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Royal Canadian Geographical Society

Canadian Geographic: Animal Facts: Kermode Bear

For Students 3rd - 8th
Offers quick facts on the Kermode bear about physical appearance, habitat, behavior and range. The Kermode bear is also known as the spirit bear or ghost bear.
eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Authors: Amy Lowell

For Students 9th - 10th
This site features the author Amy Lowell including the full text of two poetry collections: Men, Women and Ghosts and Sword Blades & Poppy Seed.
Primary
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "The Beggar" by Guy De Maupassant

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text of the short story "The Beggar" by Guy de Maupassant, a ghost story.
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Maps of Mexico

Virtual Picture Travel Map of Arizona

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Travel to Arizona and take a virtual tour of Phoenix and the Grand Canyon. While in Phoenix visit places of interest such as the Roosevelt Dam, Goldfield Ghost Town and the State Capital Museum.
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Maps of Mexico

Virtual Picture Travel Map of Arizona

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Travel to Arizona and take a virtual tour of Phoenix and the Grand Canyon. While in Phoenix visit places of interest such as the Roosevelt Dam, Goldfield Ghost Town and the State Capital Museum.
Website
Legends of America

Legends of America

For Students 9th - 10th
"A Travel Site for the Nostalgic and History Minded". If you love history, you'll love this site. Featured is much detailed information on history, people, legends, ghost towns, outlaws, and so much more.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Biography: Jennifer O'connell

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
Read this biography to learn about Jennifer O'Connell, author and illustrator of the popular children's book Ten Timid Ghosts, and many other books as well. This biography also offers links to a list of books, an author visit kit, and...
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Other

Fermilab: Play Particle Pool

For Students 9th - 10th
Simulate what scientists see in a bubble chamber by playing "particle pool". You'll set up balls and cause collisions while a video monitor records the ghost paths of each individual ball. You'll also predict patterns that will result...
Website
Other

Book Page Interview: New Discoveries From the Author of the English Patient

For Students 9th - 10th
The author of this article examines Michael Ondaatje's novel, "Anil's Ghost," while tying in the Ondaatje's own thoughts and quotes from a previous interview. A good look at the novel's setting, theme, subject matter, and connections...
eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: The Dead Sexton by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu

For Students 9th - 10th
Classic Reader provides numerous classic works from famous authors. One work is "The Dead Sexton." This short ghost story was written in early 1900's by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu.
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Virginia Institute of Marine Science

Virginia Institute of Marine Science: Ghostbusting in the Chesapeake

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Because abandoned crab fishing pots can create havoc in the marine ecosystem, scientists and fishermen are researching ways in which to collect them. For this lesson students will explore catch data collected by the watermen from the...
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Other

Unconventional Warfare During the Civil War: John S. Mosby's Campaign

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about John S. Mosby's campaign in the Shenandoah Valley and why he was called the Gray Ghost.
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British Library

British Library: Frankenstein: Discovering Literature Resources

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Delve into the science of life and death, take a ghost story writing challenge, watch videos on the Gothic, and even look at locks of the Shelleys' hair with these resources. [PDF]
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Other

Iv: Rhyolite Nevada Bullfrog Ghost Towns of Nevada

For Students 9th - 10th
Historical information on the towns of Rhyolite and Bullfrog, Nevada gold mining towns.
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Other

Ross Nordeen: The Ghost of Protectionism Past

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Ross Nordeen provides an essay highlighting Friedrich List's three premises for protectionism and government intervention: the ideas of infant industry, forced capital investment, and the national interest. The essay is a...
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Other

Sonoran Pronghorn the Praire Ghost

For Students 9th - 10th
This online "call for help" focuses on the Sororan Pronghorn and its endangered status. Description information about this animal is followed by its status and what you can do to help.
Article
Other

North Carolina Ghost Stories and Legends: Virginia Dare, the White Doe

For Students 4th - 8th
Describes the establishment of the Roanoke Island Colony and the story of Virginia Dare, the first English person born in the New World. After the colonists vanished, a legend developed around Virginia Dare, that she would appear as a...
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Orca Book Publishers

Orca Book Publishers: The Shade Teaching Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th - 7th
In The Shade by K. L. Denman, Safira may have seen the ghost of a girl and wonders if the ghost is trying to give her a message. This teacher's guide includes a book summary, discussion topics and teaching ideas.
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A&E Television

History.com: The History of Halloween

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the origins and history of Halloween as well as traditions and superstitions of this holiday. Links to video clips are included.
Primary
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Author: Elia W. Peattie

For Students 9th - 10th
This site features links to the full text of 21 short stories by Elia W. Peattie such as "An Astral Onion," "A Child of the Rain," "A Grammatical Ghost," "The Room of the Evil Thought," "The Shape of Fear," "Their Dear Little Ghost" and...
Website
Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: The Wounded Knee Massacre

For Students 5th - 8th
Read about the phenomenon of the Ghost Dance that was causing a religious reawakening with Native Americans in the 1880s. See how this caused the travesty at Wounded Knee Creek where the U.S. Army attacked peaceful Sioux who were trying...
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Other

A Short History of Copper Mining

For Students 9th - 10th
On this page you will find general information about copper, mining copper, and ghost towns.
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Curated OER

Metro active.com: Ghost Writer: Amy Tan

For Students 9th - 10th
This website from MetroActive.com offers a newspaper article on Amy Tan and her novel "The Hundred Secret Senses." Tan discusses the "ghosts" in her novels as well as her own life as a storyteller.
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Curated OER

Web Gallery of Art: St Thomas Inspired by the Dove of the Holy Ghost

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "St Thomas Inspired by the Dove of the Holy Ghost", created by Sassetta in 1423 (Tempera on wood, 23,6 x 39 cm).

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