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Animal Encounters
Students use their visualizing and interpreting skills to produce original writings and artwork.
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Spy on a Spider
Students view slides or live specimens to name and describe the distinguishing features of groups of arthropods, especially spiders and insects. They complete worksheets, observe webs and then search for and record where spiders can be...
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Facts, Feats and Folklore: Spiders
Students review and discuss a variety of sayings, folklore and superstitions about spiders. They discuss this information and choose either an interesting fact or appealing foklore tradition to illustrate.
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Local Leaders and Why They are Successful
Students discuss the concept of being successful. The class produces a web page that showcases leaders from their community. They describe their contributions to the community and state the qualities that led them to success.
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Local Leaders and Why They Are Successful
Students research local leaders and create a web page showcasing the leader.
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Saving the Past for the Future
Students discuss an archaeological dilemma. They write a paragraph about possible solutions to the problem.
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Can Anyone Be a Leader?
Students explore the concept of leadership and identify leaders from the past and present. They brainstorm qualities of effective leaders, research a leader from the past and develop a presentation on their findings and choose a local...
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Happy Birthday Mathematicians and Me
Students choose a mathematician or scientist born on the same day as the student and research them. They create a cube or tetrahedron and place required information on the sides (such as birth year, death yr., greatest contribution to...
National First Ladies' Library
The Medal of Freedom: The Nation's Highest Civilian Award
Learners discover the American Medal of Freedom, also known as the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Using the internet, groups of students research the history of the award, its recipients, and its origin. Each group prepares a PowerPoint...
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Social Studies: Exploring Japan
Fourth graders examine the culture and environment of Japan, beginning with a KWL chart. They use clay and cups of water to construct representations of the Japanese Islands. After designing flags representing farming and food, 4th...
Other
Maine.gov: Maine Kids: Famous People From Maine
This resource from the Maine Department of the Secretary of State contains famous people, historic and recent, from Maine. Included are political figures, people in arts and literature, sports, entertainment, and entrepreneurs.
American Academy of Achievement
Academy of Achievement: The Hall of Arts
Learn about the lives of famous people in the arts who exemplify what it means to live a meaningful life and achieve your goals.
Other
Fundacao Banco Do Brasil: Projeto Memoria: Famous Brazilians (In Portuguese)
Biographical information for some of the most important thinkers, writers, and politicians in Brazilian history: Castro Alves, Monteiro Lobato, Rui Barbosa, Pedro Alvares Cabral, Juscelino Kubitschek, Oswaldo Cruz, Josue de Castro, Paulo...
Other
German Culture: Famous Germans
Brief biographical profiles of famous Germans recognized worldwide in the arts, military, movies, politics, sciences, and sports.
English Club
English Club: Vocabulary: Cloze Games: Arts 8
Choose from a word bank to complete ten sentences about famous people in the arts. Hints are available if needed, and a percentage score is displayed once answers are submitted.
English Club
English Club: Vocabulary: Cloze Games: Arts 9
Choose from a word bank to complete ten sentences about famous people in the arts. Hints are available if needed, and a percentage score is displayed once answers are submitted.
National Gallery of Art
National Gallery of Art: Mary Cassatt
A site by the National Gallery of Art of twelve selected Cassatt color prints. There is also a biography of the artist.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History: Christian Dior
Brief article about Christian Dior and his impact on fashion in the mid-twentieth century.
Curated OER
National Park Service: Abraham Lincoln in Indiana
A short biography of Abraham Lincoln between the ages of seven and twenty-one, from the time his family lived in Indiana.
Smithsonian Institution
National Postal Museum: Art of the Stamp: Lou Gehrig
View the artwork for a U.S. postage stamp issued in 2000 to commemorate Lou Gehrig. With a short passage on his legendary baseball career playing for the New York Yankees.
Other
Famous Hispanics: Salvador Dali
Read about the surrealist Spanish painter Salvador Dali and view examples of his work in his native language, Spanish.
Other
Colorado State Archives: Notable Coloradans
Features brief thumbnail sketches of famous people from Colorado in the fields of Entertainment, Art, Music, Athletics, Business, Literature, and Politics.
Smithsonian Institution
National Postal Museum: Art of the Stamp: Judy Garland
View the artwork for a U.S. postage stamp issued in 2006 to commemorate Judy Garland. With a short passage on her life and star quality.
Smithsonian Institution
National Postal Museum: Art of the Stamp: Hattie Mc Daniel
View the artwork for a U.S. postage stamp issued in 2006 to commemorate Hattie McDaniel, the first African-American actress to win an Academy Award. With a short biographical passage.