Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Exploring Today's Technology

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore technology. In this science lesson plan, 2nd graders discuss various forms of technology. Students research technology that they use everyday and write a sentence about each one of the technologies.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

I Robot, Can Do That

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine how underwater robots can be used to assist scientific explorations. They read and discuss an article, conduct Internet research, complete a worksheet, and present an oral report.
Interactive
Curated OER

Archaeology For Kids Quiz 87

For Students 4th - 6th
In this archaeology for kids quiz 87 worksheet, students interactively answer 12 questions about Neanderthals, then click to check their answers as part of an online magazine.
Handout
China State Council Information Office and the China International Publishing Group

Three Gorges Civilization in the Neolithic Age

For Students 9th - 10th
Notes on the Three Gorges civilization during the Neolithic Age in China provide insight into the Shaopengzui Culture and the Daxi Culture.
Website
Smart History

Smarthistory: The Neolithic Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
Website with photos and informational text on the Neolithic Revolution and the changes brought about by the way people lived. With links to additional resources.
Handout
BBC

Bbc: H2g2: The Neolithic Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
A helpful summation of the key features of the agriculture revolution of the Neolithic Age: population growth, specialization, trade, security, government, and disease.
Handout
Princeton University

Princeton Univ.: Farming in Europe During Neolithic Age

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed article that discusses the agricultural changes that happened throughout Europe during the Neolithic Age.
Article
University of Chicago

Teach the Middle East: The Neolithic Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
In this article you will learn about the chronology of the Neolithic Revolution. Stages include the Paleolithic age, a time of nomadic hunter-gatherers roamed the globe and the Epipaleolithic age, when sedentary hunter-gatherers...
Unit Plan
Savvas Learning

Pearson Education: The Neolithic Revolution and the Birth of Civilization [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A lesson covering detailed historical accounts of the Neolithic Revolution. The PDF includes key terms, maps, and means for assessment.
Handout
University of Texas at Austin

University of Texas: Reflections in Neolithic Europe

For Students 9th - 10th
A very comprehensive look at the religion of the Great Goddess theories of the Neolithic Age. Different theories abound about the Earth Mother and a feminist spirituality movement in early civilizations as developed by archaeologist...
Handout
Other

Goteborg University: The Rise of Neolithic Agriculture [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
The Rise of Neolithic Agriculture examines reasons why the Neolithic converted to an agricultural people and why agriculture, though initially increasing the welfare of people's lives, deteriorated the quality of living.
Article
Other

International World History: Agriculture and the Origins of Civilization

For Students 9th - 10th
Read here about the Neolithic Revolution and the development of early Stone Age humans into an Agrarian society. Causes of the agrarian transformation are addressed as well as the domestication of plants and animals. The spread of the...
Article
New York University

Institute for the Study of the Ancient World: Lost World of Old Europe

For Students 9th - 10th
Exhibition of Neolithic statuettes, figurines, and vessels from Romania, Bulgaria, and Moldova answers a series of burning questions about early settlements along the Danube, dating from 5000 to 3500 B.C.
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Other

Huj: The Yarmukian Culture in Israel

For Students 9th - 10th
A lengthy article about the Yarmukian culture in Israel Read about the pottery, stone tools, burial customs. and art objects of this Neolithic culture.
Handout
Other

Add Information Systems: Neolithic Greek Jewellery

For Students 9th - 10th
Short article from the ADD Information Systems, with pictures, about the types of jewelry found in the Neolithic Age. Refers primarily to jewelry found in Greek archeological sites.
Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Art History: Catal Hoyuk

For Students 9th - 10th
Article discussing the importance of Catal Hoyuk in Turkey for understanding the beginning of art during the Neolithic period.
Handout
The History Cat

The History Cat: The Neolithic Revolution

For Students 5th - 9th
A look at some of the earliest humans and their cultures from the prehistoric era.
Article
University of Chicago

University of Chicago: Teach Middle East: Hunters to Farmers

For Students 9th - 10th
An essay reviewing the history of the Neolithic Revolution where humans begin as nomadic hunters and gatherers and evolve into villages with domestic agriculture and animals.
Website
Minneapolis Institute of Arts

Minneapolis Institute of Art: The Art of Asia: Ceramics

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Learn about the Chinese contribution to ceramic art from the Neolithic era through the Sung Dynasty.
Handout
Britain Express

Britain Express: Prehistoric Britain: Bronze Age Britain C. 2500 600 b.c.

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief history of the Bronze Age in what is now Great Britain. It focuses on the arrival of the Beaker People, and how their lives and customs differed from the Neolithic people who inhabited Britain at the time.
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University of Chicago

University of Chicago Library: Teaching the Middle East: Origins of Civilization

For Students 9th - 10th
Learing module on the origins of civilization explains the chronology and environmental context of the so-called Neolithic revolution, the period when early civilizations in the Middle East arose and began to domesticate plants and animals.
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Oswego City School District

Regents Prep: Global History: Neolithic Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
The Neolithic Revolution created a shift in how people lived. Humans began settling down into villages and establishing methods of agriculture and domesticating animals to relinquish the need for nomadic lifestyles. Read a short summary...
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Oswego City School District

Regents Prep: Global History: Neolithic Revolution : Economic System

For Students 9th - 10th
A concise overview of the economic system created during the Neolithic Revolution.
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Other

H2 G2: Neolithic Revolution: How Farming Changed the World

For Students 9th - 10th
Peruse this article featuring the ways discoveries and establishments of agriculture, government, social class, etc. during the Neolithic Revolution altered the future for all civilization.