4-12: Meet The Medieval Crusader

Meet The Medieval Crusader
The Sheffield Museum of Rural Life (Canada) 2008-09 Honorable Mention

Marty Pullin
shefmuseum@gto.net
1139 Settlers Road
Sheffield, Ontario L0R 1Z0
Canada
Phone: 519-620-3162
Fax: 519-740-0437

Education: Grade(s): 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

It is estimated that close to 100,000 people left Europe to take part in the First Crusade. Most of them were peasants, and most never returned home. There were many subsequent crusades, but none could claim the same degree of "success" as the First Crusade, which achieved its objective of capturing Jerusalem.

The character for this session is a peasant, reflecting the often overlooked role of peasants in medieval warfare.

This crusader can discuss his motivations for going on the journey, describe the journey itself, recount the battles and sieges, and reflect on the aftermath.

He is also prepared to discuss all facets of medieval life in order to give an understanding of the background of the crusaders, such as the manor system, agriculture, religion, daily life, gender roles, crime & punishment, warfare, health, family life, social hierarchy, and entertainment.

The students and teacher direct the discussion through their questions. The peasant will have on hand farm tools, weapons, sports equipment, and coins, and can teach them a medieval dance with live music on the bagpipes.

The peasant's home is an accurate reproduction of a medieval interior wall inside a home in the English village of Tintinhull.
60 minutes
This program is available by request ONLY
By Request Cost: $125.00


Since we are in Canada, the price may need to be modified, depending on the current exchange rate.

9-12: Auschwitz: Remembering the Holocaust

Auschwitz: Remembering the Holocaust
The Service Center @ Clearwater

Debbie Ives
dives@sckesc.org
13939 Diagonal Road
Clearwater, KS 67026
United States
Phone: (620) 584-3300 ext. 115
Fax: (620) 584-3307

Education: Grade(s): 9, 10, 11, 12, Parent, Public Library: Library Patrons, Content Providers: Content Providers

High School students will examine the complexity of race and ethnic relations as experienced during the Holocaust through the gates of Auschwitz concentration camp.
Program is 45 minutes in length.
This program is available by request ONLY
This program is by request with a minimum of 2 weeks notice.
Interactive Cost: $125.00


All dates are tentative until Purchase Order is received.
Please send a Purchase Order to:
South Central Kansas Education Service Center
Attn: Debbie Ives
P.O. Box 160
Clearwater, KS. 67026
Email: dives@sckesc.org
Fax: 620.584.3307

K-2: Patroitism

Patriotism
Muskingum Valley Educational Service Center

Leslie Charles
lcharles@mvesc.k12.oh.us
205 North 7th Street
Zanesville, OH 43701
United States
Phone: (740) 452-4518 ext. 133
Fax: (740) 455-6702

Education: Pre-K Students, Kindergarten, Grade(s): 1, 2, Public Library: Library Patrons

Patriotism! GREAT addition to Constitution Day activities!
This distance learning event looks at different aspects of citizenship including honesty, self-assurance, respecting the rights and responsibilities of others, persistence, patriotism, and obeying laws. In addition, students will discuss United State symbols that represent democracy. An important social studies lesson for elementary age students.
40-50 minutes
This program is available by request ONLY
Interactive Cost: $75.00

Grades 3-6: Citizenship: It's Your Right!

Citizenship: It's Your Right!
Muskingum Valley Educational Service Center

Leslie Charles
lcharles@mvesc.k12.oh.us
205 North 7th Street
Zanesville, OH 43701
United States
Phone: (740) 452-4518 ext. 133
Fax: (740) 455-6702

Education: Grade(s): 3, 4, 5, 6, Public Library: Library Patrons

This distance learning event looks at many different aspects of citizenship. Students will explore the rights and responsibilities of citizens, the branches of the United States government, and patriotism.
Please allow 50-60 minutes
This program is available by request ONLY
Interactive Cost: $75.00

Grades 6-12: Shark Dissection

Shark Lab
McWane Science Center

Kathy Fournier
kfournier@mcwane.org
200 19th Street North
Birmingham, AL 35203
United States
Phone: (205) 714-8254
Fax: (205) 714-8400

Education: Grade(s): 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Public Library: Library Patrons

Dissect a shark without the mess! Join our staff as we take you through a professional dissection and learn from the inside out what makes a shark a shark.
45 minutes
This program is available by request ONLY
By Request Cost: $125.00

Grades 3-5: Energy Matters

Energy Matters
McWane Science Center

Kathy Fournier
kfournier@mcwane.org
200 19th Street North
Birmingham, AL 35203
United States
Phone: (205) 714-8254
Fax: (205) 714-8400

Education: Grade(s): 3, 4, 5, Public Library: Library Patrons

What comes in many forms and is never lost or gained? In this energetic program students will explore the many forms of energy, ways it can be transferred and how energy makes everything happen.

