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The Unknown Secrets of the Rain Forest
Young scholars explore the rain forest and where they are located. Students examine why the rain forests are important and what is happening to them. They investigate the water cycle and life cycle of a frog. Young scholars build a rain...
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Learning About Guatemala Through Its Kites
Learners are introduced to Guatemala and to the tradition of giant kites. They decorate the kite sail and construct the kite. Students identifies possible causal factors contributing to given historical events.
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Mummies: Tales from the Egyptian Crypts Part II
Learners explore the shifts in perceptions of the sphinx as Greeks, Romans, and finally the French under Napoleon moved through Egypt.
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Harnessed for War
Students research past soldiers to learn how their fighting styles were shaped by available technology. They develop profiles of three different societies' soldiers in three different periods to see the evolution of fighting styles.
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Mushroom
Students identify the different types of mushrooms. In this biology lesson, students explore different mushroom experiments they can do at home. They discuss ways to extend sliced mushrooms' shelf life.
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Mali
Seventh graders begin the lesson by reading primary sources about the country of Mali. Using maps drawn in the past, they discuss what they can gather about the country from the map and how it has changed over time. They use a graphic...
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Mapping the Border
Students create maps of the borderland region. They decorate their maps with colors, pictures, icons, scenes, words that reflect their understanding of the character and history of the borderland.
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Designing Families
Students design a tee shirt that depicts some aspect of their family history.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Medieval Art: A Resource for Educators
Find resources highlighting medieval art in the Museum's collection from Western Europe and Byzantium. This also provides strategies for teaching art of the Middle Ages.
Louisiana Department of Education
Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: English Language Arts, Grade 12: Hero
Students explore the essential qualities of a leader and/or hero and the journey required for someone to become one. They consider how Anglo-Saxon and medieval writings have influenced the concept of modern-day heroes in literature....
Louisiana Department of Education
Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: English Language Arts, Grade 12: Canterbury Tales
Students learn how the stereotypes and characterization of Chaucer's pilgrims reflect his views of religious corruption and social boundaries in the medieval period. They will consider how the themes reflected in the general Prologue...
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Dick Blick Art Materials Castles Lesson Plan
This illustrated lesson plan could easily fit into social studies or art unit on European castles. Students create a pop-up castle with construction paper and other art materials.
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Not Everyone Lived in Castles During the Middle Ages
Forget the romantic view of the Middle Ages. What was it really like? Lesson plan focuses on exploring the lives of the peasants, craftsmen, and monks. Hyperlinks lead to great illustrations.
Yale University
Yale: The Illusion of the Renaissance
A curriculum unit on perspective, detailing the differences between medieval and Renaissance art. This is designed as a studio art course for 8th grade through high school, and contains some good information and activities. Illustrations...
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: A Prelude to Beowulf
Before reading the Anglo-Saxon epic poem, "Beowulf," young scholars should explore the Dark Ages through researching the fundamental characteristics of the art and literature produced during this period. This website provides links for...
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