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Handout
Robin Chew

Lucid Cafe: Du Bois Overview and Links

For Students 9th - 10th
An overview of the life and career of W.E.B. DuBois. Provides information pertaining to his political interests and his involvement in the NAACP. Related links to other civil rights leaders and issues are presented.
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Website
Robin Chew

Samuel Adams: American Patriot & Politician

For Students 9th - 10th
Read a brief overview of the life of Samuel Adams, one of the founding fathers of the United States. Links to other resources about Adams are included.
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Handout
Robin Chew

Lucidcafe: Martin Luther King, Jr., Civil Rights Leader

For Students 9th - 10th
Informative biographical sketch of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with links to Gandhi and good information about the philosophy of nonviolent social protest. Includes links to text of "Letter from Birmingham Jail" and the "I Have a Dream"...
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Activity
Robin Chew

Marquis De Lafayette: French Soldier & Statesman

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical information of Lafayette with links and book references.
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Handout
Robin Chew

Lucidcafe: Karl Marx

For Students 9th - 10th
A short introduction to the German economic and political philosopher, Karl Marx. Includes links to other sites about Marx, as well as links to books by or about Marx.
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Website
Robin Chew

Lucid Cafe: Benjamin Franklin American Statesman and Inventor

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains a short biography on Benjamin Franklin. There are links to other sites, including videos.
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Website
Robin Chew

Lucid Cafe: Michelangelo

For Students 9th - 10th
This website provides a brief composite of Italian artist Michelangelo 1475-1564. The site mentions various work of art; Pieta, David, and the Sistine Chapel. Site also offers links to other painters.
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Handout
Robin Chew

Lucidcafe: Niccolo Machiavelli

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has a biography of Niccolo Machiavelli (1469-1527 CE) and in-depth discussion of his political philosophies. The site contains links to related resources and books by or about Machiavelli.
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Website
Robin Chew

Lucidcafe: Lucretia Mott

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Lucidcafe provides a brief description of the life of Lucretia Mott, a Quaker minister and "a leader of the antislavery and women's rights movements in America."
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Handout
Robin Chew

Lucid Cafe: Jean Jacques Rousseau

For Students 9th - 10th
A good biography mostly on Rousseau's political philosophy of "The Social Contract"
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Article
Robin Chew

Lucid Cafe: Nikola Tesla

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn here about Nikola Tesla, nventor, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, physicist, and futurist best known for his contributions to the design of the modern alternating current electricity supply system.
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Unit Plan
Robin Chew

Lucid Cafe: Thomas Jefferson Brief Biography

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief biography on the third president of the United States. Links to related people/events as well as to books, videos, and other sites related to Jefferson.
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Handout
Robin Chew

Lucidcafe: Marie Sklodowska Curie

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief biography of the life of Marie Curie is presented. Links to other resources, books, and videos are provided.
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Handout
Robin Chew

Lucid Cafe: Claude Monet, Impressionist Painter

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief biography of French impressionist painter Claude Monet. Includes links to selected paintings and picture of the artist.
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Handout
Robin Chew

Italian Astronomer and Physicist

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains information about Galileo and his areas of study.
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Website
Robin Chew

Lucid Cafe: Polish Cleric and Astronomer

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Lucid Cafe contains a short bibliography of Nicholas Copernicus. The information, though it is brief, is very factual and worth checking out with great links throughout for additional information on related subjects.
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Activity
Robin Chew

Eugene O'neill Playwright

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography of playwright Eugene O'Neil discusses his life and work. Links to other valuable online information in relation to O'Neill are also given.
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Website
Robin Chew

Lucid Cafe: Marie Antoinette

For Students 9th - 10th
Information about the life of Queen Marie Antoinette, wife of Louis XVI, during the French Revolution.
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Handout
Robin Chew

Lucidcafe: Charlemagne

For Students 9th - 10th
Gives a short account on the life of Charlemagne plus has links to other sources of information.
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Handout
Robin Chew

Lucid Cafe: Jonas Salk m.d.

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a brief biography of Dr. Jonas Salk (1914-1995 CE), research scientist who is noted for his research and discovery of the polio vaccine. Links available to video and other biographical information on Salk, books...
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Website
Robin Chew

Lucidcafe: Elizabeth I, Queen of England

For Students 9th - 10th
This biographical resource for Queen Elizabeth I can help students collecting background information or for use in classroom discussion and assignments.
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Website
Robin Chew

Lucidcafe: Sir Henry Bessemer, English Inventor & Engineer

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief biography of Sir Henry Bessemer.
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Handout
Robin Chew

Ludwig Van Beethoven German Composer

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains a short history on the German composer Beethoven. It also contains several links to related subjects.
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Website
Robin Chew

Lucid Cafe: Louis Pasteur

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains a short article on the life of French chemist Louis Pasteur. Contains helpful links to more information on Pasteur.