45 minutes

This program is available by request ONLY
By Request Cost: $125.00

Grades 3-12: Dig into Paleo

Dig Into Paleo
McWane Science Center

Kathy Fournier
kfournier@mcwane.org
200 19th Street North
Birmingham, AL 35203
United States
Phone: (205) 714-8254
Fax: (205) 714-8400

Education: Grade(s): 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Public Library: Library Patrons

Join us as we dig into the field of Paleontology. We will lead your class in a discussion of why it’s important to study fossils and show you some of our specimens from our world-renowned Collections Center! Did you know that Alabama has a State Fossil? Dial in to find out more!

45 minutes

This program is available by request ONLY

By Request Cost: $125.00

Grades 7-12: Globalization 101

Globalization 101
Global Education Motivators

Sabrina Cusimano
cusimano@chc.edu
9601 Germantown Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19118
United States
Phone: (215) 248-1150
Fax: (215) 248-7056

Education: Grade(s): 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, University

Globalization has changed everything, and continues doing so. Globalization has made the world smaller by substituting speed, connection and complexity for distance. It has interconnected everything with everything else in ever more effective and profound ways, linking you to the world. What does this mean for your students and the world?

Globalization 101 begins with a short (2.5 minute) movie that provides a global perspective on the problems of the world. Globalization is then defined and presented within a historical context. Various facets of globalization (economic, technologic, cultural, political, environmental) are gone over. How we measure globalization and where it is taking us are presented. Students are engaged in a discussion of what they think globalization is and what it means for them—in terms of the importance of continuing their education, global competition, jobs, friends and opportunities.

45 minutes
This program is available by request ONLY
Interactive Cost: $175.00

Grades 7-12: Exploring Kenya Through Mombasa

Exploring Kenya Through Mombasa
Global Education Motivators

Sabrina Cusimano
cusimano@chc.edu
9601 Germantown Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19118
United States
Phone: (215) 248-1150
Fax: (215) 248-7056

Education: Grade(s): 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
This program delves into East Africa’s biggest economy, providing an insider’s perspective about the life in Kenya. Students will get a better understanding of the country that hosts the world headquarters of the UN Environmental Program and which has the largest number of American agencies in Africa. Particularly addressed will be the history of the Coast of Kenya, its foreign influences and the recent 2007 post-election violence that shook the foundations of the country.
45 minutes
This program is available by request ONLY
Interactive Cost: $150.00

Grades 6-12: Children’s Rights in the 21st Century

Children’s Rights in the 21st Century
Global Education Motivators

Sabrina Cusimano
cusimano@chc.edu
9601 Germantown Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19118
United States
Phone: (215) 248-1150
Fax: (215) 248-7056

Education: Grade(s): 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

An interactive presentation with a children’s rights expert on the human rights treaty for children – the Convention on the Rights of the Child - that few students or citizens in the United States understand. Students will learn a brief history of the Convention, understand the components of the treaty now 20 years ratified, and explore the challenges of full implementation and ratification by the United States. The presenter will focus on certain areas of children’s rights upon request.

45 minutes

This program is available by request ONLY
Interactive Cost: $150.00

There is no charge for cancellations due to natural events.

Grade 3: Spooktacular Math and Mammals

Spooktacular Math and Mammals
East Central Ohio Educational Service Center 2007-08

Michele Carlisle
video@ecoesc.org
834 East High Avenue
New Philadelphia, OH 44663
United States
Phone: (330) 308-9939 ext. 220
Fax: (330) 308-0964

Education: Grade(s): 3

Students will learn about mammals by focusing on bats. They will also be creating a craft by way of solving math problems and they will also use problem solving skills in this 40-45 minute session.
45 minutes
This program is available by request ONLY
Interactive Cost: $75.00


purchase orders should be made to
ECOESC, Attn. Marilyn Roder, 834 East High Ave,New Philadelphia, Ohio 44663

