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Alex: The Medicine Leaf Man

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
In this lesson, students are introduced to Mississippian medicine men through a PowerPoint presentation. Leaf Man by Louis Elhert (not provided) is read and discussed. Students create their own medicine leaf men from leaves of trees that...
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Lloyd Library and Museum: The Chocolate Connection: Hans Sloane and Jamaica

For Students 9th - 10th
Hans Sloane, born in 1660, was one of the first Europeans to promote the use of chocolate as a health remedy. A naturalist and a physician, he traveled widely, collecting medicinal plant specimens. His time in Jamaica, where he was...