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Immigration and Ethnic History Society

Iehs: Philip D. Erenrich, "Bring in the Gypsies: A Case Study in Race and u.s."

For Students 9th - 10th
This article focuses on an article in July 1909 New York City newspapers reporting the immigration and immediate deportation of a family consisting of 24 Gypsies.
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Handout
Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Gypsies

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the culture of the Gypsies. Explore topics such as their history, economy, past settlements, cultural values, religion, and sociopolitical organization.
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Environmental Education for Kids

Eek!: Alien Profile: Gypsy Moth

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how the gypsy moth first came to North America, how it spread, how to identify it, its life cycle, the damage it causes, and what can be done to fight this invasive species.
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Environmental Education for Kids

Eek!: Alien Invasion: The Gypsy Moth Time Line in North America

For Students 9th - 10th
A timeline of the gypsy moth's spread across North America, from its introduction in 1869 up to attempts in 2004 to control it by spraying insecticide over a large area.
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Other

Gypsy Moth Classroom Activities

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This resource lists numerous Gypsy Moth activities. These include Gypsy Moth information on life cycles, defoliation, and quarantine. Both teacher and student resources are included.
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Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Lost and Found or Twelve Years With Bulgarian Gypsies by Rother

For Students 4th - 6th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Lost and Found or Twelve Years with Bulgarian Gypsies by Mrs. Carl Rother (c1887), a children's novel.
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Education: "Gypsies" in the United States

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has many photos from the Carlos de Wendler-Funaro Gypsy Research Collection. The site is an introduction to several groups of people from other countries who refer to themselves as "gypsies" in English. Each group, which has a...
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Ed Koday

Web Archive: Gypsy Moths

For Students 3rd - 8th
Lean more information about Gypsy Moths by reading this reference material.
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World Wide School

World Wide School: Etext of "Yankee Gypsies"

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides the complete etext for John Greenleaf Whittier's story, "Yankee Gypsies."
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Museum of Modern Art

Mo Ma: Henri Rousseau's "The Sleeping Gypsy"

For Students 3rd - 8th
Read a description of the details and artistic nuances in Henri Rousseau's painting, "The Sleeping Gypsy." There is a one-minute audio discussion of the painting that incorporates questions students can ask themselves to help them...
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US Holocaust Memorial Museum

Ushmm: Holocaust Encyclopedia: Genocide of European Roma (Gypsies)

For Students 9th - 10th
Article detailing the persecution and annihilation of much of the European Roma population under Nazi orders during World War II, and the continued persecutionof the remaining Roma population in many countries after the war.
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Encyclopedia of Life

Encyclopedia of Life: Gypsy Moth

For Students 9th - 10th
The Encyclopedia of Life presents this in-depth overview of Gypsy Moths (Lymantria dispar), including their habitats, size, conservation status, and much more. Images of this species and maps of its global distribution can also be found...
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Website
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center

Yad Vashem: Non Jewish Victims of Persecution in Germany

For Students 9th - 10th
Hitler not only targeted Jews, but he also persecuted Gypsies, homosexuals, and the disabled. These groups were considered socio-racial problems that needed to be exterminated. Read a summary of each of these groups and view primary...
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Primary
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center

Yad Vashem: The Holocaust Resource Center Camps as Instruments of Racial Policy

For Students 9th - 10th
Yad Vashem has the largest collection of Holocaust resources than anywhere else in the world. Their main objective is preserving all the stories of this time period so it is not forgotten or repeated. They have broken down the Holocaust...
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Website
Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian National Zoo: Zoogoer Magazine: The Marvelous Majority

For Students 9th - 10th
This article examines a range of invertebrates. Among the invertebrates discussed included are jellyfish, coral, termites, gypsy moths, octopus, crayfish, and more.
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Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Wonder People by Edmund Henry Garrett

For Students 3rd - 8th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Wonder People: Dwarfs, Giants, Gypsies, and Troubadours by Edmund Henry Garrett, illustrated stories about Dwarfs, Giants, Gypsies, and Troubadours.
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Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Jessamine and Her Lesson Books by Caroline Birley

For Students 2nd - 4th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Jessamine and Her Lesson-Books and Why She Was Late for Gypsy Tea by Caroline Birley (1887), a children's novel.
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Article
Other

Leather Puppets of India

For Students 3rd - 8th
Use this site to learn about the fascinating world of Gypsy-made leather puppets. This nomadic tribe is always on the move carrying their puppets and musical instruments seeking permission from village leaders to perform for monetary...
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Website
Curated OER

National Park Service: Cuyahoga Valley: Nature and Science: Nonnative Species

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the impact of invasions of non-native plant and insect species in Cuyahoga Valley National Park in Ohio, including the gypsy moth and the emerald ash borer.
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Curated OER

Web Gallery of Art: Gypsy on Oland

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Gypsy on Oland", created by Nils Edvard Kreuger in 1885 (Oil on panel, 32 x 42 cm).
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Curated OER

Web Gallery of Art: Gypsy Girl (Zingarella)

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Gypsy Girl (Zingarella)", created by Nicolas Cordier from 1607-12 (White and gray marble, bronze, height 140 cm).
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Curated OER

Smithsonian Education: "Gypsies" in the United States

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has many photos from the Carlos de Wendler-Funaro Gypsy Research Collection. The site is an introduction to several groups of people from other countries who refer to themselves as "gypsies" in English. Each group, which has a...
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Graphic
Curated OER

Smithsonian Education: "Gypsies" in the United States

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has many photos from the Carlos de Wendler-Funaro Gypsy Research Collection. The site is an introduction to several groups of people from other countries who refer to themselves as "gypsies" in English. Each group, which has a...
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Graphic
Curated OER

Smithsonian Education: "Gypsies" in the United States

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has many photos from the Carlos de Wendler-Funaro Gypsy Research Collection. The site is an introduction to several groups of people from other countries who refer to themselves as "gypsies" in English. Each group, which has a...

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