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Other

Finding Dulcinea: Mother Teresa, 1979 Winner of Nobel Peace Prize

For Students 9th - 10th
Short biography of Mother Teresa with link to additional biographical data. Also includes links to information about other women who won the Nobel Prize.
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Handout
Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: Martin Luther King

For Students 3rd - 8th
This article gives a brief overview of the life of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. while discussing the concept of non-violent resistance.
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Handout
Nobel Media AB

The Nobel Prize: Severo Ochoa Biographical

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the 1959 co-recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology -- Severo Ochoa -- who contributed to the "discovery of the mechanisms in the biological synthesis of ribonucleic acid and deoxyribobucleic acid."
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Unit Plan
Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University

Depaul University: Center for Urban Education: Chicago Changer, Jane Addams[pdf]

For Teachers 4th
"Chicago Changer, Jane Addams" is a one page, biographical passage about Jane Addams, Chicago's first changer. She helped poor people and immigrants to find homes and learn English. It is followed by an open-ended question which requires...
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Website
Other

Photos of Ralph Bunche

For Students 9th - 10th
Are you looking for great pictures of Ralph Bunche? This site has 29 high quality images that give us a look into his childhood, professional career and accomplishments. Various portraits are also included.
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Website
Nobel Media AB

The Nobel Prize: Frank B. Kellogg Biographical

For Students 9th - 10th
At this site from the Nobel e-Museum, you can learn about the 1929 winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, Frank Billings Kellogg. This website, in addition to including a biography, provides texts of the Nobel Prize "Presentation Speech" and...
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Other

Potus: Barack Obama

For Students 9th - 10th
Comprehensive facts about Barack Obama and his presidency. Includes biography, election results, cabinet members, odd facts, and notable events.
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Handout
Other

Potus: Theodore Roosevelt

For Students 9th - 10th
Comprehensive facts about Theodore Roosevelt and his presidency. Includes biography, election results, cabinet members, odd facts, and notable events.
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My Hero Project

My Hero: Elie Wiesel

For Students 9th - 10th
A Holocaust survivor, Elie Wiesel, shares his story through his books. This article, which briefly overviews his experiences, provides an excerpt from Wiesel's speech, "The Perils of Indifference."
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Website
Nobel Media AB

The Nobel Prize: Luis Alvarez Biographical

For Students 3rd - 8th
A biography of Luis Alvarez, a California native, who was awarded the 1968 Pulitzer Prize in Physics for his work with subatomic particles.
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Handout
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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Handout
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: Mother Teresa Biography

For Students 2nd - 8th
Interesting biographical information about Mother Teresa, a famous missionary who devoted her life to caring for the sick and the poor.