Lesson Plan
California Academy of Science

Guess That Spice

For Teachers 1st - 7th Standards
From medical treatments to cooking, people have been using herbs and spices for thousands of years. Perform a blind smell test of household herbs and spices to engage students in learning about ancient spice trading. Research the history...
PPT
Curated OER

How did Life in Egypt affect Medicine: Ancient Medicine

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Connect ancient Egyptian life ways affected their medical practices. Each side presents several facts connecting economy, skilled workers, trade, writing, farming, and religion to ancient medicine. This is a very interesting presentation...
Handout
Indiana University

Indiana University: The Plague in Athens During the Peloponnesian War

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides the historic background to Thucydides' description of the death caused by the plague and the efforts made to cure the sick.
Primary
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: Emerging Infectious Diseases: The Thucydides Syndrome

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed description of the symptoms of the plague in Athens and an attempt to diagnose the illness. (Volume 2, Number 2/April 1996)
Activity
South Carolina Educational Television

Etv: Kids Work! History of Medicine

For Students 3rd - 8th
A brief history of medicine told in five snapshots of time: ancient times, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, the early modern period (eighteenth and nineteenth centuries), and modern times.