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Curated OER

ESL: People Vocabulary

For Students 4th - 6th
In this ESL vocabulary worksheet, students match names of people with brief descriptions. A reference web site is given for additional resources. 
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Adolescence: Springboard to Lifelong Bone Health

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students discuss bone health. In this health instructional activity, students talk about foods and activities that can foster strong bones. Students explore ways to defeat obstacles to bone health.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Breaking News English: World Population Aging At Record Rate

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read "World Population Aging At Record Rate," and then respond to 1 essay, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Other

The Elders: Nelson Mandela

For Students 9th - 10th
The Elders is a unique website that promotes world elders for today's global village. They select individuals who have demonstrated unsurpassed strength and wisdom in their dedication to world peace and who are able and willing to speak...
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United Nations

Stats Division: Indicators on Youth & Elderly Populations

For Students 9th - 10th
United Nations world population statistics on percent of youth and elderly in every country. Organized into a chart.
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Other

Art and Architecture: Four Paintings: Rubens: Family of Jan Brueghel the Elder

For Students 9th - 10th
Description and analysis of Rubens's group portrail of the family of Jan Brueghel the Elder.
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Other

Metis Centre: Profiles of Metis Elders [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Present day Metis elders are profiled in this biographical pdf document. Learn about each of their early lives, challenges, and accomplishments.
Handout
Gabriel Dumont Institute

Virtual Museum of Metis History and Culture: Metis Elders Historical Photos

For Students 9th - 10th
A large collection of historical photos showing Metis elders.
eBook
NWT Literacy Council

Nwt Literacy Council: Echoes: Elders' Writings [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
"Echoes" is a story compilation of four recollections by elders in the Northwest Territories.
Graphic
Web Gallery of Art

Web Gallery of Art: Bruegel, Pieter the Elder

For Students 9th - 10th
Link to images of Pieter Bruegel the Elder's most famous paintings including "The Blind Leading the Blind."
Website
Web Gallery of Art

Web Gallery of Art: Paintings by Pieter Bruegel, the Elder

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Web Gallery of Art contains a listing of paintings by Bruegel the Elder, including "The Blind Leading the Blind". Also included is a link to a detailed biography of Pieter the elder.
Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Pliny the Elder

For Students 9th - 10th
This Wikipedia site provides information on Pliny the Elder, author of Naturalis Historia. Includes much biographical information and hyperlinked terms.
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CGFA

Carol Gerten Fine Arts: Pieter Bruegel the Elder

For Students 9th - 10th
This presentation offers a biography of Pieter Bruegel the Elder. There are also links to information about other featured artists.
Primary
Other

Troubled Times Hopi Elders

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a document made by the Hopi Elders that calls people to reflect on their lives.
Handout
US Holocaust Memorial Museum

U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Protocols of the Elders of Zion: Timeline

For Students 9th - 10th
A chronology of the conspiracy theory deliberately created in a book, probably by Russian secret police in the late 19th century, and how that text has been used in the last 100+ years by various groups to justify antisemitic actions.
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Other

Great Thoughts Treasury: Helmuth Von Moltke the Elder

For Students 9th - 10th
An undocumented collection of quotations by Helmuth von Moltke the Elder, German Field Marshall and Chief of Staff for Prussian Army in the nineteenth century. Moltke is credited with being one of the most influential military...
Handout
Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Lonne Elder Iii

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Lonne Elder III, an American playwright whose critically acclaimed masterwork, Ceremonies in Dark Old Men (1965, revised 1969), depicted the dreams, frustrations, and ultimate endurance of...
Primary
Brigham Young University

World War I Document Archive: On the Nature of War, by Helmut Moltke (The Elder)

For Students 9th - 10th
The text of a letter from Count Helmuth von Moltke, Chief of the General Staff of the German army, in 1880, to Johann Kaspar Bluntschli, an international law expert. Moltke wrote the letter in response to examining a handbook on war...
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University of St. Andrews (UK)

University of St. Andrews: Aryabhata the Elder

For Students 9th - 10th
This University of St. Andrews site contains information and accomplishments of the earliest Hindu mathematician, Aryabhata.
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HyperHistory Online

Hyperhistory: Cato the Elder

For Students 9th - 10th
Here you can find very brief biographical information about Cato the Elder--first Roman author to write in Latin.
eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "Elder Brown's Backslide" by Harry Stillwell Edwards

For Students 9th - 10th
The full text of the short "Elder Brown's Backslide" by Harry Stillwell Edwards. Register for a free account to unlock annotation tools, printing, and more.
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Other

Catholic Culture: News: Mexico Population Becoming Elderly

For Students 9th - 10th
A news article explaining how Mexico's population is expected to increase among elders and decrease in relation to children because fertility rates have decreased over the past 25 years.
Handout
Van Gogh Gallery

The Van Gogh Gallery: Pieter Brueghel the Elder

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical summary of the life and career of 16th-century Flemish Renaissance artist Pieter Brueghel the Elder.
Handout
Google Cultural Institute

Google Cultural Institute: Pieter Bruegel the Elder

For Students 9th - 10th
This visual website from Google Cultural Institute shares background information and photos about Pieter Bruegel the Elder.

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