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The Magnificent Medici
Students watch a video about the internal power struggles of the Medici family of Renaissance Italy. They compare the Medici family to the Mafia and produce a written response to the film.
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The Scientific Method
Young scholars examine the Scientific Method. They will discover the value in being observant, organized, and thorough with regard to science. They will also explore how these traits can serve them well in other areas of life.
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Leonardo da Vinci: Creative Genius
Students discuss how Leonardo Da Vinci reflected the spirit of the Renaissance. They examine his achivements and explain the significance of his notebooks. They write essays on what constitutes a "rRenaissance man."
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South Carolina Voices: Lessons From the Holocaust
Students explore World History by researching the Holocaust. In this Nazi Germany lesson, students identify the ghettos and death camps that many Jewish civilians were sent to in order to be controlled and later killed. Students...
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Leonardo da Vinci: Creative Genius
Students examine how Leonardo da Vinci exemplified the Renaissance period. They explore various websites, conduct Internet research, complete a chart, explore virtual da Vinci notebooks, and write an essay.
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The Roman Empire
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.
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Bubonic Plague
Students play Ring Around the Rosie, and learn what it means, also learning what time period it was from. In this Bubonic Plaque lesson, students answer discussion questions in small groups, then complete research to further answer...
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Bubonic Plague Role Play
Pupils, by doing the role play, develop, in groups of 3 or 4, a hypothesis for the cause of the Bubonic Plague during the Renaissance.
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Catholic Church & Crusades
In this Roman Catholic Church and the Crusades study guide worksheet, students read a brief overview pertaining to the time period in world history and then respond to 2 reflection questions.
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Joan of Arc: Virgin Warrior
Students view a documentary on Joan of Arc. She is one of the most venerated saints in the Catholic religion, yet she was burned at the stake as a heretic. After viewing, students discuss what they saw and write a newspaper column...
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.
University of California
The History Project: 15th Century European Life Hours of Catherine of Cleves
During the late medieval period, the involvement of ordinary (lay) people within the church changed. Where the clergy and sacraments were the primary focus of medieval Catholicism, members of the laity increasingly incorporated...
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Lin and Don Donn: Lessons: The Middle Ages
An experienced teacher provides creative lesson and unit plans for teaching about the Middle Ages.
Louisiana Department of Education
Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: Grade 6 Social Studies: Decline of Feudalism
Learners develop and express claims through discussions and writing which describe the changes that led to the decline of feudalism in Medieval Europe. To accomplish this, they recognize recurring themes and patterns in history. Students...
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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.
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