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Download full textDavis, Anita P. – 1999
This paper discusses the life and accomplishments of Harriet Quimby, a Michigan woman who was an aviation pioneer (the first licensed woman pilot in 1911) and yet who is largely unknown. The paper appears in conjunction with a biography of Quimby aimed at intermediate students. The paper gives a dramatic account of Quimby's flight across the…
Descriptors: Biographies, Class Activities, Females, Instructional Innovation
Peer reviewedDavis, Anita P. – Social Studies, 1994
Presents instructional strategies for teaching middle school students about time zones and why the earth experiences night and day. Provides instructions for helping students make and use sextants and sun dials. Describes class activities and student-teacher dialogue. (CFR)
Descriptors: Astronomy, Class Activities, Earth Science, Experiential Learning
