.w. Norton & Company: Alfred Russel Wallace's Comments on Darwinism

For Students 9th - 10th
An excerpt from "Darwinism: an Exposition of the Theory of Natural Selection with some of its Applications", by Alfred Wallace. He was a contemporary of Darwin who is credited as the co-developer of the theory of natural selection.
Interactive
American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: Chasing Spiders Down Under

For Students 3rd - 8th
Naturalist Vladimir Ovtsharenko explains why Australia is home to so many different species of spiders, why spiders are important, and why spiders should be protected.
eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: To Build a Fire

For Students 6th - 8th
Follow this inexperienced Yukon adventurer in "To Build a Fire" by Jack London. Read the full text of this naturalist short story.
Primary
Other

Virtual Exploration Museum: The Burden Expedition to Komodo Island

For Students 9th - 10th
The exciting adventures of W. Douglas Burden, American naturalist, who captured the first live Komodo dragons and brought them to New York.
Handout
PBS

Pbs: The American Novel: Literary Timeline: Authors: Theodore Dreiser

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief biography of American Naturalist author Theodore Dreiser, including personal background and important works.
Website
Morning Earth

Morning Earth: Maria Sibylla Merian

For Students 9th - 10th
You'll enjoy reading the biography of one of the first woman scientists known. Oserve Maria Sibylla Merian's paintings on this informative site along with a picture of this superb naturalist.
Handout
National Audubon Society

National Audubon Society: John James Audubon 1785 1851

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains biographical information of one of America's most famous naturalist painters. The website describes the life of the famous wildlife artist John James Audubon, born in 1785.
Unknown Type
EL Education

El Education: E2 River Scientist Study

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
This book was created by fifth and sixth grade students at in Amherst, Massachusetts. As part of study of the local watershed, students interviewed and worked with local scientists who were involved with studying and promoting the health...
Unknown Type
EL Education

El Education: Field Guide to the Aquatic Gardens at Forest Park

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
3rd grade students in Springfield, Massachusetts created this field guide as part of a learning expedition on ecosystems and pond life. Students did fieldwork in the city park and worked with local experts, closely examining the ponds....
Unknown Type
EL Education

El Education: San Diego: A Story of Exploitation and Restoration

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students work together with college professors, museum experts, naturalists, historians, and industry leaders to research and create a field guide indicating the effects of growth and changes in hunting and fishing industries in San...
Handout
Wisconsin Historical Society

Wisconsin Historical Society: John Muir

For Students 9th - 10th
John Muir was a famous naturalist and founded the Sierra Club, now a worldwide organization.
Handout
Wisconsin Historical Society

Wisconsin Historical Society: Increase Lapham

For Students 9th - 10th
Increase Lapham was an early naturalist and engineer who catalogued many effigy mounds and native plant species of Wisconsin, along with the climate and the geology. He also drew early maps of the state. He also helped establish many...

Other popular searches