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Jeanne Villepreux-Power was a pioneering French marine biologist who in 1832 was the first person to create an aquarium for experimenting with aquatic organisms. The English biologist Richard Owen referred to her as the “Mother of Aquariophily.” Learn more about her with this unit study is appropriate for ALL ages.
Elizabeth Blackwell was the first woman in America to receive a medical degree. She championed the participation of women in the medical profession and ultimately opened her own medical college for women. Learn more about her with this unit study is appropriate for ALL ages.
Wilson Alwyn Bentley, also known as Snowflake Bentley, was an American meteorologist and photographer, who was the first known person to take detailed photographs of snowflakes and record their features. Learn more about him and snowflakes with this unit study is appropriate for ALL ages.
Charles Henry Turner was an American zoologist, educator, and comparative psychologist, known for his studies on the behavior of insects, particularly bees and ants. Learn more about him with this unit study is appropriate for ALL ages.
Edwin Binney was an American entrepreneur and inventor, who created the first dustless white chalk, and along with his cousin C. Harold Smith, was the founder of handicrafts company “Binney and Smith”, which marketed his invention of the Crayola crayon. Learn more about him and his invention of the crayon with this unit study is appropriate for ALL ages.
Edwin Powell Hubble was an American astronomer. He played a crucial role in establishing the fields of extragalactic astronomy and observational cosmology. Hubble proved that many objects previously thought to be clouds of dust and gas and classified as “nebulae” were actually galaxies beyond the Milky Way. Learn more about him with this unit study is appropriate for ALL ages.
George Ferris conceived, designed, and built an engineering marvel, which astonished the world at its debut and became a mainstay of American recreation. Learn more about him with this unit study is appropriate for ALL ages.
Mae Carol Jemison is an American engineer, physician, and former NASA astronaut. She became the first black woman to travel into space when she served as a mission specialist aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour. Learn more about her with this unit study is appropriate for ALL ages.
Mary Anning was an English fossil collector, dealer, and palaeontologist who became known around the world for finds she made in Jurassic marine fossil beds in the cliffs along the English Channel at Lyme Regis in the county of Dorset in Southwest England. Learn more about her with this unit study that is appropriate for ALL ages.
Eugenie Clark, popularly known as The Shark Lady, was an American ichthyologist known for both her research on shark behavior and her study of fish in the order Tetraodontiformes. Clark was a pioneer in the field of scuba diving for research purposes. Learn even more about Eugenie Clark with this unit study which is appropriate for ALL ages.
Bessie Coleman was an early American civil aviator. She was the first African-American woman and first Native American to hold a pilot license. She earned her license from the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale on June 15, 1921, and was the first Black person to earn an international pilot’s license. Learn more about her with this unit study is appropriate for ALL ages.
When American soldiers entered World War I, Moina Belle Michael, a schoolteacher from Georgia, knew she had to act. Some of the soldiers were her students and friends. Almost single-handedly, Moina worked to establish the red poppy as the symbol to honor and remember soldiers. Learn more about her and honor the veterans with this unit study.
Get your kids interested in the subject of groundhogs and Groundhog’s Day with this Groundhog Unit Study.
Get your kids interested in the subject of Turkeys this Thanksgiving with this Turkey Unit Study.
Get your kids interested in the subject of Reindeer this Christmas with this Reindeer Unit Study.