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Encyclopedia Britannica: 300 Women Who Changed History: Rosa Parks

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides information on Rosa Parks, a "black American civil rights activist" who refused to give up her seat on a public bus to a white man.
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Encyclopedia Britannica: 300 Women Who Changed History: Diana, Princess of Wales

For Students 9th - 10th
Listed as one of 300 women who changed the world, this is a short but comprehensive bio on Diana Frances Spencer.
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Normandy, 1944:omaha Beach

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides extensive information on the invasion of Omaha Beach.
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Guide to Shakespeare:blank Verse

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This discussion of blank verse is taken from a larger article on Shakespeare and the Globe Theater. It defines the term and discusses its importance in the history of British poetry.
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Encyclopedia Britannica: 300 Women Who Changed History: Golda Meir

For Students 9th - 10th
A short, but comprehensive bio and picture of Golda Meir, a prime minister of the State of Israel.
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Encyclopedia Britannica: 300 Women Who Changed History: Benazir Bhutto

For Students 9th - 10th
A short, but comprehensive bio and picture of Benazir Bhutto.
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Encyclopedia Britannica: 300 Women Who Changed History: Timeline Women's History

For Students 9th - 10th
Click through the centuries from Antiquity to the present to view the historic milestones in women's history.
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Ga Virtual Learning: The Tempest by William Shakespeare: Life of Shakespeare

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses on the life of William Shakespeare including links to historical documents about him including his Last Will and Testiment. It provides links to a Discovery Education video, stories from Encyclopedia Britannica's...
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Britannica Kids: Ireland: Natural Resources, Plants, and Animals

For Students 9th - 10th
A short description of Ireland's natural resources, including both the plant and animal life.
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Britannica Kids: Ireland: Natural Resources, Plants, and Animals

For Students 9th - 10th
A short description of Ireland's natural resources, including both the plant and animal life.
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Lucy Stone

For Students 9th - 10th
This biographical sketch of Lucy Stone includes numerous links to related sites and articles about this early american feminist and abolitionist.
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Guide to Black History: Guion S. Bluford, Jr.

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief biographical sketch of the life and career of the first African American launched into space.
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Arthur Ashe

For Students 9th - 10th
This biography summarizes the life and career of American tennis great Arthur Ashe.
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Encyclopedia Britannica: The Shirelles

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief information on the career of one of the popular "girl groups" of the early 1960s, the Shirelles.
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Encyclopedia Britannica: The Supremes

For Students 9th - 10th
Features a biographical sketch of American pop-soul vocal group, the Supremes, whose tremendous popularity with a broad audience made its members among the most successful performers of the 1960s and the flagship act of Motown Records.
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Wilma Rudolph

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical story of the life of Wilma Rudolph, an American sprinter, the first American woman to win three track-and-field gold medals in a single Olympics.
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Frank Robinson

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the life and career of Frank Robinson, an American professional baseball player who became the first black manager in Major League Baseball.
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Parana River

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides some brief information about the Parana River.
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Uruguay River

For Students 9th - 10th
Basic information on the Uruguay River in South America.
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Permafrost

For Students 9th - 10th
This concise site defines permafrost and provides information on the prevalence of permafrost throughout the world.
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Erwin Schrodinger

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives brief biographical information about Austrian physicist, Erwin Schrodinger.
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Linus Pauling

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a brief biography of Linus Pauling, the famous American chemist and two time Nobel Prize winner.
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Richard J. Daley

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief, objective biographical sketch of Richard J. Daley, long-time mayor of Chicago.
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Bo Diddley

For Students 9th - 10th
Life and musical career of the influential Bo Diddley.