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Clay Gargoyles

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Learners observe Gargoyles and listen to an explanation of their place in art history. They create gargoyles with clay and paint with stone finish.
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Guidelines for Governing: Utopia and The Prince

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students explore the power of the Church in government. In this literature lesson, students read Sir Thomas More's Utopia and Niccolo Machiavelli's The Prince. Students respond to questions regarding the works and discuss them.
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The Magnificent Medici

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students watch a video about the internal power struggles of the Medici family of Renaissance Italy. They compare the Medici family to the Mafia and produce a written response to the film.
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Feudal Japan and the Samurai

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students study the similarities of Feudal Japan and Europe. They show the feudal society of Japan, recognize the role of the samurai and identify the code of bushido.
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Create an Illuminated Alphabet Word Book

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students create a class alphabet book or "ABCDarium," a book that uses images of animals or objects to illustrate each letter of the alphabet.
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Global Music Lesson Plans: Britten and Japan – Japan and the UK

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students explore the links between Japanese and British culture. For this Japanese music lesson, students listen to their instructor present a lecture regarding Gagaku music and then perform "Te Lucis Ante Terminum" with Japanese...
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Why We Chose Our Constitution

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the American plan for government. In this American government lesson, students examine selected Internet websites regarding the Magna Carta, the Articles of Confederation, and the Constitution.
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Mummies: Tales from the Egyptian Crypts Part II

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore the shifts in perceptions of the sphinx as Greeks, Romans, and finally the French under Napoleon moved through Egypt.
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Exploring Arthurian Legend

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students use the internet to track the growth of the King Arthur legend from the Dark Ages to its arrival on the silver screen.
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The Unknown Secrets of the Rain Forest

For Teachers K - 3rd
Pupils explore the rain forest and where they are located. Students examine why the rain forests are important and what is happening to them. They investigate the water cycle and life cycle of a frog. Pupils build a rain forest in the...
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Nature's Magic Elixir

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students do research to discover the importance of water in the world and its effect upon our daily lives. They will also appreciate the beauty of water and how it is so adaptable within nature.
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Harnessed for War

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners research past soldiers to learn how their fighting styles were shaped by available technology. They develop profiles of three different societies' soldiers in three different periods to see the evolution of fighting styles.
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Halloween

For Students 5th - 9th
In this online interactive ESL worksheet, students respond to 10 fill in the blank questions regarding Halloween. Students check their answers immediately.
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Ilya Bolotowsky Biography

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Students decipher the meaning of abstract art using Ilya Bolotwosky art examples. In this art analysis lesson plan, students complete activities to analyze abstraction art. Students complete criticism and aesthetics activities, color and...
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In a Tights Spot

For Teachers 6th - 11th
Students investigate the work of the Chamber of Commons. In this current events lesson, students visit selected websites to learn what the Chamber of Commons is responsible for and determine how their jobs may be changing.
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Bubonic Plague Role Play

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students, by doing the role play, develop, in groups of 3 or 4, a hypothesis for the cause of the Bubonic Plague during the Renaissance.
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Looking at Illuminated Manuscripts: Exploring an Illuminated Manuscript Page

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Learners compare a 13th-century illuminated manuscript page to other manuscript pages and modern printed books. They study the different elements of an illuminated manuscript page.
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Who Am I? My Coat of Arms

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders put their coat of arms on a HyperStudio card. They explain in three paragraphs why they selected the pictures.
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Complete the Sentences 2

For Students 4th - 5th
In this language arts worksheet, students read 10 incomplete sentences and choose the most concise appropriate word or phrase to make the sentence coherent.
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Sir Ralph and Lady Elizabeth Verney, 1547

For Students 9th - 12th
In this Brass Rubbing activity, high schoolers read a lengthy passage about the Kings and Queens of England 1154-1603 and complete a 2 question quiz.
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Tudor Religion

For Students 5th - 7th
In this literacy and religion worksheet, learners read a selection about the Tudor religion, including what life was like in a monastery. They answer 15 short answer questions based on the reading.
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Complete the Sentences 2: Intermediate Level

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this complete the sentence worksheet, students read 10 sentences and select the appropriate sight words to complete each of the sentences.
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Printing Press

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers demonstrate the impact of the printing press on society.  In this printing press instructional activity, students discuss occupations and industries that have grown up due to the invention of the printing press.  Middle...
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Feudalism and the Magna Carta

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students compare the Magna Carta and the Bill of Rights. In this historical comparison lesson, students examine primary sources of three significant historical documents. Students create a chart in a compare and contrast format, then...

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