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Curated OER

Smithsonian Libraries: Scientific Identity: Christopher Columbus (1451 1506)

For Students 9th - 10th
A portrait of Christopher Columbus from the Dibner Library of the History of Science and Technology, made available through the Smithsonian Institution's Scientific Identity Collection.
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Christopher Columbus

For Students 9th - 10th
Christopher Columbus (between August 25 and October 31, 1451 - May 20, 1506) was a Genoese navigator, colonizer and explorer whose voyages across the Atlantic Ocean-funded by Queen Isabella of Spain-led to general European awareness of...
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Website
Great Idea Finder

Great Idea Finder: Invention of the First Typewriter

For Students 9th - 10th
A review of the history of the typewriter and a description of the first practical one invented by Christopher Sholes, Carlos Glidden, and Samuel Soule.
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Lesson Plan
Writing Fix

Writing Fix: A Chapter Book Writing Lesson: Rules and Things for a Funner Life

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Each writer will brainstorm experiences where he/she has learned some sort of lesson about life. Each will then come up with a personal list of "Rules and Things for a Funner Life," such as those shared in Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher...
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Authors: Edward Everett Hale

For Students 9th - 10th
This site features the author Edward Everett Hale including the full text of the nonfiction work The Life of Christopher Columbus, and the short story "My Double; and How He Undid Me".
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University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Basket of Flowers or Piety and Truth Triumphant by C. Schmid

For Students 3rd - 5th
This is an online photocopy of the original of the children's book The Basket of Flowers or Piety and Truth Triumphant by Christoph von Schmid, (1880?) a Christian novel.
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Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: The Basket of Flowers (Evans)

For Students 3rd - 5th
A scanned copy of the 1872 publication of The Basket of Flowers by Christoph von Schmid, a fiction book for children.
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University of Florida

Baldwin Library: The Basket of Flowers (Paterson)

For Students 3rd - 5th
A scanned copy of the 1872 publication of The Basket of Flowers by Christoph von Schmid, a fiction book for children.
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University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Winter in Spitzbergen

For Students 6th - 8th
A scanned copy of the 1852 publication of Winter in Spitzbergen by Johann Andreas Christoph Hildebrandt, a fiction book for children.
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Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Sacred History

For Students 4th - 6th
A scanned copy of the 1851 publication of Sacred History by Christoph von Schmid, a religious book for children.
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Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Paulina, the Foundress of an Infant School

For Students 6th - 8th
A scanned copy of the 1850 publication of Paulina, the Foundress of an Infant School by Christoph von Schmid, a fiction book for children.
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Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: A Hundred Short Tales for Children

For Students 3rd - 5th
A scanned copy of the 1853 publication of A Hundred Short Tales for Children by Christoph von Schmid, a book of short stories for children.
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Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: The Rose Bush: A Tale for Young Persons

For Students 3rd - 5th
A scanned copy of the 1853 publication of The Rose Bush: a Tale for Young Persons by Christoph von Billing, a fiction book for children.
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University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Basket of Flowers

For Students 6th - 8th
A scanned copy of the 1853 publication of Basket of Flowers by Christoph von Schmid, a fiction book for children.
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Handout
Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian National Zoo: Zoogoer Magazine: Ten Legged Cannibal

For Students 9th - 10th
"The Life and Times of a Ten-legged Cannibal," by Christopher Mims, focuses on information and facts related to crayfish. Mims also examines the peril facing the current population of crayfish.
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The Best Notes

The Best Notes: Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an online study guide/notes for the non-fiction book Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer including author information, literary elements, chapter-by-chapter summaries/notes, study questions, and analysis. The book retraces the steps of...
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Leads for a Most Embarrassing Moment Narrative

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Inspired by the embarrassing situation Byron finds himself in during chapter 1 of Christopher Paul Curtis's The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963, students will think of their own embarrassing moments they might write about. Using the...
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Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Old Farm Fairies

For Students 4th - 6th
A scanned copy of the 1895 publication of Old Farm Fairies by Henry Christopher McCook, a fiction book for children.
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Website
BBC

Bbc History: British History: Civil War: Wren and Saint Paul's Cathedral

For Students 9th - 10th
Drawings of and background information on the designs, by English architect Christopher Wren, for rebuilding Saint Paul's after the Great Fire destroyed the existing structure (Old Saint Paul's) in 1666.
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A&E Television

History.com: Native American History Timeline

For Students 9th - 10th
Before Christopher Columbus came to America, the expansive territory was inhabited by Native Americans. Throughout the 16th and 17th centuries, as more explorers sought to colonize their land, Native Americans responded in various...
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Website
IMDb

Im Db: Christopher Durang

For Students 9th - 10th
Maintained by the Internet Movie Database, this website offers the complete "filmography" of Durang, including his acting, writing, and TV guest appearances credits. Each title listed also links to more information about it.
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Handout
Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia

Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia: Christopher Newton

For Students 9th - 10th
Formerly the Artistic Director for the Shaw Festival, Newton is also an accomplished director and actor.
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Handout
Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia

Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia: Christopher Plummer

For Students 9th - 10th
Although well known as a film actor, a synopsis of his stage career is laid out here.
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National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Contact: First Impressions

For Teachers 9th - 10th
English, Spanish, and Portuguese maps and letters of about the voyages of Christopher Columbus, John Cabot, and Portuguese explorer, Gaspar Corte Real, which describe impressions of the lands explored.

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