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Ducksters

Ducksters: Ancient Greece for Kids: Monsters and Creatures of Greek Mythology

For Students 9th - 10th
Kids learn about the monsters and creatures of Greek Mythology such as Medusa, Typhon, the furies, hydra, sirens, satyrs, and cyclop on this site.
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Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Ancient Greece for Kids: Homer's Odyssey

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about an epic poem about the hero Odysseus and his journey home on this site. Read more information about Homer's Odyssey here.
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Handout
Lin and Don Donn

Ancient Greece for Kids

For Students 3rd - 5th
This page examines education for boys and girls in Sparta, Athens and other Greek cities. It takes the form of an extended piece of writing, with links to further information. It includes information on music and poetry. There are sound...
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Lesson Plan
Broward Education Foundation

Broward Education Foundation: Rom N Greece [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
The ROM N GREECE project provides challenging, yet enjoyable activities that enable learners to explore Ancient Greece and Rome. The lessons promote reading, critical thinking and writing skills. Students work in (changeable) small...
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Handout
World History Encyclopedia

World History Encyclopedia: Ancient Greek Government

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the diversity of governments in ancient Greece and the four main types that existed - democracy, monarchy, oligarchy, and tyranny.
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Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: An Overview of Athenian Painted Ceramic Vases

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides an introduction to the different types of vases used by Ancient Greeks, including their different purposes, different descriptions, and the historical backgrounds for each.
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Article
Dartmouth College

Dartmouth College: Lesson 7: Western Anatolia and the Eastern Aegean in the Early Bronze Age

For Students 9th - 10th
An outline of the Bronze Age in ancient Greece and Turkey, from Dartmouth College.
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Handout
The History Cat

The History Cat: Birth of Democracy

For Students 9th - 10th
Features a look at democracy in ancient Greece. Discover how it worked and how Athenians prevented corruption.
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eBook
Other

Natural History Magazine: With Hands or Swift Feet (Ancient Olympic Games)

For Students 9th - 10th
Article adaptation from "A Brief History of the Olympic Games" (Blackwell Publishing, 2004) summarizes key aspects of the ancient Olympic competitions, ideals, and festivals.
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Other

Metis: Catalog of Ancient Greek Archaeological Sites

For Students 9th - 10th
A very large collection of interactive photographs of archaelogical sites in Greece and Turkey. Users can pan around the sites, zoom in for closer looks, or click on hot spots to access views of individual elements of the scenes. Some...
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Unit Plan
Boise State University

Ancient Athens: A Virtual Field Trip

For Students 5th - 7th
Explore ancient Athens and learn about its culture and democratic government. Visit the Agora, the Acropolis and Parthenon, the Pynx, a typical ancient Greek home, and look at Greek artifacts in museums. There are virtual tours of...
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Handout
Other

Foundation of Hellenic World: From Ancient Olympia to Athens of 1896

For Students 9th - 10th
History timeline with informational text begins with Ancient Olympia and takes viewers on a journey through the Minoans and Myceneans, Homer and the Polis to Athens of 1896.
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Online Course
Cosmo Learning

Cosmo Learning: Introduction to Ancient Greek History

For Students 9th - 10th
Consisting of twenty-four video lectures, this introductory course in Greek history traces the development of Greek civilization as manifested in political, intellectual, and creative achievements from the Bronze Age to the end of the...
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Handout
World History Encyclopedia

World History Encyclopedia: Acropolis

For Students 9th - 10th
Encyclopedia entry provides and illustrated definition of Acropolis, with photos, maps and diagram of the Athens Acropolis built in the 5th Century BCE.
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Graphic
Google Cultural Institute

Google Cultural Institute: Pergamon

For Students 9th - 10th
Information on and images of the Ancient Greek city of Pergamon.
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PPT
Tom Richey

Tom Richey: Power Point: Trojan War

For Students 9th - 10th
PowerPoint presentation with maps, illustration and humor, by teacher Tom Richey on the politics, military and history of the Trojan War.
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Website
Lin and Don Donn

Lin and Don Donn: Greece

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
A history teacher has shared his ideas and lesson plans as well as those of others for teaching students about ancient Greece.
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Handout
Stephen Byrne

History for Kids: Ancient Greek Women

For Students 2nd - 7th
History for kids presents an overivew of the history of women in ancient Greece, inlcuding their roles as wives, feasts exclusively attended by women, and beauty and fashion.
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Article
Other

History of Greece: Classical Greece

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief article discussing the period of achievement during Greek history known as the Classical period.
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Handout
Stephen Byrne

History for Kids: The Ancient Greek House

For Students 1st - 7th
History for kids teaches us about the style, architecture and materials used to make houses in ancient Greece. With animated images and writing designed to appeal to elementary age students.
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Handout
Stephen Byrne

History for Kids: Greek Dance

For Students 2nd - 7th
History for Kids presents an overview on the history of dance in ancient Greece, teaching us about how the Greeks valued dance in their everyday lives as a form of art as well as a skill.
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Handout
Stephen Byrne

History for Kids: Greek Food

For Students 1st - 7th
History for kids teaches us about food and diet in ancient Greece and describes what a typical meal might have looked like. Includes worksheets, activities, and quizzes.
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Handout
Stephen Byrne

History for Kids: Ancient Greek Weddings

For Students 2nd - 7th
History for kids describes the rites and rituals associated with weddings of ancient Greece. Students will enjoy reading about cultural traditions of the past.
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Handout
Free Math Help

Free Math Help: Origins of Math

For Students 9th - 10th
The lesson examines the origins of mathematics. Strings of symbols, the mathematicians of Ancient Greece, Arabian scholars, and the Renaissance are discussed.

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