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Joan of Arc: Virgin Warrior

For Teachers 7th - 12th
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...
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Guidelines for Governing: Utopia and The Prince

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students explore the power of the Church in government. In this literature lesson, students read Sir Thomas More's Utopia and Niccolo Machiavelli's The Prince. Students respond to questions regarding the works and discuss them.
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The Magnificent Medici

For Teachers 6th - 12th
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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Scientific Revolution

For Teachers 7th - 12th
In this scientific revolution study guide worksheet, pupils respond to 14 short answer questions. The questions correlate to assigned readings in a textbook.
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Global Music Lesson Plans: Britten and Japan – Japan and the UK

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students explore the links between Japanese and British culture. In this Japanese music lesson, students listen to their instructor present a lecture regarding Gagaku music and then perform "Te Lucis Ante Terminum" with Japanese...
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Mummies: Tales from the Egyptian Crypts Part II

For Teachers 4th - 6th
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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What's Right and Wrong? Moral Messages in Art

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Young scholars explore the Steen and Mount paintings and their presentation of moral issues. They discuss ethical debates in society today and write a short position paper on an issue raised by the paintings or in the discussion. They...
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Exploring Arthurian Legend

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils use the internet to track the growth of the King Arthur legend from the Dark Ages to its arrival on the silver screen.
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Who Am I? My Coat of Arms

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders put their coat of arms on a HyperStudio card. They explain in three paragraphs why they selected the pictures.
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A Worthy Knight- A Code of Conduct Lesson

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers analyze and define the qualities of chivalry by comparing and contrasting the character of knights presented in the selected resources. They define and defend their own personal code of conduct. Students also create a...
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The Unknown Secrets of the Rain Forest

For Teachers K - 3rd
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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Ptolemy vs. Copernicus

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students list differences in the diagrams of a geocentric universe and a heliocentric universe. They students describe the religious impact of this change on man's conception of the universe and man's place within it. Students describe...
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Learning About Guatemala Through Its Kites

For Teachers 4th - 9th
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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Ceramics and Patterns with Islamic Roots and the Effect on Christian Europe

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine a variety of ceramic pieces and trace their route through China into Europe. As a class, they discuss how ideas and patterns were carried along with the art itself. To end the lesson plan, they write a report on the...
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The Arts of Sub Saharan Africa

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students research Sub-Saharan African art and the regions it comes from. In this African art lesson plan, students discuss art and compare the tribal and ceremonial art and what it is used for.
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Tai Chi

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students explore the concept of yin and yang. In this Tai Chi lesson plan, students create a working definition of yin and yang as they read about its role in Eastern philosophy. Students also discuss the relationship between opposites.
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Nine Men's Morris

For Students 7th - 11th
In this worksheet, students play the game of Nine Me's Morris which is similar to tic-tac-toe and checkers.  Students are presented with a diagram of the playing board and instructions for play.
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Feudalism and the Magna Carta

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students compare the Magna Carta and the Bill of Rights. In this historical comparison lesson, students examine primary sources of three significant historical documents. Students create a chart in a compare and contrast format, then...
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Applied Science Physics Pre Lab

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students explore physics. In this magnetism lesson, students attempt to make a magnet out of a iron rod. They observe the teacher complete the procedure first and then try it themselves.
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Mali

For Teachers 7th
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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Feudalism

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Pupils have tournaments in teams after learning information about The Middle Ages. In this Middle Ages lesson plan, students learn that tournaments are mock battles, but that they will have these battles by answering questions in teams...
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In a Tights Spot

For Teachers 6th - 11th
Students investigate the work of the Chamber of Commons. In this current events lesson plan, students visit selected websites to learn what the Chamber of Commons is responsible for and determine how their jobs may be changing.
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British Surnames Derived from Occupations or Professions

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students use guiding questions in order to provide a context for research within the lesson. They explain how certain British surnames derive from people's occupations, and recognize some of the more common names still prevalent.
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Visual Arts

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders study the stained glass produced for the Gothic cathedrals, needlework, castles, and tapestry of the Middle Ages.

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