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Ancient
Greece
See also
Ancient History,
ancient Egypt,
history
http://www.carlos.emory.edu/ODYSSEY/GREECE/welcome.html
"This Flash-based resource allows the user to select
from
one several topics (Death, Conquest, Gods, Animals,
Democracy,
Architecture, Geography, Lifestyle, Cities,and Epics).
Objects from
the Michael C. Carlos Museum of Emory University are
then used to
explain their historic role in relation to that topic"
It Came From Greek Mythology
http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=234
The lessons in this unit provide you with an opportunity to use
online
resources to enliven encounters with Greek mythology.
Greek Mythology: Cultures and Art
http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/content/2125/
Students use the Internet, library, and in-class resources to discover
basic elements of Greek mythology.
The Greek Alphabet
http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=519
This lesson is about the Greeks, who inherited the alphabet invented by
the Phoenicians, and used it to write their great literature.
Greek Vase Collection
http://vm.arts.unimelb.edu.au/tours/Gvases/vaselist.htm
Lesson
Plans : Social
Studies : Grades
6-8
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Who
were the Ancient Greeks?
Grades 4-8 - In this unit children find out about
the way people lived in the ancient Greek empire. They use a range
of archaeological and written sources, select and record information and
interpret the past in different ways.
It Came From Greek Mythology
http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=234
The lessons in this unit provide you with an opportunity to use online
resources to enliven encounters with Greek mythology.
Resource
Sites : Science
: Space
and Astronomy
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The
Nine Planets: A Multimedia Tour of the Solar System
Take your students on the tour! The Nine Planets is
an overview of the history, mythology, and current scientific
knowledge of each of the planets and moons in our solar system. Each page
has text and images, some have sounds and movies, most provide references
to additional related information.
Aphrodite
: http://library.thinkquest.org/18650/data/gods/olympians/aphro.html
Aphrodite was the very beautiful goddess of love. She was the
only Olympian who had no parents. She had been born from the
foam of the sea and had been carried across the waves by the
West Wind. She washed up onto the coast of Cyprus (or Cythera in
some stories) where the three Graces were waiting for her and
welcomed her arrival.
Collection of 50 vases displayed at
the University of Melbourne.
http://www.metmuseum.org/Works_of_Art/woa_searchResults.asp?collection=entir
e&Artist=&Title=&Country=&Date1=&Era1=AD&Date2=&Era2=AD&Keyword=greek+vase
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Valley
of the Ancients
: http://www.eliki.com/ancient/
Ancient Civilizations: The Sumerians of Mesopotamia; The
Historical Eliki; The Coliseum of Ancient Rome; Pompeii
Uncovered. Camelot & Arthurian Legend; Amazons in Greek
Mythology; Celtic Deities and Myths; Voodoo; The Bestiary:
Dragons in Myth & Literature; The Mythological Phoenix;
Mermaids Around the World; The Unicorn; Pegasus in Mythology;
The Origin of Centaurs; more....
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Greek Mythology: Cultures and Art
http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/content/2125/
Students use the Internet, library, and in-class resources to discover
basic elements of Greek mythology.
The
Greeks: Crucible Of Empire - Interview A Famous Greek
students will research and then
role play famous ancient
Greek
citizens in a talk-show format and assemble an Ancient Grecian Hall of Fame.
Images of vases from the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Centaurs on Greek Pottery
http://members.aol.com/jwfvases/page2/
Thumbnail images of vases depicting Centaurs, with full-size images on
their own pages or on off-site pages.
Arts & Literature, Social Studies
High, Middle
World History: Ancient Civilizations & Empires (4000
B.C.-1000 A.D.), Writing Skills
Lesson Plan
The
Greeks: Crucible Of Empire - The Daily Athenian: A Greek Newspaper Project
Learn more about daily life in
ancient Athens through a group newspaper project.
Arts & Literature, Social Studies
High, Middle
World History: Ancient Civilizations & Empires (4000
B.C.-1000 A.D.), Writing Skills
Lesson Plan
The Greek Alphabet
http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=519
This lesson is about the Greeks, who inherited the alphabet invented by
the Phoenicians, and used it to write their great literature.
The
Greeks: Crucible Of Empire - Two Faces of Greece: Athens and Sparta
Compare Athenian and Spartan
culture from a variety of perspectives and through creative presentation
ideas.
Expeditions: Ancient Greece
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/activities/17/greece.html
In this lesson students design a new subway station in Athens that will
include a museum of ancient artifacts, artworks, and ruins.
Social Studies
High, Middle
World History: Ancient Civilizations & Empires (4000
B.C.-1000 A.D.)
Lesson Plan
The Olympic Medal: It's All Greek to Us!
http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=583
Students learn about the Greek alphabet and the significance of the
inscription on the Athens 2004 Olympic medal.
Making Greek Vases
http://www.getty.edu/art/collections/presentation/p41_111649-1.html
Images and videos about Greek Vases. |
Runaway stars
This is a
segment from Science News for Kids and includes an article and a word
search
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The ultimate child reading tutor. Ages 4
to 8.
Make a Rainbow Tank
Looking through the tank, you should notice that
objects several metres away appear to be edged in rainbow colours.
Instructions here ...
Video: The
octopus and Evaluating Online Resources
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