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American Urban History II
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This is a seminar course that explores the history of selected features of the physical environment of urban America. Among the features considered are parks, cemeteries, tenements, suburbs, zoos, skyscrapers, department stores, supermarkets, and amusement parks. The course gives students experience in working with primary documentation sources through its selection of readings and class discussions. Students then have the opportunity to apply this experience by researching their own historical questions and writing a term paper.

Subject:
Arts and Humanities
History
Political Science
Social Science
U.S. History
Material Type:
Full Course
Provider:
MIT
Provider Set:
MIT OpenCourseWare
Author:
Fogelson, Robert
Date Added:
09/01/2011
Guide to Finding a Local Specialist
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This online article, from Biodiversity Counts, is a guide to finding local specialists who are knowledgeable about plants and arthropods. It includes: an overview of how local specialists can be of help; a link to the Directory of Local Specialists, a list of specialists who have agreed to work with participating schools; a list of additional organizations, with links to Web sites, that are good sources for local specialists; tips on how to find local specialists from Linda Beyt, a middle school teacher in Louisiana and a Biodiversity Counts mentor; and tips for enlisting volunteers by Karen Spaulding, a middle school teacher in Massachusetts and a Biodiversity Counts mentor.

Subject:
Biology
Botany
Ecology
Forestry and Agriculture
Geoscience
Life Science
Physical Science
Material Type:
Teaching/Learning Strategy
Provider:
American Museum of Natural History
Provider Set:
American Museum of Natural History
Author:
Karen Spaulding
Linda Beyt
Date Added:
02/16/2011
Inquiry Project: Zoos
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Zoos give children all over the world the chance to see and learn about wild animals that they would never otherwise get the chance to see. Yet, are these zoos meeting the health and wellness needs of these animals?

Subject:
Life Science
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Assessment
Lesson Plan
Date Added:
02/28/2017
Inquiry Project: Zoos - Remix--Expanding on Animal Research
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Zoos give children all over the world the chance to see and learn about wild animals that they would never otherwise get the chance to see. Yet, are these zoos meeting the health and wellness needs of these animals? Students will investigate animals living in zoos through the viewing of zoo live webcams from four different zoos.

Subject:
Life Science
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Assessment
Lesson Plan
Date Added:
03/12/2019
Meet Alicia Shelley: An Arctic Ambassador
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In an interview, a zookeeper at the Columbus, Ohio, polar bear exhibit describes time she spent at Churchill, Manitoba, educating tourists about polar bears and what can be done to help populations in the wild. This interview appeared in the free, online magazine Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears.

Subject:
Geoscience
Life Science
Physical Science
Material Type:
Reading
Provider:
Ohio State University College of Education and Human Ecology
Provider Set:
Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears: An Online Magazine for K-5 Teachers
Author:
Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears
Jessica Fries-Gaither
National Science Foundation
Date Added:
10/17/2011
People and Other Animals
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This class provides a historical survey of the ways that people have interacted with their closest animal relatives, for example: hunting, domestication of livestock, exploitation of animal labor, scientific study of animals, display of exotic and performing animals, and pet keeping. Themes include changing ideas about animal agency and intelligence, our moral obligations to animals, and the limits imposed on the use of animals.

Subject:
Anthropology
Social Science
Material Type:
Full Course
Provider:
MIT
Provider Set:
MIT OpenCourseWare
Author:
Harriet Ritvo
Date Added:
01/01/2013