Eighth graders research Ancient Egyptian gods and their functions. Using the internet, 8th graders explore Ancient Egyptian history. Using computer technology (Photo Story or PowerPoint), students create a presentation. They explain...

Students read about the daily life, history, dynasties, and ancient celebration of ancient China.

Third graders examine ancient world civilizations and the mythologies they created to explain natural phenomena, as well as the writers and poets who wrote about the mythologies.

Learners are introduced to the Rosetta Stone and asked to consider the difficulties of translating ancient texts. They write a message in hieroglyphics and translate each other's work. They evaluate their translations.

Students develop an understanding of Ancient Greek life. Students explore cultural, political, and social processes that shape different city-states. Students discover people such as Socrates and Alexander the Great.

Fifth graders explore facets of ancient Egyptian life. In this lesson plan on ancient civilizations, 5th graders find the location of ancient Egyptian nations on a world map and describe the climate and features. They explain how post...

Sixth graders imagine traveling the River Nile, excavating sacred burial tombs, investigating ancient rituals, exploring Wonders of the World, and translating ancient writings.

Students examine the Ancient Greek Olympics and some of the important Olympians. They complete a word search puzzle and a quiz about the material taught in the lesson.

Students discuss life in Roman Britain. In this Roman Britain lesson plan, students listen to a recording of "The Romans in Britain" by Judith Nicholls and discuss what life was really like in Roman Britain.

Young scholars define and presents definitions of words that relate to ancient Roman cultural life.

In this world history worksheet, students label a diagram of a cross-section of a Roman road. They use a list of labels to indicate the different layers that were used to make the road system.

Ninth graders examine the Roman Army.  In this World History lesson, 9th graders practice their skills in researching.  Students create a poster on the Roman Army. 

Students connect their study of the Roman Empire to their study of the Byzantine Civilization. In this ancient history lesson, students study the time period between the fall of the Roman Empire and the rise of the Byzantine.

In this Roman rebellion worksheet, students discover more about the Boudicca and other tribes that fought against the Romans. Students make a wanted poster and complete in depth research for the Iceni and Atrebates tribes.

In this patterns instructional activity, students complete 4 Ancient Greek patterns on the lines provided. They then decorate the blank vase on the page and write about what is happening in their picture.

Tenth graders explore ancient Egypt. In this visual arts lesson, 10th graders create a life-size ancient Egyptian. Students conduct research in order to build an historically accurate representation of the Egyptian.

In this food history worksheet, students complete a 5 question quiz about ancient and modern foods. Students unscramble the letters to make each answer. This is an on-line interactive quiz.

Learners discuss Hominid evolution through various websites and other resources. They examine online fossil skulls, discuss the use of tools by ancient man, and look for examples of sophisticated tools built by man.

In this ancient African civilizations instructional activity, students respond to 6 short answer questions about the civilization of Ghana.

In this ancient African civilizations worksheet, students respond to 7 short answer questions about the civilization of Mali.

Students research archaeology. In this archaeology lesson, students conduct research about archaeology and one ancient culture. Students write a magazine article about an archaeological dig.

Ever wonder why the ancient Greeks had myths? The explanation you'll find here, describes myths as stories that explain things people didn't understand. They also tell the stories of the gods people in ancient times believed in. These...

Tour the green hills and misty skies of Ireland in this presentation, which discusses the arrival and integration of Christianity. Some slides have a large block of text, which could be remedied with some editing. Representing the...

Learners explore the evolution of coins, and create their own coin, using the various features that have been carried over into modern times.