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Brigham Young University

Wwi Biographical Dictionary: Sassoon, Siegfried Loraine

For Students 9th - 10th
Although this biography does not give a great amount of information on Siegfried Sassoon's literary writings, it does present some good information about his involvement in World War I.
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English Verse

English Verse: Robert Herrick (1591 1674)

For Students 9th - 10th
Quite a few of Robert Herrick's many poems are included here in full text. A brief biographical sketch can be found here as well.
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First World War

First World war.com: Prose & Poetry Siegfried Sassoon

For Students 9th - 10th
This brief biography of Sassoon (1886-1967 CE) includes some thoughts about his work and his connection to other writers of the time.
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Victorian Web

The Victorian Web: Works of Thomas Hardy

For Students 9th - 10th
The Victorian Web provides the online text to some of Thomas Hardy's short stories and poems. Links are provided throughout for additional information on related subjects.
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US Army Center

U.s. Army Center of Military History: Anthony Wayne

For Students 9th - 10th
This brief biographical outline focuses on dates of events in Anthony Wayne's military career. There is also a description of a portrait but the portrait itself is not currently available.
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Atomic Archive

Atomic Archive: Developing the Hydrogen Bomb

For Students 9th - 10th
Links to seven different documents regarding the hydrogen bomb and its development during the Cold War. Excellent resource.
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Shmoop University

Shmoop: Hamlet Quotes

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a series of quotations from Hamlet and connects them to themes found in the play.
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MadSci Network

How Come When You Open a Window the Door Is Pulled In?

For Students 9th - 10th
From the Mad Scientist Network. Using a question and answer format, this page explains the answer to the question "How come when you open a window the door is pulled in?" This intriguing everyday phenomenon is explained in terms of air...
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Other

Illinois Raptor Center: Don't Be Cruel, Wild Animals Are Not Pets

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Read and view the squirrel who went mad in captivity but now has regained his freedom and sanity.
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Curated OER

Lynd Ward Now That the Gods Are Dead

For Students 3rd - 8th
Lynd Ward is profiled, considered a master American book illustrators, especially for his woodcut novels God's Man, Mad Man's Drum, Sons Without Words, and Vertigo.
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Curated OER

Lynd Ward Beowulf

For Students 3rd - 8th
Lynd Ward is profiled, considered a master American book illustrators, especially for his woodcut novels God's Man, Mad Man's Drum, Sons Without Words, and Vertigo.
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Curated OER

Don't Be Cruel Animals Are Not Pets

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Read and view the squirrel who went mad in captivity but now has regained his freedom and sanity.
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Curated OER

Don't Be Cruel Animals Are Not Pets

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Read and view the squirrel who went mad in captivity but now has regained his freedom and sanity.
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University at Buffalo

State University of New York: Mathematicians of African Diaspora: The Ancients

For Students 9th - 10th
Resources for learning about the history of mathematics in ancient Africa, specifically the diaspora. Looks at the prejudices that existed in past centuries towards African people, at mathematical discoveries and artifacts from Africa...
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University at Buffalo

University of New York: David Harold Blackwell

For Students 9th - 10th
Called by many the greatest African American mathematician, David Blackwell has won many awards in his field. This site from the University of New York at Buffalo provides a thorough biography of his life and work.
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University at Buffalo

University of New York: J. Ernest Wilkins, Jr.

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography from the University of New York at Buffalo on Wilkins that also includes a partial list of his research publications and his lifetime awards.
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University at Buffalo

A Modern History of Blacks in Mathematics

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographies of Blacks in mathematics from the 1700s to the present time.
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University of Wisconsin

The Why Files: Transferring Diseases by Mosquitoes

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover how mosquitoes affect human health and why they are such good carriers of disease.
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University at Buffalo

Black Women in Mathematics: Evelyn Granville

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography of Evelyn Granville, one of the first African American women to receive a Ph.D. in Mathematics.
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University at Buffalo

Black Women in Mathematics: Euphemia Lofton Haynes

For Students 9th - 10th
A thorough biography of Euphemia Lofton Haynes, an educator who became the first African American woman to earn a Ph.D. in mathematics.
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Other

Women in History: Madame c.j. Walker

For Students 3rd - 8th
This biographical sketch from the Lakewood Public Library includes facts, accomplishments, and links to websites for further research.
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Image

For Students 9th - 10th
This Ibiblio.org site contains information of the life of Pieter Brueghel, including a short paragraph on each of his children. Many of his paintings are also included in this site. A good source for reports and papers.
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Curated OER

University of New York: David Harold Blackwell

For Students 9th - 10th
Called by many the greatest African American mathematician, David Blackwell has won many awards in his field. This site from the University of New York at Buffalo provides a thorough biography of his life and work.
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Curated OER

University of New York: J. Ernest Wilkins, Jr.

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography from the University of New York at Buffalo on Wilkins that also includes a partial list of his research publications and his lifetime awards.