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   MARCH 6-12, 2013
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Empowerment   
Grade Range: 9-12
 
 
This video from Women, War & Peace demonstrates the power of women and suggests that in today's world, especially with the evolution of communication, the presence of women at peace talks is necessary and inevitable.

 

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Single Women 
Homesteaders
Grade Range: 3-7

Recognize the role single women homesteaders played in the settlement of the Upper Midwest and consider their various reasons for homesteading.

 

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Tiffany Window
Grade Range: 4-12

Spotlight on women artists who created Louis Comfort stained glass windows at the turn of the 20th century. 

 

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Food, Inc. GMO Quiz
Grade Range: 9-12
 
A large percentage of the items in your local grocery store contain at least on ingredient that comes from a genetically modified organism (GMO). How much do you know about the food that you are eating?

 

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Scripting the Truth
Grade Range: 6-8, 9-12
 
An innovative computer-based handwriting analysis technique helps NOVA dig deeper into the kidnapping of Charles Lindbergh's baby.

 

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