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Curated OER

Colossal Structures and Sculptures

For Teachers K - 5th
Students discuss the connection between culture and art and why people create art. Students discuss Mt. Rushmore, The Sphinx, the goddess Athena, Roman columns, The Great Wall of China, The Buddha, and use tools and techniques to create ...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Arrow Word Search

For Students 4th - 5th
In this social studies worksheet, students find the words that are related to the Athenian arrow and the answers are found through clicking the link at the bottom of the page.
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Other

Digital Greece: The Parthenon Frieze

For Students 9th - 10th
Interactive site about the Parthenon and the Parthenon Frieze. The original site is in Greek, and the English version can be accessed through a link at the bottom right.
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Website
Columbia University

Columbia University: Ancient Architecture

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about ancient architecture and explore 360 degrees panoramas of buildings in Egypt, Greece, Portugal, Italy, and Sicily. Includes an interactive plan of a 3D reconstruction of the Parthenon, and features the project page for this...
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Read Works

Read Works: Architecture the Parthenon

For Teachers 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about The Parthenon as an example of ancient Greek architecture. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Handout
Stephen Byrne

History for Kids: Ancient Greek Architecture

For Students 1st - 7th
Wonderful overivew of the architecture of ancient and classical Greece provides information and examples for kids of Greek buildings and the three main styles. Resources include worksheets, activities, and quizzes.
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Other

St. Bonaventure University: Parthenon Floor Plan

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a sketch of the floor plan of the Parthenon. Includes pictures of the Parthenon and other ancient Greek Temples.
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Other

Canon 3 D Paper Craft Buildings: Parthenon

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides a detailed paper-folding activity that provides templates and instructions for building a three-dimensional paper model of the Parthenon. Instructions require download.
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Unit Plan
Department of Defense

Do Dea: Art Appreciation: Unit 6: Architecture and Design

For Students 9th - 10th
In this sixth unit of a course on Art Appreciation, students learn about the history of architecture, including ancient Greek and Roman works. They will learn about Frank Lloyd Wright and about Islamic architecture. They will also look...
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Article
A&E Television

History.com: How the Ancient Greeks Designed the Parthenon to Impress and Last

For Students 9th - 10th
This icon of classical architecture perched atop the Acropolis has dominated the Athens skyline for 2,500 years. Few monuments in the world are more recognizable than the Parthenon. Sitting atop a limestone hill rising some 500 feet...
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Handout
University Press

University Press: Architecture in Ancient Greece

For Students 9th - 10th
A good basic reference on the main types of temple architecture in ancient Greece, including Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian. Also includes information on architecture, the Parthenon, and sculpture in ancient Greece, with accompanying links...
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Article
Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: Greek Art: Architecture in Ancient Greece

For Students 9th - 10th
This article discusses architecture in Ancient Greece.
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Other

Porter Gaud: Greek Architecture: The Parthenon

For Students 9th - 10th
A set of notes on one of the most famous temples in the ancient world. The author discusses the building of the temple along with a detailed description and an analysis of the various statues.
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Handout
PBS

Pbs: The Buildings of the Acropolis

For Students 9th - 10th
A description of the buildings of the acropolis of Athens - the Parthenon and Erectheum.
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Handout
Other

Sweet Briar College: Athenian Acropolis, Greece

For Students 9th - 10th
An explanation of the term "acropolis" as well as a description of how the acropolis was used in classical Greece. Also contains extensive information about the Parthenon and Erechtheum, which were built on the Acropolis.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History: Ancient Greece, 1000 b.c. 1 a.d.

For Students 9th - 10th
An extensive site that includes an interactive timeline of Greek art. Clicking on hyperlinks take you to a detailed discussion of the individual works of art. Included are photographs of Greek architecture. A great resource for the study...
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Website
Other

Acropolis Museum

For Students 9th - 10th
Follow this link to the online home of the Acropolis Museum, which opened to the public in June 2009. Holdings include weathered originals and reproductions, freestanding works of sculpture, architectural fragments, and other antiquities...
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Other

Artsology: Lookitup, the Dictionary Dog: Greek Art Terms

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this second episode from Dictionary Dog called a trip to Greece, some Greek art terms are defined including Parthenon, dome, hemisphere, caryatid, and others.
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Parthenon

For Students 9th - 10th
The Parthenon is a celebrated temple at Athens, consecrated to Athena or Minerva, the protectress of the city, built on an elevated rock near the Acropolis, and has always been regarded as the most exquisite and perfect example of...
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Curated OER

Plaster Cast of a Panel From the West Frieze of the Parthenon

For Students 9th - 10th
Illustrated dictionary definition over the artistic style of Frieze. Describes the different styles of Frieze found in Greek architecture.
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Other

Bernard Suzanne: Athens Map in Socrates and Plato's Time

For Students 9th - 10th
This interesting site starts out with a map of the Agora of Acropolis. By clicking on various locations of the map, you are linked to more detailed descriptions. Scroll down below the map for an alphabetical listing of different Greek...
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Website
Other

The Museum of Unnatural Mystery: The Statue of Zeus at Olympia

For Students 9th - 10th
The Statue of Zeus, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, was part of the great Temple of Zeus situated at the site of the ancient Olympic games. Similar in design to the Temple of Artemis and the Parthenon, the Temple of Zeus...
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Website
Tufts University

Tufts University: The Treasuries

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Tufts University provides a discussion of the Treasuries, public works built in the classical period of ancient Greece. Tells what they were used for and how they were constructed.
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Article
Other

The Stoa Consortium: Acropolis: North Slope

For Students 9th - 10th
When most people think of the Acropolis, they probably envision, first and foremost, the temples of Athena (the Parthenon, the Erechtheion, and the temple of Athena Nike) on the top of the citadel. But it is important to realize that the...