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American Academy of Achievement

Academy of Achievement: Linda Buck, ph.d.

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the life and accomplishments of Linda B. Buck, winner of the Nobel Prize in Medicine for her pioneering discovery of the genetic pathways that enable us to recognize and remember smells. Includes a profile, videos, and a photo...
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American Academy of Achievement

Academy of Achievement: Ray Kurzweil

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical information on Ray Kurzweil offers details about his life, inventions and work as a pioneer in artificial intelligence.
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American Academy of Achievement

Academy of Achievement: Robert S. Langer, sc.d.

For Students 9th - 10th
Biography details the life and work of Robert Langer a talented biotechnologist and entrepreneur who struggled to find backing for his work before breaking new ground in biotechnology and establishing himself as a pioneer.
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Net History: Resource Centre for Internet History

For Students 9th - 10th
The history of the Internet is explained nontechnically in an easily accessible format. This portal compiles information starting with the early beginnings of the Internet through predictions on where the Internet will take us in the...
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University of Maryland

University of Maryland: Taking a Leading Role: Women in Broadcasting History

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about significant women in the early days of radio and television. This library exhibition features performers, writers, and executives who pioneered in the broadcasting industry. Included in the exhibit are photographs, news...
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Other

Picturing Golda Mier

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of images documenting the life of Golda Meir from childhood in Pinsk, Russia, through her school years in Milwaukee, her pioneer years in Palestine in the 1920s, to the peak of her political career as Prime Minister of...
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Bring Hispanic Heritage Month to Life: A Collection of Resources

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Celebrate diversity with this collection of ideas to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, including lesson plans, authors, pioneers, and more.
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The College of Physicians

The History of Vaccines

For Students 9th - 10th
Complete medical education project explores the role and uses of vaccines now and in the past. Find information and analysis about vaccination controversies; answers to frequent questions about vaccinations; timelines of diseases,...
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National Women’s History Museum

National Women's History Museum: Nellie Bly

For Students 9th - 10th
A biographical document about Nellie Bly, a pioneer for women in journalism in the late 1800's.
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University of North Carolina

Unc: History of the Negro Church: Electronic Edition

For Students 9th - 10th
This website is quite unique, in that it compiles historical data in a segmented form of the birth and evolution of Black Christianity in America. Carter G. Woodson, one of the most respected names relative to the anthology of the Negro,...
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Smithsonian Institution

National Portrait Gallery: Mathew Brady's Portraits

For Students 9th - 10th
Exhibition of photographic portraits taken by Civil War-era photographer Mathew Brady, who made portraits of many illustrious Americans on both sides of the conflict before, during, and after the war. Includes an animated explanation of...
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Other

Museum of the Moving Image: Optical Room

For Students 9th - 10th
Take a tour through the history of moving images from the earliest times into the mid-1910s. The tour begins with pre-cinema devices and practices, including shadow plays and optical toys, and covers film and photography pioneers and...
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American Physiological Society: Earl Howard Wood

For Students 9th - 10th
Article about Earl Wood, past president of the American Physiological Society and a pioneer in cardiac catheterization.
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Other

The Design Museum: Lesson Plan: Redesign Your Own Kitchen

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Before the pioneering work of Margarete Grete Schutte-Lihotzky, kitchens would contain furniture such as dressers and chests of drawers, much like a bedroom, but in 1926 Grete changed everything. Watch the video to learn about the...
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Freedom Rides

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In-depth resources about the Freedom Rides and the brave civil rights pioneers.
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National Women’s History Museum

National Women's History Museum: Lucille Ball

For Students 9th - 10th
Lucille Ball was an American actress, pioneer in comedy, and businesswoman.
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National Women’s History Museum

National Women's History Museum: Maya Angelou

For Students 9th - 10th
Poet, dancer, singer, activist, and scholar, Maya Angelou is a world-famous author. She is best known for her unique and pioneering autobiographical writing style.
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National Women’s History Museum

National Women's History Museum: Hedy Lamarr

For Students 6th - 8th
Hedy Lamarr was an Austrian-American actress and inventor who pioneered the technology that would one day form the basis for today's WiFi, GPS, and Bluetooth.
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OpenStax

Open Stax: Entrepreneurship: Creativity, Innovation, and Invention: How They Differ

For Students 9th - 10th
This resources teaches students how to distinguish between creativity, innovation, and invention, and to explain the difference between pioneering and incremental innovation, and which processes are best suited to each.
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Energy for Sustainable Development

Esd Bulgaria: Kids & Energy: Energy Pioneers: Edward Alexander Bouchet

For Students 3rd - 8th
A profile of Edward Alexander Bouchet (1852-1918), the first African American to graduate from Yale in 1874, and the first to earn a doctorate from an American university when he earned a Ph.D. in physics in 1876.
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Energy for Sustainable Development

Esd Bulgaria: Kids & Energy: Energy Pioneers: David Nelson Crosthwait

For Students 9th - 10th
A profile of David Nelson Crosthwait (1898-1976), an African-American electrical and mechanical engineer. He was considered an authority on heat transfer, ventilation and air conditioning.
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Energy for Sustainable Development

Esd Bulgaria: Kids & Energy: Energy Pioneers: John Frederic Daniell

For Students 9th - 10th
A profile of John Frederic Daniell (1790-1845) who was a British chemist and meteorologist. He invented the first reliable DC battery. His inventions included a hygrometer, a pyrometer, and several types of batteries.
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Energy for Sustainable Development

Esd Bulgaria: Kids & Energy: Energy Pioneers: Edwin Laurentine Drake

For Students 3rd - 8th
A profile of Edwin Laurentine Drake (1819 -1880), the first man to successfully obtain oil from the ground by drilling in 1859. His invention of the drive pipe stopped flooding and cave-ins, and revolutionized the oil industry.
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Energy for Sustainable Development

Esd Bulgaria: Kids & Energy: Energy Pioneers: Sebastian Ziani De Ferranti

For Students 3rd - 5th
A profile of Sebastian Pietro Innocenzo Adhemar Ziani de Ferranti, who was an electrical engineer and an inventor. He lived from 1864 to 1930, and designed the first modern power plant using a system that is still in use today.

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