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Sixth graders read about ancient Greece and its many contributions to modern societies. They read and summarize myths, highlighting the morals of the story. They compare and contrast Athenians and Spartans using a Venn diagram.
Third graders examine the culture of ancient Greece. They complete a WebQuest to research information about daily life in ancient Greece, create a shoebox exhibit for a class ancient Greece museum, and stage Olympic games.
students explore the debate behind Beijing's bid to host the 2008 Olympics from the perspectives of different groups involved. They then 'cast votes' as members of the International Olympic Committee as to which city should be chosen.
Second graders explore world history by writing newspaper articles. In this Greek history lesson, 2nd graders investigate the geography and society of Ancient Greece by utilizing the Internet as a research tool. Students collaborate with their classmates to create an Ancient Greece newspaper while each student contributes a single article.
Students explore the Ancient Olympics In this ancient Olympics lesson, students conduct research on several ancient Greek topics that pertain to the Olympics. Students then compare those athletes to the athletes of today.
Students research and study ancient life and civilizations. In this ancient history activity, students study pictures on ancient wall paintings from online websites. Students discuss the art and then create their own ancient history illustration.
Students recognize the meanings and symbolism of the Olympic Flag and Torch and apply this to their own feelings of the classroom by creating their own symbol/flag to represent these feelings.
Students play instruments and discuss how they can become employed playing music. For this music lesson plan, students play music and respond to others playing music. They also discuss how they can have a career in playing music.
Learners examine the lives of Olympic athletes. In this interdisciplinary lesson, students discuss several accomplishments of Olympic athletes and research the lives of famous Olympic athletes.
Students create an ancient Greek newspaper with articles about the Olympics. They perform online research on the pentathalon. Students discuss present-day atheletes. They create a map of cities where the olympics were held.