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Civil War Home

Home of the American Civil War: Dorothea Dix

For Students 9th - 10th
This page gives a brief biography of Dorothea Dix, nurse and social reformer, who was placed in charge of all the Union nurses in the Civil War. From the "Encyclopedia of the Civil War" by Suzanne LeVert.
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Women in World War I: Thirty Thousand Women Were There

For Students 9th - 10th
This site explains how women were active in World War I as nurses and aides.
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Medpro Personnel

For Students 9th - 10th
Atlanta agency offers job listings for LPNs, nurses, medical assistants, physicians, and laboratory technicians as well as physical, speech, and occupational therapists.
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EL Education

El Education: Seasons of Life

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Students make multiple visits to a nursing home to develop a relationship with one person and learn about his or her life. Then students use a combination of illustrations, photographs, digital pictures, and biographical text to create a...
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National Women's Hall of Fame

Women of the Hall: Lillian Wald

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about Lillian Wald, a nurse and social reform advocate who fought to abolish child labor and helped establish the Children's Bureau.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Community Helpers

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
[Free Registration/Login Required] Flipchart describes various people who are community helpers such as a police officer, doctor, nurse, garbage collectors, etc.
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About Famous People: Clara Barton: Her Life, and the American Red Cross

For Students 9th - 10th
The life and times of Clara Barton, Civil War nurse and founder of the American Red Cross.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Biography: Clara Barton for Kids

For Students 9th - 10th
Kids learn about the biography of Clara Barton who was a Civil War nurse who founded the American Red Cross.
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Curated OER

Web Gallery of Art: The Attentive Nurse

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "The Attentive Nurse", created by Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin in 1747 (Oil on canvas, 46 x 37 cm).
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Curated OER

Web Gallery of Art: St Irene Nurses St Sebastian

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "St Irene Nurses St Sebastian", created by Josse Lieferinxe from 1497-98 (Oil on panel, 83 x 55 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Portrait of a Boy With His Nurse

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Portrait of a Boy with his Nurse", created by Moretto Da Brescia from 1547-49 (Oil on canvas, 150 x 105 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Catharina Hooft With Her Nurse

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Catharina Hooft with her Nurse", created by Frans Hals from 1619-20 (Oil on canvas, 68 x 65 cm).
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Curated OER

Web Gallery of Art: Interior With a Family and Two Nurses Before a Fire

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Interior with a Family and Two Nurses before a Fire", created by Cornelis De Man during the 1670's (Oil on panel, 52 x 45 cm).
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Curated OER

U.s. Army Nurse Instructs Army Medics, Queensland, Australia, 1942

For Students 9th - 10th
This brochure was printed to commemorate and capture the history of the Army Nurse Corps. Read about their amazing adventures in WWII while looking at pictures and learning amazing facts about these women.
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Army Nurse Does Personal Washing in Her Steel Helmet, Oujda, Morocco.

For Students 9th - 10th
This brochure was printed to commemorate and capture the history of the Army Nurse Corps. Read about their amazing adventures in WWII while looking at pictures and learning amazing facts about these women.
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Curated OER

Wwii Flight Nurse Attends a Wounded Soldier in Prestwick, Scotland, 1944

For Students 9th - 10th
This brochure was printed to commemorate and capture the history of the Army Nurse Corps. Read about their amazing adventures in WWII while looking at pictures and learning amazing facts about these women.
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Curated OER

Wwii Army Nurses at Work in the Postoperative Ward, Grandvillers, France, 1944

For Students 9th - 10th
This brochure was printed to commemorate and capture the history of the Army Nurse Corps. Read about their amazing adventures in WWII while looking at pictures and learning amazing facts about these women.
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East of England Broadband Network

History's Heroes: Florence Nightingale: Wounded Soldiers

For Students 3rd - 8th
This website explores the lives of heroic ordinary people who made their mark on history. Features illustrated story on Florence Nightingale, famous nurse in the Crimean War. Find out who she was, what she did, her achievements, and her...
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Curated OER

Eternal Egypt: Statue of Hathor Nursing Horus

For Students 9th - 10th
The goddess Hathor appears in the form of a cow surrounded by papyrus reeds. A young prince, representing the god Horus, kneels and suckles from her udder. The statue is painted white except for the young prince, who is painted dark brown.
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Virtual Museum of Canada

Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: Remembrance and Hope

For Students 9th - 10th
Embrace the history of Innisfail Alberta's residents through stories of soldiers, nurses, cooks, war brides and wives left behind as they join in the war effort during WW l and WW ll. Included are pictures and primary source documents.
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National Institutes of Health

National Library of Medicine: African Americans in Civil War Medicine

For Students 9th - 10th
Exhibition documenting the participation of African Americans as nurses, surgeons, and hospital workers during the Civil War.
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Curated OER

Kids Health: Do You Know About Sickle Cell Anemia?

For Students 3rd - 8th
Good basic explanation of what this disease is, how it affects people who have it, and what treatments doctors and nurses use to help.
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NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: Week of 8 8 16: Has My Child Been Exposed to Lead? When and How to Test

For Students 9th - 10th
Connie Hill of Columbus, Ohio, got some unsettling news after her son's 12-month checkup .A nurse called to say that the 1-year-old's blood lead level test had come back as slightly elevated, which would put him in the top 2.5 percent of...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: At the Doctor's

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this simulation of a doctor's office, students play the roles of physician, nurse, patients, and time-keeper, with the objective to improve the patient waiting time. They collect and graph data as part of their analysis. This serves...

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