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Curated OER

York Region District School Board: Pioneer Life in Upper Canada: Blacksmith

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Do you know where the Blacksmith got his name? Find out and learn about the different tool that the Blacksmith used.
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Curated OER

York Region District School Board: Pioneer Life in Upper Canada: Blacksmith

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Do you know where the Blacksmith got his name? Find out and learn about the different tool that the Blacksmith used.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Collection: Becoming Helen Keller

For Students 9th - 10th
Rediscover the complex life and legacy of the author, advocate and human rights pioneer. Helen Keller (1880-1968), who was deaf and blind since childhood, used her celebrity and wit to advocate for social justice, particularly for women,...
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Other

Doing History/keeping the Past: Farmers and Ranchers of Colorado

For Students 4th - 8th
An essay on how farmers and ranchers lived and created communities in Colorado in the late nineteenth century. This was the period following the initial migrations of pioneers and homesteaders into the West.
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George Eastman Museum

George Eastman House: Create a Phenakistoscope

For Students 3rd - 8th
Phenakistoscope. You may not be able to pronounce it, but with these easy to follow instructions you can make one. Have fun creating one of the earliest cinematography devices and watch your pictures come to life. Includes a printable...
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George Eastman Museum

George Eastman House: Create a Zoetrope

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A zoetrope, or the "wheel of life," is an early way motion pictures were made. With these easy to follow directions you can create one of your very own using the printable templates.
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Harcourt: Biographies: Lewis Howard Latimer

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an excellent biography of Lewis Howard Latimer. It discusses his joy of learning throughout his entire life, and also includes additional links to help illustrate the topics presented.
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Other

Internet Society: Jonathan Postel

For Students 9th - 10th
An article about the life and accomplishments of Jonathan B. Postal.
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University of Chicago

Flights Before the Wrights: Octave Chanute, Chicago

For Students 9th - 10th
A site that chronicles the life of Octave Chanute, an aeronautical engineer involved in flight before the Wright brothers.
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University of Chicago

Flights Before the Wrights: Octave Chanute, Chicago

For Students 9th - 10th
A site that chronicles the life of Octave Chanute, an aeronautical engineer involved in flight before the Wright brothers.
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The Franklin Institute

Franklin Institute and Science Museum: First Flight

For Students 3rd - 8th
Experience the first flight, through words, pictures, and actual quotes from the Wright Brothers about their real life experiences prior to, during, and after the successful flight.
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National Women's Hall of Fame

National Women's Hall of Fame: Virginia Apgar

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Women's Hall of Fame offers a review of Ms. Apgar's life accomplishments including her most well known development of the Apgar Score system, which determines whether a newborn infant needs special attention to stay alive.
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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: James Fenimore Cooper

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Explore the world of James Fenimore Cooper's life and work through this informative resource.
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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Laura Ingalls Wilder

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Learn more about Laura Ingalls Wilder when you visit this site. Check out this comprehensive resource featuring links to her books and life.
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American Academy of Achievement

Academy of Achievement: Denton A. Cooley, m.d.

For Students 9th - 10th
This article, on the life and achievements of Dr. Denton A. Cooley, focuses on his contributions to cardiovascular surgery. Read about how "Cooley's fame spread throughout the 1960s," through his work on infants with congenital heart...
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Virtual Museum of Canada

Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: Settlers' Effects Brought to Craik and Aylesbury

For Students 3rd - 8th
This exhibit features images of household items that were brought by settlers to the Canadian prairies between 1890 and 1930. Each item is accompanied by a description.
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Alberta Online Encyclopedia

Alberta Online Encyclopedia: The Land of Opportunity: Heritage Trails

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a collection of audio and text files that describes Alberta's early history as the west is opened for settlement. Included are the stories about the great migration of immigrants from all over Europe, Asia and North America who...
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Virtual Museum of Canada

Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: School Yard Memories

For Students 9th - 10th
Trace the history of Stevenston School from its pre-history construction in the late 1800s through its many upgrades until 1948 with the opening of Lord Byng School #3.
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Yale University

Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: The American Family in Literature

For Teachers 6th - 8th
What is the objective of this "American Family in Literature" unit? This site uses "Farmer Boy" and "Nobody's Family Can Change" to explore differences in families. The resource includes rationale and activities to help get this point to...
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Other

Bc Heritage Websites Prog: A Visit to a B. C. General Store: Product Packaging

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn about the history of product packaging which began in the sixteenth century. Test you knowledge on product packaging and reuse in the 1800s.
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Yale University

Yale: Laura Ingalls Wilder: A Journey of Discovery

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This site features three novels and uses them to show middle schoolers that reading can be fun and useful. Students and teachers will benefit from this informative resource.
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Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: Westward Expansion and Reform

For Students 3rd - 8th
Part of a longer time line describing the history of the American West, this section covers the period 1829 to 1859 with hyperlinks to stories and people of this time period.
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The History Cat

The History Cat: Westward Expansion

For Students 9th - 10th
Here you can learn about the Oregon Trail, Donner Party, the California Gold Rush, and life as a pioneer through text, images, video, and quotes.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Nation Expansion and Reform: Traveling on the Overland Trails, 1843 1860

For Students 9th - 10th
Primary source information about traveling the Overland Trails, both to Oregon Country and California.

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