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Science Struck

Science Struck: Unique Facts About Albert Einstein

For Students 9th - 10th
Profiles the life and accomplishments of Albert Einstein.
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Michigan State University

Michigan State University: Environmental Health & Safety: Jean Frederic and Irene Joliot Curie

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the story of the careers of Jean Frederic Joliot and Irene Curie.
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Michigan Technological University

Michigan Technological University: Sir Joseph John Thomson

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography of J.J. Thomson's life and accomplishments.
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Article
Other

Produce News: Iowa Born Norman Ernest Borlaug Left His Legacy

For Students 9th - 10th
An article describing Borlaug's work to provide ways for people all over the world to grow adequate food, and the inspiration his work has had on others who are searching for ways to provide food and water to a growing world population.
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Website
Fantastic Fiction

Fantastic Fiction: Selma Lagerlof: Detailed Bibliography and Awards

For Students 9th - 10th
A bibliography for Swedish writer Selma Lagerlof providing links to her works as well as quick access to other authors and related links.
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Digital Public Library of America

Dpla: Beloved by Toni Morrison

For Students 9th - 10th
Beloved is a novel inspired by the true story of Margaret Garner, who escaped with her family from slavery in Kentucky to freedom in Ohio in 1856.
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Curated OER

Bravo! Canada: Nobel Prize Nominated Poet Irving Layton Dies in Montreal at 93

For Students 9th - 10th
An obituary of Irving Layton - it looks at his poetry from the standpoint of a feminist. Preview site first - as this is a media site, the advertisement photos may sometimes be a bit off-putting.
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Website
Other

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

For Students 9th - 10th
The IPCC was established to be an objective source of information on climate change. Its primary goal is to assist policy makers in particular with making sound decisions as they try to address issues around the impact of climate change....
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Other

Anarchy Archives: Bertrand Russell Photographs

For Students 9th - 10th
Photographs and sketches of the Nobel Prize-winning philosopher.
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Other

Dulcinea Media Inc.: Grandes De La Literatura: Gabriel Garcia Marquez

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this site to learn more about this Latin American author who won a Nobel Prize in 1982.
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Guide to Black History: Wole Soyinka

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry from Encyclopedia Brittanica's Guide to Black History features Wole Soyinka, a Nigerian playwright and political activist who received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1986. He sometimes wrote of modern West Africa in a...
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Guide to Black History: Nelson Mandela

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica's Guide to Black History features Nelson Mandela, a black nationalist and first black president of South Africa (1994-99). His negotiations in the early 1990s with South African Pres. F.W. de Klerk...
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Wole Soyinka

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Biographical details on Nigerian playwright and political activist Wole Soyinka, who received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1986.
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Derek Walcott

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical sketch of Derek Walcott, a West Indian poet and playwright noted for works that explore the Caribbean cultural experience. He received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1992.
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Desmond Tutu

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry summarizes the life of Desmond Tutu, a South African Anglican cleric who in 1984 received the Nobel Prize for Peace for his role in the opposition to apartheid in South Africa.
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Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Biography: Marie Curie for Kids

For Students 9th - 10th
Kids learn about the biography of Marie Curie, woman scientist who worked on radioactivity and won two Nobel prizes for science on this site.
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Other

Hall of Fame Biographies: Albert John Lutuli

For Students 9th - 10th
This South African Hall of Fame site features a page on the life of Albert Lutuli (1898-1967), a Nobel Peace Prize winner and a leader in the fight for civil rights in South Africa.
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Other

Women in World History: Rigoberta Menchu Guatemala

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical information on Rigoberta Menchu, Nobel Peace Prize Winner, 1992.
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Authors Calendar

Author's Calendar: Wislawa Szymborska

For Students 9th - 10th
Still another brief biography - perhaps because not much is known about her life and she does not like to talk about it. Includes some good thoughts on her work.
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My Hero Project

My Hero: Frederick Banting

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this site to learn about Dr. Frederick Banting's contributions to the world of medical science which changed the lives of those with diabetes.
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Authors Calendar

Author's Calendar: Yukio Mishima

For Students 9th - 10th
A biographical sketch of the Japanese author Yukio Mishima with a description of his better known works. Also included is a selected list of his writings.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Robert Koch

For Students 9th - 10th
Wikipedia provides a biography of Dr. Robert Koch (1843-1910 CE).
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Other

Saul Bellow, Allan Bloom, and Abe Ravelstein

For Students 9th - 10th
Fulford muses about Bellow's career and his last book, Ravelstein.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Niels Bohr

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover the life and contributions of Niels Bohr.

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