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Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma: Culture & Heritage

For Students 9th - 10th
Extensive information on the culture and traditions of the Choctaw, and their social life in the past. Covers such topics as foods, games, medicine, clothing, etc. The text is often based on accounts written in the past.
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PBS

Pbs Teachers: Dragon Science: Wisdom of Li Shizhen

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Compare and contrast Western and Chinese medicine, and explore the benefits and medicinal properties of ancient herbs and plants.
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BiologyWise

Biology Wise: Facts About Red Marine Algae

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the history of red algae use by humans, its physical characteristics, their uses in medicine, and their uses in food.
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Auw St. Lawrence County Branch: Women of Courage

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn what it means to have courage by examining the lives of women who "Were pioneers in their fields, which included education, medicine, art, politics, and music." This page includes biographies of several women including scientist...
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National Women's Hall of Fame

National Women's Hall of Fame: Women of the Hall: Mary Edwards Walker

For Students 9th - 10th
Read a brief life history on the first woman to receive the Medal of Honor for her bravery in the Civil War, physician Mary Walker.
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Bbc Radio 4: This Sceptered Isle: Church, Law and Medicine: Nicholas Culpeper

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Artist's rendering of Nicholas Culpeper.
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National Library of Medicine: Nicholas Flamel

For Students Pre-K - 1st
One of history’s most famous alchemists, Nicolas Flamel.
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Arsenic Based Medicine, Wm. R. Warner & Co., About 1900

For Students 9th - 10th
The Marsh Test, developed in 1832, was designed to detect poison in drinks. A short history of this test is provided along with photo of the test apparatus.
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Curated OER

Arsenic Based Medicine, Wm. R. Warner & Co., About 1900

For Students 9th - 10th
The Marsh Test, developed in 1832, was designed to detect poison in drinks. A short history of this test is provided along with photo of the test apparatus.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: The Civil War and Reconstruction

For Teachers 9th - 10th
University-level syllabus, reading suggestions, lecture notes, and quizzes for a course of the Civil War and Reconstruction.
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University of Maryland Medical Center: Plague of Athens: Medical Mystery Solved

For Students 9th - 10th
A medical discussion of the plague of Athens and a diagnosis of it as epidemic typhus fever.
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National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

Magnet Academy: Willem Einthoven

For Students 9th - 10th
Willem Einthoven invented a string galvanometer that lead to the electrocardiogram, which measures heart activity. For his discovery, Einthoven was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1924.
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Discover Magazine

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover Magazine brings you the world of science: the latest research news, enhanced versions of articles, and a full-text archive.
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Rice University

Rice University: Web Adventures: Reconstructors: Nothing to Rave About

For Students 9th - 10th
Online adventure game consisting of three consecutive episodes where you become a member of a team of scientists who investigate pain relieving drugs to see if they are safe. These virtual experiments cover concepts such as history of...
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Rice University

Rice University: Web Adventures: Reconstructors: A Plaguing Problem

For Students 6th - 8th
Online adventure game consisting of five consecutive episodes where you become a member of a team of scientists who investigate pain relieving drugs to see if they are safe. Episodes should be played in order; however, they can be...
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Learning Lab: American Indian Heritage Teaching Resources

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Great online resource for finding teaching material to help students learn about American Indian Heritage Month. Features a wealth of information on Native American history, medicine, rituals, religion, art, and culture.
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Nature Research

Scitable: Genomics

For Students 9th - 10th
Get an in-depth look at the genome which includes all genes, regulatory sequences, and other information found in noncoding regions of DNA. Articles on webpage explores the large amount of information available about genes and DNA...
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NASA

Nasa: Bibliography on Martian Exploration

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from NASA provides a selected Annotated Bibliography on Martian Exploration presents classical Mars reading material from Percival Lowell and Alfred Russel Wallace from the turn of the last century, Werner von Braun and Willy...
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The Seminole Tribe of Florida Culture

For Students 3rd - 8th
Use this site to explore the culture of the Seminole Indians of Florida. There are links to find out about their art, basketry, clans, and much more.
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The Seminole Tribe of Florida: Culture

For Students 3rd - 8th
Use this site to explore the culture of the Seminole Indians of Florida. There are links to find out about their art, basketry, clans, and much more.
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Harcourt: Biographies

For Students 9th - 10th
A fantastic resource where you can find biographies of historical figures. You can search by the person's name or by topics, such as Presidents, United States Leaders, Scientists, Inventors, Humanitarians, Explorers and Pioneers,...
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BBC

Bbc: The Welfare State 1945 2002

For Students 9th - 10th
A timeline of the welfare state in Britain from 1945-2002. Highlights key events. Detailed and thorough resource.
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Oem Competencies

For Students 9th - 10th
This site discusses the work of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (OEM) with regard to environmental health. The site provides an evaluation that helps prevent environmental risks.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Native Americans for Kids: Religion

For Students 3rd - 8th
Kids learn about Native American Indian religion including the Great Spirit, rites of passage, and medicine men on this website.

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