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CommonLit

Common Lit: "Three Types of Friendship" Excerpt From the Nicomachean Ethics

For Students 11th - 12th
A learning module that begins with "Three Types of Friendship"--Excerpt from the Nicomachean Ethics by Aristotle, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF...
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Article
Other

Ancient History: 10 Ancient Greek Inventions and Discoveries Still Used Today

For Students 9th - 10th
Ten of the important inventions and innovations of the ancient Greeks are described. These include the water mill, the odometer, alarm clocks, cartography, the Olympics, geometry, Hippocratic medicine, philosophy, democracy, and...
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Website
Other

Revista Eletronica: Grecia Antiga (In Portuguese)

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive collection of digital artifacts and articles on Greek culture from antiquity to modernity. Many aspects of Greece's development, from philosophy, mathematics, writings, medicine to language, are covered. Check out "Quid...
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Department of Defense

Do Dea: Antigone

For Students 9th - 10th
In this unit, you will be studying a great Greek tragedy Antigone, written by one of the three most famous tragedians, Sophocles. Included are games to help review, background information on Greek culture, a list of characters, a...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: On Tragedy

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A learning module that begins with "On Tragedy" by Aristotle, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free teacher and student...
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Handout
Science Struck

Science Struck: Interesting Philosophical Questions About Time

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover some of the deep questions that scientists and philosophers ask about time and some of the ideas that emerge from each one.
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Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: "Elements of Drama" [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This two-page PDF provides a list and brief explanation of the "Elements of Drama" based on the structure of Greek Drama as outlined by Aristotle. These include: Thought, Theme, Ideas; Action, Plot; Characters, Language, Music, and...
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Handout
Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy

Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Epicurus

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy is an excellent, detailed introduction to the philosophy of Epicurus. Divided into sections addressing his metaphysics, epistemology, ethics. Includes numerous links to related...
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Handout
Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy

Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Aristotle

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed introduction to the life and philosophy of Aristotle. Includes helpful outline of his system and an excellent chart comparing his virtues. A great place to start.
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eBook
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Internet Classics Archive: On Generation and Corruption

For Students 9th - 10th
Full text of Aristotle's "On Generation and Corruption," translated by H. H. Joachim. Includes a place for you to read or post commentaries on the text.
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Handout
New York University

Time Space in Classical Greece: The Poetics

For Students 9th - 10th
A discussion of the beginnings of tragedy and the six necessary components of tragedy. Includes Aristotle's thoughts on tragedies.
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Website
University of Virginia

Uva: The Real World Air Resistance

For Students 9th - 10th
A contrast of Galileo and Aristotle's view of inertia and motion. Describes air resistance force and how its reality seems to initially support Aristotle's view.
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Website
University of Hawai'i

Poetics: Book V

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a clear summary of Aristotle's major point about comedy.
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Article
Other

Kids Philosophy Slam: Aristotle

For Students 3rd - 8th
A compact and easy-to-read write-up of the life of Aristotle, along with information about some of his key ideas.
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Article
Steven Kreis, PhD

The History Guide: Greek Thought: Socrates, Plato and Aristotle

For Students 9th - 10th
A lecture on the great thinkers of Greece: Socrates, Plato and Aristotle.
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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Timeline of Solar System Astronomy

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the encyclopedia Wikipedia provides an in-depth timeline of important events in astronomy relating to the solar system are presented here. Links are also provided for additional information on related subjects.
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Handout
Philosophy Pages

Philosophy Pages: Aristotle (384 322 Bce)

For Students 9th - 10th
The life, philosophy and metaphysics of Aristotle (384-322 BCE) are surveyed. The aim of Aristotle's logical treatises (known as the Organon) was to develop a universal method of reasoning by means of which it would be possible to learn...
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Handout
Other

Aristotle

For Students 9th - 10th
A discussion of the beliefs of Aristotle, his contributions to logic, and why he had to flee Athens at the time of Alexander's death.
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Handout
Other

Polis: The City

For Students 9th - 10th
This personal site draws on the writings of Aristotle to answer the question: What exactly is a "polis"?
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Other

Univ. Of Texas: Plato, Aristotle, Al Farabi

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains the cosmological arguments (and corresponding concepts of "unmoved mover") of three influential western thinkers. Describes in detail the line of argument each pursues, and indicates the particular theory of causation implied by...
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Handout
Other

The Ptolemaic Model of the Planetary System

For Students 9th - 10th
An easy-to-read description and history of Ptolemy's geocentric model of the universe. Geocentric means that Ptolemy believed the Earth was the center of the universe.
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Handout
Other

Bbc Online: Ancient Greek Slavery

For Students 9th - 10th
BBC Online provides an informative discussion of the ways democracy in ancient Greece relied on slavery to sustain it.
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Handout
Other

Greek Medicine: Aristotle: Father of Science

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides a basic overview of Aristotle's life and accomplishments. The 'Aristotle in a Nutshell' section provides a useful list of his ideas in the many disciplines he studied.
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Website
University of Calgary

U. Of Calgary: The Islamic World to 1600, Al Farabi

For Students 9th - 10th
Article provides a brief article on the Islamic philosopher, Al-Farabi, whose work influenced the Islamic philosophers who followed him, particularly Ibn Sina and Ibn Rushd.