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Strange…but True!
Amber Cole
Average rating:5.0Number of reviews:(13)
In this one week class, we’re going to look at some of the craziest, yet true, accounts in history!
Class experience
US Grade 4 - 7
In this class of Strange History we’re going to look at some of strangest events in history that actually happened and are true! Like Phineas Gage, who had an almost 4 foot long tamping iron blast through his head, destroying much of his brain’s left frontal lobe. He went on to live for 12 more years, but people who knew him before said he was “no longer Gage”. We’ll also look at Ann Hodges, the only person to survive being hit by a meteorite in 1954, and the daring man who crashed a train...
I’ve been teaching at co-ops in my area that my children have attended for the last three years, and the same classes over zoom to students in my Facebook group for two years to much success (and good times!)!
Possibly a pen and paper to take notes for our question and answer time!
Phineas Gage had some definite… side effects from his injury. The doctor reported after the accident that when Phineas coughed, some of his brain would spill from the hole in his head. So, yah. Definitely for kids who don’t mind a little bit of medical information!
I utilize many books and websites when researching and cross referencing my classes. In this particular class I used books Phineas Gage: a Gruesome but True Story on Brain Science by John Fleischman and The Berlin Wall: A History from Beginning to End by Hourly History. I also use websites history.com, Britannica.com, Smithsonian.com, and many more when researching.
Average rating:5.0Number of reviews:(13)
Hey everyone! Welcome to Strange History- a place where kids learn outside the box history. Whether or not you have a kiddo who already has a passion for history, a child who is on the fence, or a kid who flat out finds history boring- this is the...
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$12
per classMeets once
60 min
Live video meetings
Ages: 9-14
3-12 learners per class
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