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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Greetings Michigan Library Community,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Not only do we celebrate reading in the month of March, we also celebrate women! Here are some suggestions for using MeL resources to read about women who
have made some major contributions in STEM:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><a href="http://galesupport.com/migeoipcheck/migeoipcheck-scholastic.php"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">BookFLIX</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">: Primatologist and
conservationist Jane Goodall is considered to be the world’s foremost expert of chimpanzees. Introduce children to her endearing subjects and work as both a scientist and activist with this
</span><a href="http://sdm-bkflix.digital.scholastic.com/p/node-33980/bk0121pr?authCtx=U.600230290"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">featured pair</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> from BookFlix.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><a href="http://www.galesupport.com/migeoipcheck/migeoipcheck-brit.php?database=BRSCHOOL"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Britannica School</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">:
Britannica offers leveled reading on a multitude of subjects. Plus they include over 46,000 biographies. We’ve pulled together some resource packs you can use with your students. First, click into any level of Britannica (</span><a href="http://www.galesupport.com/migeoipcheck/migeoipcheck-brit.php?database=BRELEM"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Elementary</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">,
</span><a href="http://www.galesupport.com/migeoipcheck/migeoipcheck-brit.php?database=BRMDDL"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Middle</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">, or
</span><a href="http://www.galesupport.com/migeoipcheck/migeoipcheck-brit.php?database=BRHIGH"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">), and then click on either
</span><a href="http://eb.com/121138"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Women in STEM – Elementary</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> or
</span><a href="http://eb.com/121140"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Women in STEM – Secondary</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><a href="http://galesupport.com/migeoipcheck/migeoipcheck-ebsco.php?database=EBOOK"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">eBooks</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">: Learn more
about women and careers in computer programing, astronomy, and space science in eBooks such as
<b><i>Astronomy: Cool Women in Space</i></b> and <b><i>Technology: Cool Women Who Code</i></b>. These titles, available in the EBSCO
</span><a href="http://galesupport.com/migeoipcheck/migeoipcheck-ebsco.php?database=EBK8"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">eBooks K-8 collection</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">, provide biographies of women in
these fields, with links to primary sources, essentials questions, and knowledge connections.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><a href="http://www.galesupport.com/migeoipcheck/migeoipcheck-gale.php?database=ITKE"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Kids InfoBits</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">:
Browse the People category and find out how </span><a href="http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/GELDGG579107962/ITKE?u=lom_accessmich&sid=ITKE&xid=4dbcb154"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Ada Lovelace</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">,
</span><a href="http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/FMDGCM454935694/ITKE?u=lom_accessmich&sid=ITKE&xid=c2c104a6"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Mary Jackson</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">,
</span><a href="http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A61523858/ITKE?u=lom_accessmich&sid=ITKE&xid=376b2c98"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Elizabeth Blackwell</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">, and
</span><a href="http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/FIPCYQ392371065/ITKE?u=lom_accessmich&sid=ITKE&xid=3138bf4d"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Mae Jemison</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> all have contributed
to STEM.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><a href="http://galesupport.com/migeoipcheck/migeoipcheck-ebsco.php?database=NOVEL"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">NoveList K8+</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">: Use
this database to identify books to read. If you search “Women in STEM”, you will see a list of 65 books that you can check out at your local library!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><a href="http://www.galesupport.com/migeoipcheck/migeoipcheck-gale.php?database=OVIC"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Opposing Viewpoints in Context</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">:
Among the many issues in Opposing Viewpoints in Context, the topic “</span><a href="http://link.galegroup.com/apps/portal/00000000LVZQ/OVIC?u=lom_accessmich&xid=6bcc1cb9"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Working Women</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">”
might be a great discussion starter for your class.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><a href="http://www.galesupport.com/migeoipcheck/migeoipcheck-gale.php?database=MSIC"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Research in Context</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">:
Explore the People category to read about women in STEM like </span><a href="http://link.galegroup.com/apps/portal/MIXUQY293862378/MSIC?u=lom_accessmich&sid=MSIC&xid=f870e7c8"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Rachel Carson</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
and </span><a href="http://link.galegroup.com/apps/portal/ZRRPHL899578771/MSIC?u=lom_accessmich&sid=MSIC&xid=a664abf9"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sally Ride</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">.
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><a href="https://www.worldbookonline.com/kids/home?subacct=O6106"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">World Book for Kids</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">: Click on “Important
People” from the main page. You can search based on “Female” and then by “Job or Achievement”.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Brought to you by Christine Schneider, MeL Education Specialist<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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