Grades 4-8: Building of the Transcontinental Railroad : Uniting a Country (Free Program)

Building of the Transcontinental Railroad : Uniting a Country (Free Program)
Durham Museum

Mike Irwin
mirwin@durhammuseum.org
801 South 10st.
Omaha, NE 68108
United States
Phone: (402) 444-5027

Education: Grade(s): 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

One day, in 1863, President Abraham Lincoln sitting at his desk in the White House in Washington DC , signed a document that fixed the eastern terminus of the proposed rail route at Omaha, Nebraska Territory. Within a short time dirt was flying in Nebraska and California.
Thousands of workers, large numbers of teams, many supply trains, and vast quantities of equipment and supplies were employed in caring this stupendous project forward. Each month the gap between the two construction forces became shorter, and finally , on May 10 1869, after six years of strenuous effort, the rails were joined at Promontory, on the Utah desert.
This endeavor was the 1800's equivalent to the United States putting a man on the moon 100 years later.
This session is loaded with original documents, photos and artifacts from the Union Pacific Museum to provide your students with historical accurate “primary” information. Each teacher will receive a packet of resources and activities to use to prepare students for the connection as well as provide you with “follow-up” support material to help you to continue to explore the building of the Transcontinental Railroad as well as Westward Expansion.
45 Minutes
This program is available by request ONLY

Grade 5-12: From Jerusalem! Understanding Modern-Day Israel through the Study of Current Events

From Jerusalem! Understanding Modern-Day Israel through the Study of Current Events
Distance Learning Solutions LLC

Yitzchak Schwartz, M.Ed
yschwartz@yschwartz.com
6 Pear Tree Lane
Lafayette Hill, PA 19444
United States
Phone: (610) 572-4050

Education: Grade(s): 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Parent, Public Library: Library Patrons, Content Providers: Content Providers

News from Israel can be found in the media on an almost daily basis. Our students, as Americans, often find the news somewhat confusing due to a lack of understanding of life in the Middle East in general, and life in Israel in particular.

Through a review and discussion of Israeli current events, complete with analysis of online media clips and newspaper articles, students will share in the day-to-day Israeli experience. Under the guidance of a Jerusalem-based Israeli educator, students will unravel the intricacies of the Israeli political system, sense the great joys and challenges of Israeli life, and begin to understand Israeli society and the forces that mold it.

50 minutes

This program is available by request ONLY
This program is available beginning November 2, 2009.
$200.00

Grades 3-8: Geology Rocks

Geology Rocks
Discovery Center of Springfield

Hayley Budd
hbudd@discoverycenter.org
438 East St. Louis Street
Springfield, MO 65806
United States
Phone: (417) 862-9910 ext. 726
Fax: (417) 862-6898

Education: Grade(s): 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

How do rocks form? This interactive program will allow the students to classify rocks, talk about the rock cycle, and learn how rocks change over time. Learn the difference between rocks and minerals. Students will even make a rock they can eat!

60 minutes

This program is available by request ONLY
Interactive Cost: $150.00
By Request Cost: $150.00

Grades K-2: Bugs? Insects?

Bugs? Insects?
Discovery Center of Springfield

Hayley Budd
hbudd@discoverycenter.org
438 East St. Louis Street
Springfield, MO 65806
United States
Phone: (417) 862-9910 ext. 726
Fax: (417) 862-6898

Education: Pre-K Students, Kindergarten, Grade(s): 1, 2
Learn the difference between bugs and insects. The Very Hungry Caterpillar will be read in a whole new way. New science words will be introduced when talking about the changes "bugs" go through.

60 minutes

This program is available by request ONLY
Interactive Cost: $150.00
By Request Cost: $150.00

Grades 5-10: Copland and the Common Man: Abraham Lincoln

LIVE from the stage of Bass Performance Hall!
Copland and The Common Man: Abraham Lincoln
Grades 5th-10th
$150.00 per site

Aaron Copland was the quintessential American composer who captured the optimistic spirit and rhythm of his homeland in music and used it in homage to our 16th president, Abraham Lincoln. We repeat what was one of our most warmly received programs of last season. Music played: “Fanfare for the Common Man,” “John Henry” and “The Lincoln Portrait,” all written by Aaron Copland.

Connections: American historical and cultural heritage and evaluation of musical elements.


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