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1. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  March 30
   Black Beauty author Anna Sewell was born in 1820.
   Through Sewell's novel, students explore the cruelty to animals and extend the discussion to current events, eventually presenting the information.
2. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 6  |  Calendar Activity  |  March 25
   Celebrate Kate DiCamillo's birthday today.
   After examining the characters in one of DiCamillo's stories, students write original short stories featuring animals as central characters.
3. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 6  |  Calendar Activity  |  December 3
   Dr. Christian Barnard performed the first human heart transplant.
   Students talk about the causes of heart disease and the role that diet and exercise play. Then, students find healthy dessert recipes and vote on one dessert to make in class.
4. Classroom Resources | Grades   5 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  October 28
   Dr. Jonas Salk, who developed the polio vaccine, was born in 1914.
   After learning about Dr. Salk, students interview a family member or someone they know who remembers the polio epidemic.
5. Classroom Resources | Grades   1 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  July 12
   Henry David Thoreau was born in 1817.
   Students make mental "snapshots" of a natural setting, then capture the details of their setting by writing and then creating a class booklet of the nature walk.
6. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 6  |  Calendar Activity  |  August 21
   Monarch butterflies begin their migration in the fall.
   After exploring the ways that monarch butterflies react to seasons, students complete an inquiry study to examine how other things change because of the seasons and create a class anthology.
7. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 8  |  Calendar Activity  |  July 9
   Nancy Farmer, three-time Newbery honoree, was born in 1941.
   Students write original short stories in the science fiction genre based on some of Farmer's works and society's most hotly-debated issues, such as cloning, toxic waste, and brain implants.
8. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  May 27
   On this day in 1907, Rachel Carson was born.
   Students learn about Rachel Carson, explore different environmental websites, and write a Diamante Poem about a particular habitat.
9. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 8  |  Calendar Activity  |  May 26
   Sally Ride, first American woman in space, was born in 1951.
   After exploring information about Sally Ride on the StarKids Who's Who site, students write a letter using the Letter Generator to Dr. Ride's foundation, Sally Ride Science.
10. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 8  |  Calendar Activity  |  August 9
    Science writer Seymour Simon was born in 1931.
    Students select and explore a scientific topic in detail using Simon's nonfiction science books and then use what they learn to write original poetry on the topic.

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