Upper Elementary
biography
May 11 reading ideas
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May 11 offers art, computer chess, and Minnesota statehood as three ways to read about creativity and change.
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Salvador Dalí was born on May 11, 1904.
Salvador Dalí was born on May 11, 1904.
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On May 11, 1997, IBM’s Deep Blue defeated chess champion Garry Kasparov in their match. Deep Blue: How a Machine Challenged a World Champion focuses on the match and early AI.
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Explore themeOn May 11, 1997, IBM’s Deep Blue defeated chess champion Garry Kasparov in their match. Deep Blue: How a Machine Challenged a World Champion focuses on the match and early AI.
Read passageSpecial date
Minnesota became the 32nd U.S. state on May 11, 1858.
Minnesota became the 32nd U.S. state on May 11, 1858.
Read passageMore reading for this time of year, alongside today’s special dates.
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Read stories about care, family, and ways to show appreciation.
Open collectionExplore plants, wildlife, and changing weather throughout spring.
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Read Deep Blue: How a Machine Challenged a World Champion. List one strength of the computer and one challenge for its human opponent. Support each with a detail from the passage.
