Fiction and Biography for Grades 4-8
Jack London Online Collection
Throughout Jack London's relatively short lifetime he wrestled with the environment in extreme climates.
Mark Twain Quotes
Mark Twain wrestled with cultural environments in the US and abroad. The site of his biography includes historical links, too. And refer to the Twain Quotes site for all the apt remarks you can imagine.
10 Reasons Why Benjamin Franklin Was Actually A Superhero
Which Nobel prize would have been awarded to Ben Franklin?
Visit this Franklin Institute resource to view the possibilities.
NobelPrize.org
NobelPrize.org has captured games for students based on Nobel Prize-awarded achievements. Learn about everything from blood typing and DNA to the transistor and The Lord of the Flies Game.
Thomas A. Edison
Explore the development of the inventions of Thomas A. Edison.
Did you know he registered more than 1000 patents?
Abraham Lincoln at American Memory
Would Abe Lincoln have been awarded a Nobel Prize for Peace? Review thousands of documents about President Lincoln which have been digitized by the American Memory project at the Library of Congress.
Chicago History-The Mystery of Mary Todd Lincoln's Cloak
For an intriguing mystery about the coat which Mary Todd Lincoln wore on the evening he was assassinated check out this document from the Chicago Historical Society.
Lemelson Center at the Smithsonian
The Lemelson Center at the Smithsonian contains new archives on a host of inventors and innovators. Expand your repertoire of biographies for your students.
Jack London's stories, while perhaps a little dated now, still inspire young students towards the world of adventure. After a while straight environmental studies can seem too objective. Jack London's stories of the wild will provide the human and even animal subjective struggle and thereby an integrated or multi-disciplinary context.
The cast of Nobel prize winners stands in contrast to Jack London but no less inspirational.
Other Areas To Check Out...
• The Smithsonian
• Congressional Legislative Information
• Diverse Exhibits
• Primary Source Document Collections
• Parental Support
• Virtual Schools Sampler
