Suffrin' Till Suffrage (1-4)
Read along, listen, or watch the movie about the Women's Suffrage Movement with your students at this site. QuickTime is required to watch the movie.
http://genxtvland.simplenet.com/SchoolHouseRock/song.hts?hi+sufferin
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An Index of Famous Women (3-5)
This site has descriptions of famous women written by students. Assign two names to each student. Have them research the two women, and on a sheet of paper, write a chart of differences and similarities between the two.
http://www.teleport.com/~megaines/woindex.htm
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The Life and Times of Amelia Earhart (3-5)
A biography, list of activities, and interview, all on Amelia Earhart are presented here. Have your students role play and interview each other using the questions and answers provided. Afterwards, have students create a list of Earhart's characteristics, based on the interview.
http://teacher.scholastic.com/earhart/times/index.htm#top
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Sally Ride Interview Transcript (3-5)
Have students role play the interview at this site. Afterwards, have students discuss in a group what they think of her answers and whether or not they agree with her (particularly with the Kids in Space questions).
http://teacher.scholastic.com/space/tscriptr.htm
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How I Fought for Civil Rights (4-5)
With your students, explore this site about Rosa Parks. Do one of the six projects described in the Teachers Guide in class.
http://teacher.scholastic.com/rosa/index.htm
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Living Vignettes of Women from the Past (4-5)
Students can learn about diverse women at this resource-rich site. Have them create famous women trading cards by choosing 5 to print out and laminate onto index cards. To further challenge them, have them put their cards in order of when each woman was born.
http://www.lkwdpl.org/wihohio/figures.htm
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Distinguished Women of Past and Present (5th)
Have students search this archive of famous women by subject. Give each student a different subject (see the list of subjects on the site) and have each of them report on the women who contributed in that subject area.
http://www.distinguishedwomen.com/
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First Ladies of the United States of America (5th)
This is another database of famous women that children can use for research.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/WH/glimpse/firstladies/html/firstladies.html
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Women in Science: Nobel Prize Laureates (5th)
These archives contain information about women who have received Nobel Prizes, beginning with Marie Curie in 1903. Useful links for each winner are provided. Have students choose one to research, then present their findings to the class.
http://www.lib.lsu.edu/sci/chem/guides/srs117.html
http://www.astr.ua.edu/4000ws/4000WS.html
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Women's History Treasure Hunt (5th)
In this Internet treasure hunt, older students can answer questions about famous women in history. Links and activities are provided.
http://www.campbellusd.k12.ca.us/OnlineAct/women.html
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