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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Crash Course Us History: The Black Legend, Native Americans, and Spaniards

For Students 9th - 10th
John Green talks about the Native Americans who lived in what is now the US prior to European contact. This is a history class, not archaeology, so we're mainly going to cover written history. That means we start with the first sustained...
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Egypt's Pyramids: Monuments With a Message

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Take a trip back in time with this exciting lesson plan! Explore the Egyptian pyramids with the wealth of resources presented on this site. Provides links to information, photos, and much more!
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Vocabulary University

My vocabulary.com: Suffix Study: Logy #1

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
MyVocabulary.com includes these SUFFIXES as a part of your Root-A-Week program! Suffixes modify and extend meaning. Use 9 suffix puzzles at grade level for each of these 9 "important" suffixes. "-LOGY" words: Anthropology, Archaeology,...
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Crash Course

Crash Course Us History #1: The Black Legend

For Students 9th - 10th
In this Crash Course video, John Green kicks off Crash Course US History! In episode 1, John talks about the Native Americans who lived in what is now the US prior to European contact. This is a history class, not archaeology, so we're...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Art History: Ancient Egypt: New Kingdom: Ramesses Ii

For Students 9th - 10th
This video [9:33] discusses Ramesses II, Herakleopolis (Temple of Harsaphes), New Kingdom, Egypt, c. 1250 B.C.E. (University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology) Speakers: Monica Hahn, Brian Seymour...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Art History: Ancient Rome: Hadrian's Villa, Tivoli: A Virtual Tour

For Students 9th - 10th
This video [8:03] provides a virtual tour of Hadrian's Villa using a 3D digital model of the villa created under the direction of Dr. Bernard Frischer. The ruins of Hadrian's Villa, in the town of Tivoli, near Rome, is spread over an...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Sumerian Art: Great Lyre From the "King's Grave" at Ur

For Students 9th - 10th
This video discusses the Great Lyre from the "King's Grave," c. 2650-2550 B.C.E., Gold, silver, lapis lazuli, shell, bitumen and wood (University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology) Speakers: Monica Hahn, Brian...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Tracing the Colors of Ancient Sculpture

For Students 9th - 10th
In this video [3:07] using ultraviolet and raking light, archaeologist Vinzenz Brinkmann examines sculptures of Athena and Paris from the Temple of Aphasia, in the Glyptothek in Munich revealing evidence of their original color.
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Teachnology

Teachnology: Science Lesson Plans

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Great lesson plans covering a wide-range of science-related subjects. A wonderful resource for wonderful teachers!
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University of Florida

Florida Museum of Natural History: First Colony: Our Spanish Origins

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource is a lesson plan from the University of Florida Natural History Museum. It is a lesson on the impact that the immigrants of Jamestown, VA had on American culture and the melting pot they created in the early colonial days.
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NBC

Msnbc: Montezuma's Palace Unearthed in Mexico

For Students 9th - 10th
An excavation in Mexico City uncovered what archaeologists believe to be the remains of Montezuma's palace. (June. 11, 2008)
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University of Chicago

Oriental Institute: Clues From the Past: How to Read an Artifact [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
A great lesson plan to help students read artifacts and relate them to people, places, and societies.
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Smart History

Smarthistory: Visiting Babylon

For Students 9th - 10th
Video presents a conversation with Lisa Ackerman, World Monuments Fund, and Beth Harris who explore the ancient city of Babylon. [7:44]
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Other

Creating a Family History

For Teachers 6th - 8th
What do you know about creating a family history? This site offers a complete lesson plan for developing a sense of how your own family history fits into the bigger picture of the world's history.
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Other

Youtube: Hms Victory: Under Water Wreckage

For Students 1st - 9th
This brief, silent video clip shows the underwater wreckage of the HMS Victory. Thirty six seconds.
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Discovery Education

Discovery Education: What Artifacts Reveal About the Past

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
This site provides a lesson plan to teach the importance of analyzing artifacts, past and present.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Making Stone Tools

For Students 9th - 10th
Early humans used stone tools that were simple but effective. On this video, explore these tools that were found in Africa. [7:48]
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Yale University

Ynhti: An Excursion to Cities of Mysterious Pasts

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A learning unit which explores both the modern city of Mexico City and the cities that lie hidden underneath: Tenochyiylan and Teotihuacan.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Pre History: Prehistoric Art

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses on the terms that describe prehistoric artwork. It includes a video introduction to art of the prehistoric era, a video transcription, and a list of terms with definitions.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Art History and Other Disciplines

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will explore the relationship between art history and other fields of study.

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