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Using Sterile Techniques as a Tool in Studying Plant Diseases

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders examine the concept of sterile techniques. They realize that plant diseases can be identified and classified in various way. Students identify some of the diseases that attack the garden plants.
Lesson Plan
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Illuminated Text

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students examine the technique of ancient decorative gilding used to support literature. They begin by tracing letters onto double tack release paper, then place onto cardstock before burnishing with a Simple Leaf sheet. Opaque Blick...
Worksheet
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Stephen Spielberg

For Students 5th - 6th
In this Stephen Spielberg instructional activity, students read 13 clues about the life and films of the famous director. Students put their answers in a crossword puzzle.
Lesson Plan
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Black Death

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Learners examine the diseases of Europeans in Medieval times. In this plagues lesson students examine plagues of the past and some new modern ones.
Worksheet
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Feudalism: A Social and Political System

For Students 6th - 10th
In this Feudalsim activity, learners read a 1-page selection about the topic, examine the listed Web sites about the topic, and then respond to 14 short answer questions about the information presented.
Lesson Plan
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The Growth of Islam

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders gain insight into the daily lives of Muslims and to develop empathy for them by studying the Islamic world and creating presentations.
Lesson Plan
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Primary Structural Forms: Post and Beam

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students examine the three primary structural forms of architecture. They view photos, take a walking tour of their community, conduct strength tests of post, beam, and arch construction, and analyze the test results.
Lesson Plan
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Chinese Dynasties & Mongol Invasions

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders define dynasty and examine through research how Chinese dynasties functioned politically and militarily. They examine the effects that the Mongols had on China and describe how Mongul rule and strict social hierarchy...
Lesson Plan
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Fish In a Bottle

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students work together to build their own fish ecosystems. As a class, they share their prior knowledge about catfish and use a diagram to label its body parts. They record their observations of the ecosystem and determine what they...
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The Renaissance

For Teachers 7th - 12th
In this Renaissance study guide worksheet, young scholars respond to 14 short answer questions. The questions correlate to assigned readings in a textbook.
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War and International Law: A Brief History of the Law of War

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the history of the law of war. In this international law instructional activity, students listen to a lecture regarding the history of international law spanning from Pax Romana to Collective Security....
Worksheet
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Sixth Grade Social Studies Quiz

For Students 6th
In this social studies worksheet, 6th graders complete multiple choice questions about economics, climate, maps, and more. Students complete 15 questions.
Lesson Plan
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The Roman Empire

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders identify the reasons behind the fall of the Roman Empire and describe the changes that occurred after the fall of the Roman Empire.
Unit Plan
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The Respiratory System

For Teachers 4th
Students explore the parts of the respiratory system in this six lessons unit. The lessons presnt the concepts of the breathing, the function of oxygen in the system, how sounds are made, and the effects of pollution, smoking and disease...
Worksheet
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The Clarinet Family

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this music worksheet, learners investigate the features and history of the clarinet. Students answer 6 multiple choice questions. No information is provided on the page.
Worksheet
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The Clarinet Family- Grades 4-5

For Students 4th - 5th
In this music worksheet, students learn about the clarinet family of woodwind instruments by looking at the 3 types of clarinets in a picture and completing 5 questions. There is no information on the page.
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University of Calgary

University of Calgary: The End of Europe's Middle Ages

For Students 9th - 10th
This useful tutorial includes information about the economy, feudalism, the Holy Roman Empire and other important topics pertaining to Europe in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, a time of transition in European history. Easy to...
Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Middle Ages: Chivalry and Courtly Love

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses on Chivalry and Courtly Love in the literary works of the Middle Ages. It includes a list of the vows of chivalry and the rules of courtly love. It features links to information about Medieval Europe, the Vikings, the...
Lesson Plan
Lin and Don Donn

Lin and Don Donn: Lessons: The Middle Ages

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
An experienced teacher provides creative instructional activity and unit plans for teaching about the Middle Ages.
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Other

K 3 Learning pages.com: Web Resources: Middle Ages

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Discover the Middle Ages through this comprehensive site. Offers lesson plans, art, projects, facts, research reports and more.
Unit Plan
The Newberry Library

Newberry: Wives and Wenches, Sinners and Saints: Women in Medieval Europe

For Students 9th - 10th
Learning module on women in Europe during the Middle Ages teaches about medieval Christian beliefs about women's nature and social roles and how they were expressed in illustrations, poetry, and religious writings.
Handout
The British Museum

British Museum: Explore World Cultues: Medieval Europe

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the art of medieval Europe in this historical overview and image gallery with detailed descriptions of each object, from the collection of the British Museum.
Article
A&E Television

History.com: How Christmas Was Celebrated in the Middle Ages

For Students 9th - 10th
Long before Santa Claus, caroling and light-strewn Christmas trees, people in medieval Europe celebrated the Christmas season with 12 full days of feasting and revelry culminating with Twelfth Night and the raucous crowning of a "King of...
Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Middle Ages for Kids: Hundred Years War

For Students 1st - 9th
On this website, students learn about the Hundred Years War from the Middle Ages and Medieval times. Investigate these series of battles fought between the English and the French.