Curated OER
Witchcraft
Tenth graders develop response to witchcraft from a historical and cultural perspective. They evaluate the use of ceremonies and rituals in witchcraft. They develop a character and develop use of genres and styles of drama. They role...
Curated OER
Mosquito Life Cycles
Students gather mosquito eggs to record the mosquito life cycle using drawings, descriptions, and any other appropriate means. In small groups, they analyze and describe the process of complete metamorphosis. They classify mosquitoes...
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Torture Museum Amsterdam: History of Medieval Torture
A short electronic booklet with images and descriptions of medieval torture methods, taken from exhibition materials at this museum.
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Medieval Life and Times: Medieval Torture and Punishment
Provides information and history for many instruments of torutre that were used in medieval times, including during the Inquisition.
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The Blackpool Tower Dungeon: Torture in the Middle Ages [Pdf]
A few activities for learning about medieval torture instruments. Includes fact cards that could be used for student research.
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Historic Royal Palaces: Tower of London: Tower Torture
Describes three torture instruments on display at the Tower of London. Includes three downloadable factsheets on the history of torture at the Tower, famous people tortured there, and more information on the three instruments on display.
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Professor Pavlac's Torture Pages
Discusses torture as a method of getting information, and the methods used in the European witch hunts. Also discusses torture after 1800 being used as a form of punishment. Includes some excellent links to other resources.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Medieval Inquisition
A Wikipedia article that reports on the Medieval Inquisition throughout Europe during the 12th and 13th centuries. Discusses the origin and history as well as the procedure of investigation, trial, torture, and punishment.
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Nuremburg Online: Mediaeval Dungeons
This site on the Mediaeval Dungeons of Nuremberg provides information on its history, the system of justice, the prison and torture chamber, and the procedures for execution.
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Lords and Ladies: Life in the Middle Ages
Explore what life was like during the medieval times. Among topics discover trends in clothing, food, and torture techniques of the age.