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Hyperion

Crispin: The Cross of Lead

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Avi's Crispin: The Cross of Lead is the focus of a teacher's guide that provides background information on 14th Century England, a plot summary, discussion questions, activities, and resource links. A must-have for those who use this...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Animal Fact or Fiction?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Read and discuss the article "Welcome to Cicadaville (Enter at Your Own Risk)" to gain a better understanding around the confusion regarding cicadas and locust swarms. In groups your young analysts research statements about animals to...
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Activity
Ziptales

The Pied Piper of Hamelin: The Mystery of the Children of Hamelin

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
Which is more likely: 130 children followed a magical piper out of Hamelin and disappeared forever, or that they died of the plague? Or could they have escaped from Hamelin via a secret tunnel to Transylvania? Learners investigate...
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Lesson Plan
Independence Public Library

Unmasking the Truth Behind the Red Death

For Teachers 9th - 11th Standards
"The Masque of the Red Death" provides readers with an opportunity to research and plan a presentation about a topic related to Edgar Allen Poe's classic short story. 
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Creative Learning Exchange

The Infection Game: The Shape of Change

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Encourage the spread of knowledge in your class with this cross-curricular epidemic simulation. Pulling together science, social studies, and math, this lesson plan engages students in modeling the spread of infectious diseases,...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Black Death Biology

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students in pairs explore the transmission of the Plague, through experimentation. Cooperative groups use the scientific method to solve the fictional problem of a bacteria spreading in the Amazon. Groups also create a vector to visually...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Odds of Dying During a Plague

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore plagues in the middle ages. For this social studies lesson, 6th graders examine the impact of deadly plagues on past societies and how the governments were forced to make drastic changes in response to the plagues
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Curated OER

The Middle Ages in Europe

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Young scholars investigate what life was like during Middle Ages in Europe for nobles, merchants, and serfs. They examine economic and political feudal system, and explore how people lived, what conditions of their lifestyles made them...
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Curated OER

Black Death

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students examine the diseases of Europeans in Medieval times. In this plagues lesson students examine plagues of the past and some new modern ones.
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Curated OER

Epidemic, Plague, and Infection

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students investigate the illness borne in concentration camps. In this Holocaust instructional activity, students participate in a simulation that requires them to consider how ailments became epidemics in concentration camps.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Communicable Diseases

For Students 7th - 9th
In this communicable diseases worksheet, students explain what causes most types of diseases. Then they describe the difference between a disinfectant and an antiseptic. Students also determine ways that communicable diseases can be spread.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Black Plague

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers participate in a simulation game to experience the societal effects of the Black Plague during the Medieval Period. Information garnered during the game is used to discuss the current state of communicable diseases in...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Plague Doctor Word Search

For Students 5th - 6th
In this word search worksheet, students study the words related to the plague. Students locate the 21 words within the word search puzzle.
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Article
Judaism 101

Judaism 101: Moses, Aaron and Miriam

For Students 9th - 10th
An excellent overview of Moses, Aaron, and Miriam from the book of Exodus from a Jewish perspective.
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Website
Other

Bible Plus: Plagues, Famines, and Earthquakes

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides a variety of passages from the Bible that deal with plagues. Includes passages from Exodus.
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Article
Other

Bible Chronologist: Evidence of the Exodus From Egypt?

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a very interesting site that provides evidence that the Exodus of the Israelites really did happen.
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Handout
Other

Daily Bible Study the Ten Plagues

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an excellent site to help with research on the Ten Plagues in the book of Exodus. It describes the situation in Egypt that the time and gives Biblical references for each plague.
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Handout
Other

Preface to the Readings From Exodus: Remembering the Passover and Exodus

For Students 9th - 10th
A good orientation to the book of Exodus and the religious significance of the Exodus of Moses and the people of Israel.
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Article
Other

Ohr Somayach International: The Ten Plagues

For Students 9th - 10th
Ohr Somayach International provides an introduction to the Ten Plagues. Recently an artifact was found that parallels the Bible's account of the Ten Plagues. Scroll down the site and you can read the similiarities.
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eBook
Topmarks Online

Topmarks: The Story of Moses

For Students 3rd - 5th
Provides an illustrated story of Moses from his birth to the Ten Commandments.