Media Smarts
News and Newspapers: Across the Curriculum
Did you know that the Chinese Court Gazette is the longest continuing news paper in history? In addition to some great background information, this resource includes suggestions for activities across grade levels and across the curriculum.
Curated OER
The Art of Making Paper
Students discover the materials used to make paper in the late Middle Ages and coompare that to papermaking today. In groups, they analyze and compare the effectiveness, cost and value of the various materials available. They discuss the...
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World History People Review
Who's who in World History? Help your historians keep track of major figures with this World History People Review, where students match 96 world figures to the appropriate descriptions. The matching questions are grouped by historical...
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Renaissance and Reformation Test Preparation
This multiple-choice assessment on the Renaissance and Reformation reviews topics from humanism and the protests of Martin Luther to Italian city-states. While this is a traditional assessment designed by a textbook publisher, you can...
Curated OER
Inuktitut
Students explore Inuit language. In this Inuktitut lesson, students listen to a lecture about the history and phonology of the Inuit language. Students create Inuktitut-English dictionaries with illustrations for...
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Inventor's Challenge Review
In this science worksheet, students match each invention or device to its inventor listed on the right. There are 32 inventors listed and some may be used twice. Then they order the items in each group from oldest to newest and state the...
Curated OER
The Arts (1)
In this online interactive world history worksheet, students answer 26 matching questions regarding Renaissance arts. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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The Renaissance was a Rebirth
For this Renaissance study guide worksheet, students read a brief overview pertaining to the time period in world history and then respond to 4 reflection questions.
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Germany : 1500-present
In this German history study guide worksheet, students read a brief overview pertaining to the history of Germany from 1500 to the present.
Curated OER
Inventor's Challenge
In this science worksheet, learners use reference materials to complete the information for each inventor, including invention created and their nationality. They also construct a time line to illustrate the development of technology...
Curated OER
The Old South In Children's Books
Students discuss what is meant by the "Old South". In groups, they read stories about the Old South and discover this was not how the area actually was in that time period. They use a database to examine the covers of books and...
Curated OER
Lesson Plan 2--3000 B.C. to 2000 A.D.?
Young scholars, in groups, study the different writing systems from 3000 B.C. to 2000 A.D.
Other
Gutenberg: Man of the Millennium (German and English)
This resource offers information on Johannes Gutenberg and the history of printing in Germany.
Folger Shakespeare Library
Folger Shakespeare Library: Cool Printing Facts
This informational articles provides interesting facts about Johannes Gutenberg's invention, printing press. The author explains how the printing press was important to the writings of William Shakespeare.
Other
The Importance of the Printing Press for the Protestant Reformation, Part One
An article identifying the significant role the printing press played during the Protestant Reformation in the sixteenth century.
C3 Teachers
C3 Teachers: Inquiries: Printing Press
A comprehensive learning module on the invention of the printing press that includes three supporting questions accompanied by formative tasks and primary source materials, followed by a summative performance task. Students will learn...
British Library
British Library: The Gutenberg Bible
At this website from The British Library, one can view high quality digitized images of the Gutenberg Bible. Also includes biographical information on Gutenberg as well as notes on how his Bible was made and interesting details about it.
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Gutenberg Digital: Gutenberg and the Gutenberg Bible
An incredible website offering the entire Gutenberg Bible, information about Gutenberg and the history of printing. Rich variety of images and a wealth of information. Loading times will be slow, so be patient. Interactive and complete -...
University of Texas at Austin
The Gutenberg Bible
A massive resource featuring the first book printed using movable type, the Gutenberg Bible printed around 1454 in Germany. There are articles dealing with the printing of the book, its history and much more. There is also a section...
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Huntington Library
Huntington Library: The Development of Writing and Books [Pdf]
In this lesson, students examine early civilizations and the evolution of written language, the role of the Renaissance in developing the printing process and in distributing information, and the human desire to record information.
Great Idea Finder
The Great Idea Finder: Gutenberg Bible
This page profiles the Gutenberg Bible and the moveable type process used to print. Contains bibliography information and related links.
Other
Annie Sechrist: The Role of the Printing Press in the Reformation
Handwritten bibles were seldom found anywhere but within the walls of churches or in the hands of clergymen until the printing press afforded the opportunity for more production, faster, so that anyone willing and able to purchase one...
British Library
British Library: Discovering Literature: William Caxton and the Introduction of Printing to England
This article explains how William Caxton brought the printing press to England and published printed versions of works by writers including Chaucer, Malory, Gower, Cicero, and Virgil.
Stephen Byrne
History for Kids: Johannes Gutenberg
History for Kids features the history of Johannes Guttenberg a German goldsmith, printer and publisher who is best known for developing a Movable Type for printing. Includes worksheets, activities and quizzes.