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The Everglades National Park Join us today as we learn about one of the largest and most diverse National Parks in the United States.

Sources:

https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/southflorida/habitats/pinelands/native-flora-and-fauna 

https://www.everglades.org/the-everglades-handbook/section-2-environments-of-the-everglades/pinelands/ 

https://www.nps.gov/aboutus/national-park-system.htm 

https://www.nps.gov/ever/learn/nature/hardwoodhammock.htm 

https://www.britannica.com/plant/bladderwort 

https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/nature/article/everglades 

https://www.nps.gov/places/florida-bay.htm 

Connors, Kathleen. Everglades National Park. Gareth Stevens Publishing, 2016. 

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Who Is Barack Obama? Join us today as we learn about the forty fourth President of the United States.

Link to Sonya Sotomayor https://anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/episodes/Who-Is-Barack-Obama-e1udj63

Sources:

https://kidskonnect.com/people/barack-obama/

https://kids.kiddle.co/Barack_Obama

https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/barack-obama

https://kids.britannica.com/kids/article/Barack-Obama/470904

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Who Is Mae Jemison?  Join us today as we learn about the first black woman in space--Mae Jemison.

Sources:

https://kids.kiddle.co/Mae_Jemison

https://kids.britannica.com/students/article/Mae-Jemison/327536

https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/mae-jemison

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Have you ever heard of Ruby Bridges? Ruby became a symbol of the Civil Rights Movement when she was only 6 years old and she is still alive today! Learn more about Ruby in this episode.

Additional Resources:

Books for Black History Month: blog.sonlight.com/books-black-history-month.html

Digital download all about Ruby Bridges

Sources:

Time for Kids: Ruby Bridges

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Who Was Patricia Bath?  Join us today as we learn about Patricia Bath, the first black woman doctor to receive a patent.

Sources:

https://kids.britannica.com/kids/article/Patricia-Bath/633097

hthttps://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/dr-patricia-bathtps://www.thoughtco.com/patricia-bath-profile-1991374

https://www.biography.com/scientist/patricia-bath

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Henrietta Lacks' Amazing Cells. Join us today as we learn about the scientific contributions of Henrietta Lacks.

Sources

https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/henriettalacks/

https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/henriettalacks/importance-of-hela-cells.html

https://www.biography.com/scientist/henrietta-lacks

https://www.scienceabc.com/humans/henrietta-lacks-who-was-she-why-are-hela-cells-immortal.html

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Who Was Katherine Johnson?  Join us today as we learn about Katherine Johnson who served as a human computer for NASA in the early years of the space exploration program.

Sources:

https://www.biography.com/scientist/katherine-g-johnson

https://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/k-4/stories/nasa-knows/who-was-katherine-johnson-k4

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Katherine-Johnson-mathematician

https://www.nasa.gov/content/katherine-johnson-biography

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Who Was Gordon Parks?  Join us today as we learn about the first black man to work as a photographer for Life magazine.

Sources:

https://www.nga.gov/learn/teachers/lessons-activities/uncovering-america/parks-photography.html  To see some of Gordon Park’s photographs

https://kids.britannica.com/students/article/Gordon-Parks/276289

https://www.gordonparksfoundation.org/gordon-parks/biography

https://www.biography.com/artist/gordon-parks

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The Man Who Stood Up For What Is Right Join us today as we learn about the man who spent his life standing up for equal rights for all, Thurgood Marshall

Sources:

https://kids.britannica.com/kids/article/Thurgood-Marshall/353436 

https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/thurgood-marshall 

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/thurgood-marshall-sworn-in 

https://www.biography.com/legal-figures/thurgood-marshall 

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Who is Duke Ellington?

Did you know "Duke" was just a nickname for this was pivotal in jazz musician? Listen in to learn about Duke Ellington's pivotal role in the evolution of jazz music.

Additional Resources:

Free Online Course about Duke Ellington: Duke's Music School

Sources:

Meet Duke Ellington

https://kids.britannica.com/students/article/Duke-Ellington/274162

https://americanhistory.si.edu/smithsonian-jazz/education/what-jazz#duke-ellington

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