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China's Ancient Tomb Culture

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students research and discuss Chinese history through the examination of ancient tomb artifacts. Emphasis is placed on the creation of student posters displaying "what they would put in a tomb".
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Gifts From China To The West

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students identify Chinese inventions that are widely used today and explore how these inventions influenced social development in the West in this Social Studies lesson using cooperative learning techniques.
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Playing in China

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students create their own Chinese tangrams using in-class direction and prior knowledge in this two-day lesson for the early elementary classroom. Chinese toys are also explored.
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Rice Problem

For Students 6th - 8th
In this measurement conversion worksheet, students solve and complete 35 different problems. First, they read the passage and determine if they could have passed the examination described. Then, students find how much processed rice a...
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American Museum of Natural History

Sounds of the Silk Road

For Students 6th - 12th
Young explorers may not be able to travel the Silk Road but they can listen to music that was played on instruments of the time and create their own songs with the help of an interesting interactive resource. 
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Korean History Through Journaling

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students explore Korea and details about the Choson Kingdom. In this Korea lesson, students examine the geographical location of Korea. Students also take notes on a lecture about the Choson Kingdom and relations between Japan and...
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Art to Zoo: Kiting Up The Sky: The Vehicles of Understanding

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Learners gain perspective on the importance of kites by reading about and discussing how kites have been used throughout history. In this kite exploration lesson, students follow instructions to construct a kite to assist them in...
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Football

For Students 6th - 9th
In this history of football worksheet, students read a passage about the history of football and then answer six reading comprehension questions over the passage and three discussion questions.
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Pottery, Porcelain, And Posterity

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students research and discuss the various ceramic techniques foudn throughout China's history using primary source documents and internet resources. This activity emphasizes small learning groups.
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Reading Comprehension Worksheet: China

For Students 4th - 6th
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read a passage about kites in China, then answer 3 short answer questions related to the passage.
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The Impact of Mining on American History

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students listen to background information about coal and its mining in the United States history. They then construct a timeline using the above article. Illustrate with pictures from the www.coaleducation.org web site.
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Then Again

Then Again: Web Chron: Terra Cotta Warriors of the Qin Dynasty

For Students 9th - 10th
Site describes the clay army the first Chinese emperor Qin Shihuangdi ordered to be made in order to protect him in the afterlife.
Graphic
University of Maryland

University of Maryland: Timeline

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource gives a timeline of Chinese dynasties along with the Chinese characters that represent them, as well as a list of emperors for each dynasty.
Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Chinese Porcelain: Production and Export

For Students 9th - 10th
Chinese ceramics were first exported in large quantities during the Song dynasty. Chinese porcelain influenced the ceramics of importing countries, and was in turn, influenced by them. View pictures and read about the history of Chinese...
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Enchanted Learning

Enchanted Learning: Qin Shi Huangdi

For Students 3rd - 5th
This site from Enchanted Learning.com provides a biography of Qin Shi Haungdi, the first Chinese Emperor. Though the text is somewhat brief, a picture is provided along with links to additional information.
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CNN

Cnn: China's Century

For Students 9th - 10th
A timeline of major events in China, in the first eight decades of the twentieth century, including the rise and fall of Yuan.
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Columbia University

The Great Bronze Age of China

For Students 9th - 10th
In depth description of the great bronze age of China. Also includes chronology.
Primary
City University of New York

Brooklyn College: Ban Zhao

For Students 9th - 10th
Article provides a brief description of China's first female historian and her writings and her life. Provides informations about her teachings and philosophies.