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1. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 6  |  Calendar Activity  |  December 3
   Dr. Christian Barnard performed the first human heart transplant.
   Students talk about the causes of heart disease and the role that diet and exercise play. Then, students find healthy dessert recipes and vote on one dessert to make in class.
2. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 8  |  Calendar Activity  |  May 26
   Sally Ride, first American woman in space, was born in 1951.
   After exploring information about Sally Ride on the StarKids Who's Who site, students write a letter using the Letter Generator to Dr. Ride's foundation, Sally Ride Science.
3. Classroom Resources | Grades   1 – 6  |  Calendar Activity  |  July 1
   The first U.S. zoo opened in Philadelphia in 1874.
   Students consider how zoos have changed over the past century and design their own zoo of the future using drawings, posters, dioramas, or other displays.