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Designing Medieval Shields

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Students design and create a medieval shield. They read and discuss the history and color schemes of how shield symbols are chosen, design and construct an original medieval shield, and write a paragraph explaining the design and symbols of their shield.

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battle shields, medieval shields, nobility shields, social studies
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3rd - 8th
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Social Studies & History
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