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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Where Do Plants Get Their Food?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars think about the historical development of the scientific method. They design an experiment that replicates van Helmont's, using only specified materials. Pupils then improved upon van Helmont's procedure and also...
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Interactive
Curated OER

Politics

For Students 10th - 12th
In this online interactive philosophy worksheet, students respond to 20 multiple choice questions about Politics by Aristotle. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Interactive
Curated OER

Poetics

For Students 9th - 12th
In this online interactive philosophy worksheet, high schoolers respond to 10 short answer and essay questions about Poetics by Aristotle.
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Interactive
Curated OER

Poetics

For Students 9th - 12th
In this online interactive philosophy worksheet, high schoolers respond to 30 multiple choice questions about Poetics by Plato. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Ancient Greek Philosophers:Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Young scholars discover the famous Greek Philosophers. For this Greek lesson, students find the contributions of Ancient Greece and their philosophers. This lesson includes brief bios on Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Solar System Vocab Word Search

For Students 6th - 8th
In this science worksheet, students locate and identify various vocabulary terms related to space science. There are 21 words located in the puzzle.  
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Greek Philosophers

For Students 6th - 10th
In this philosophy learning exercise, students identify some of the most famous Greek Philosophers. They complete a chart that identifies the dates in which they were alive and the philosophical beliefs they shared. There are five Greek...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Discovering Aristotle's Three Forms

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students, working in small groups, role play different kinds of governments--oligarchy, monarchy, dictatorship, and democratic republic. They portray their form of government in a skit, while other groups guess which kind of government...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Ancient Atomic Theories

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Studdnts research ancient texts and compare ancient Greek atomic theories, as used in the production of silver, to modern theories.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Alexander the Great

For Students 7th - 10th
In this word search worksheet, students identify and locate various names related to Alexander the Great. There are 23 names and terms to locate in the puzzle.
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Website
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Internet Classics Archive: Athenian Constitution

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Internet Classics Archive provides the full text of Aristotle's "Athenian Constitution"; translated by Sir Frederic G. Kenyon. Divided into three hyperlinked sections. Also includes a link to a brief commentary and...
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Primary
University of South Florida

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Lit2 Go: Aristotle: Physics

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource presents the text of one of Aristotle's "Physics can be read online or downloaded by individual chapters in MP3 or PDF format. In addition, each chapter has downloadable support material which focuses on various reading...
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Article
Texas A&M University

Texas a & M University: The Origins of Greek Mathematics [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the history of Greek mathematics and the major figures and schools of mathematics.
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Online Course
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Classics in Western Philosophy

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Utilize these excellent resources when introducing the concepts of Western Philosophy and/or analyzing changing philosophies over time.
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Handout
Northern Virginia Community College

Introduction to Theatre Plot

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains, in outline form, Aristotle's "six parts of a tragedy." The Plot is discussed in length on this site. The author goes into the exposition, conflict, climax, and resolution of the plot.
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Website
Other

The Poetics of Aristotle: The Rise of Comedy

For Students 9th - 10th
This selection from Aristotle's "Poetics" offers the famous Greek philosopher's explanation of the origins of comedy. For a complete understanding of both comedy and tragedy in the traditional literary sense, the entire text of...
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eBook
Yale University

Yale University: The Complete Athenian Constitution

For Students 9th - 10th
Yale University gives the complete Athenian Constitution in seven parts. You can access any of the seven parts.
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Website
National Institutes of Health

National Library of Medicine: Greek Medicine

For Students 9th - 10th
Much like a great deal of western culture, modern medicine also finds its roots in ancient Greek civilization. Travel to the time of the Olympians and ancient healers to discover just how much we have learned and gained from those who...
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Handout
Hanover College

Hanover College: Pythagoras and the Pythagoreans, Fragments and Commentary

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides an extensive collection of references to Pythagoras and Pythagoreanism, found in the philosophical writings of Plato, Aristotle, and others.
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Article
Hanover College

Hanover College: Zeno Commentary

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains Simplicius' translation and commentary of Zeno's philosophical fragments, as well as Aristotle's commentary on the same.
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Handout
National Health Museum

Access Excellence: The First Steps of Human Vision

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the contributions of scientists over hundreds of years leading to our current understanding of the eye and vision.
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Primary
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: The Categories by Aristotle

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the full text of The Categories by Aristotle. The Categories places every object of human apprehension under one of ten categories (known to medieval writers as the Latin term predicament). Aristotle intended them to enumerate...
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eBook
University of Adelaide

University of Adelaide: Etext of Aristotle's Physics

For Students 9th - 10th
The full text of Aritotle's Physics is presented here in easy-to-read format, courtesy of the University of Adelaide Library Electronic Texts Collection.
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Article
University of St. Andrews (UK)

University of St. Andrews: Aristotle

For Students 9th - 10th
An excellent look into the life of the ancient Greek intellectual thinker, Aristotle. This article details Aristotle's childhood and travels as well as his various theories.