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Castles and Forts of Wales and Oregon

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Learners compare a castle in Wales to a fort in Oregon and design and build a castle or fort. In this structure study lesson plan, students complete activities to study castles in Wales to forts in England. Learners then design their own...
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Passages of Man and Word

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore transportation and written communication prior to the Renaissance.
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Building Buildings

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students work together with a partnet to design a building. Using materials, they create the inside and outside of the structure along with works of art. They present their creation to the class and receive constructive criticism in return.
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Proverbs

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine the origins of proverbs and examine several examples. Then they create their own collection of existing proverbs. Later they write their own original ones and share with the class.
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Curated OER

Egyptian Inspiration Web

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Pupils conduct Internet research to discover information about scientific, technological, cultural and intellectual achievements in Egypt, along with Egyptian family life. Students create Inspiration webs of their findings.
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The Roman Empire

For Teachers 4th
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.
Interactive
Curated OER

Avoiding Primer Language

For Students 7th - 9th
For this avoiding primer language worksheet, students combine four or five simple sentences into one effective sentence with only one independent clause.
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Curated OER

What's In A Name? How Did Surnames Come to Be?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine how in the early years of the Middle Ages, most people in Europe lived in small farming villages. Everyone knew his neighbors, and there was little need for last names.
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Soft Schools

Soft Schools: Medieval History Quiz

For Students 3rd - 6th Standards
Take this easy-to-understand multiple choice quiz to test your knowledge on Medieval history. Review your score and any missed questions at the end.
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Medieval Bestiary: Animals in the Middle Ages

For Students 9th - 10th
Bestiaries, illustrated volumes of animals and birds, were an expression of the intersection of the natural and religious worlds in medieval art and science. At this large database on the subject, you can learn about the symbolic content...
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J. Paul Getty Trust

J. Paul Getty Museum: Medieval Treasures

For Students 9th - 10th
"Medieval Treasures from the Cleveland Museum of Art" is an on-line exhibit with images and detailed descriptions of pieces on view in the like named exhibition in the J. Paul Getty Museum. Covering four periods of the medieval age this...
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Library of Congress

Loc: Knowledge and Power in Medieval France

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource provides text and artifacts from France from late 8th to late 15th centuries. Discusses the roles of monarchs and monasteries in early French history.
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University of Oregon

Mapping History: European History

For Students 9th - 10th
Interactive and animated maps and timelines of historical events and time periods in European history from Greek and Phoenician colonization up to the 20th century.
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Timelines.tv: A History of Britain

For Students 9th - 10th
This outstanding site offers an interactive timeline that spans the breadth of British history from 1066 to the late 20th century. The timeline acts as a portal to high quality videos originally produced for the BBC that cover a broad...
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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: Timeline of Art History: Japan: a.d. 500 1000

For Students 9th - 10th
Interactive timeline allows visitors to view representative works of Japanese art in a segmented chronology that extends from AD 500 to 1000. Includes examples from different periods in Japanese history and from all geographical regions....
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Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: Internet Medieval Sourcebook

For Students 9th - 10th
The Fordham University Center for Medieval Studies provides full-text medieval sources. For example, the full text of "Beowulf" can be found here.
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Owl and Mouse: Build a Medieval Castle

For Students 3rd - 6th
Use this site to create and print the parts of a castle. Includes instructions for putting it together as well as a link to more detailed information on castles in medieval times.
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Other

Personal Site: Histories, Chronicles and Annals of Medieval Literature

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A summary and description of how Medieval writers wrote about history. The author focuses on the use of the "Chronicles" during the Middle Ages in European history.
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Personal Site: Travel Literature in the Medieval Period

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A nice description of the literary genre known as "travel literature" as it was seen during the Middle Ages in Europe. The author notes that many times, medieval writers would make up exotic creatures to entertain their readers.
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British Library

British Library: Language & Literature: Books for Cooks: Medieval Food

For Students 9th - 10th
View a series of extracts from some of the oldest known cookbooks written in English. Accompanying essays explain various aspects of the medieval English diet, including the differences in food eaten by peasants and by medieval elites at...
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Medieval Life and Times: Medieval Torture and Punishment

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides information and history for many instruments of torutre that were used in medieval times, including during the Inquisition.
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Columbia University

Columbia University: Medieval Architecture

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about medieval architecture and explore 360 degrees panoramas of buildings in France, Italy, England, and Portugal. A few can also be explored through their architectural plans. Features a number of interactive projects that...
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Other

Jack Wolcott: Vide Occasions: Theatre History on the Web

For Students 9th - 10th
This comprehensive site offers links to the history of British theatre including the Classics, Medieval and Renaissance, Elizabethan, 17th, 18th, 19th Century, Contemporary, and Non-Western theatre. It also provides links to theatre...
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Other

Pietre Stones Review of Freemasonry: Freemasons History of Freemasonry

For Students 9th - 10th
A massive collection of resources in several languages that cover the history of freemasonry in countries around the world. Also includes many scholarly papers, and materials for a Masonic education course.

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