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Alnpete Limited: Hadrianic Baths

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a couple of pictures of Hadrianic Baths as well as some information on the baths.
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J. Paul Getty Trust

J. Paul Getty Museum: After the Bath, Degas

For Students 9th - 10th
An image and commentary on Degas' "After the Bath." Addresses the tendency of Degas to depict women in unflattering positions or while doing mundane tasks. Good commentary.
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PBS

Pbs: Shower vs. Bath: Ratio and Rate

For Students 6th - 8th
Compare the cost of taking a shower with the cost of taking a bath. This interactive exercise focuses on using what you know about ratios to make a prediction about whether a shower or a bath is most cost effective and then requires...
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Article
British Library

British Library: Discovering Literature: Female 'Soveraynetee' in Chaucer's 'The Wife of Bath's Prologue and Tale'

For Students 9th - 10th
This article explores the character of the Wife of Bath and the ambiguity surrounding her outspoken views on marriage, power, and religious doctrine.
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Read Works

Read Works: The Baths

For Students 7th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about one girl's experience in a Hungarian bath house in Budapest. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Vroma Project

Baths Sources

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a source page for another web page about Roman baths, however this page provides several pictues of baths. Midway through are several photos of the Stabian Baths.
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Other

Computer Reconstruction: Hadrianic Baths at Leptis Magna

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource presents a computer-generated reconstruction of the Hadrianic Baths at Leptis Magna. The reconstruction is based on photos and writings. There is also an outline history of the baths and a detailed description of the computer...
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University at Buffalo

University of Buffalo: Baths at Caracalla

For Students 9th - 10th
A series of pictures of the baths at Caracalla.
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University at Buffalo

University of Buffalo: Pictures of the Pont Du Gard Herculaneum: Forum Baths

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides many wonderful pictures of the forum baths at Herculaneum.
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British Library

British Library: Jane Austen's Bath

For Students 9th - 10th
View images of Bath that provided the landscape settings for many of Jane Austen's novels. Click on an image for artist information and further details.
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Article
Other

University of Bath: Theoretical Approaches to the Mass Media

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the role mass media plays in politics. It looks at different views about mass media, i.e., as a threat to mass culture and values, as a tool for democracy, and as seen by Marxists and Neo-Marxists. The Frankfurt School of...
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Stephen Byrne

History for Kids: Roman Baths

For Students 1st - 7th
History for Kids presents information for elementary students on the baths of ancient Rome. The article discusses the facilities, the cultural significance as well as the different steps Romans went through to bathe.
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Shmoop University

Shmoop: The Canterbury Tales: The Wife of Bath's Prologue

For Students 9th - 10th
A most interesting character in The Canterbury Tales, the wife of Bath reveals much about herself and others. This site analysis the themes and other characters in this fascinating story.
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National Gallery of Art

National Gallery of Art: "The Bath" by Mary Cassatt

For Students 9th - 10th
Numerous links to Mary Cassatt's different pieces titled "The Bath".
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Stephen Byrne

History for Kids: Adelard of Bath

For Students 3rd - 8th
History for Kids presents information on the life and works of Adelard, a 12th Century philosopher and translator from the Roman city of Bath. Includes links to teacher resources.
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Shmoop University

Shmoop: T He Canterbury Tales: The Wife of Bath's Tale

For Students 9th - 10th
Read and learn more about this fascinating tale in this comprehensive site about The Wife of Bath's Tale.
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Other

University of Bath: Ukoln: Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides everything you want or need to know about Robert Louis Stevenson's book "Treasure Island." You can find out about the author, the characters in the book, tropical islands, pirates, buried treasures, and lots more. A...
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Invention of the Week: Patricia Bath: Laserphaco Probe

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about Dr. Patricia Bath, an opthalmologic surgeon, credited with the invention of the Laserphaco Probe, a surgical device used in the removal of cataracts. Learn about Bath's early education, her studies of the blindness rates at...
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Other

The Roman Baths Bath: Where's My Cloak Game

For Students 3rd - 8th
Help Peregrinus solve the mystery behind his missing cloak. Explore the Roman Baths, travel through time and write your curse to punish the thief in this point and click adventure game.
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Forum Baths at Pompei

For Students 9th - 10th
This site shows a map of the forum baths at Pompei and names the different areas in the baths.
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Goucher College: "Wife of Bath's Prologue and Tale"

For Students 9th - 10th
The following from the Goucher College are examined in regard to Chaucer's "The Wife of Bath's Prologue and Tale" from "The Canterbury Tales": Genre, Characters, Summary, and Issues and General Research Sources. Some thought-provoking...
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University of Virginia Library

Prism: "The Wife of Bath's Prologue [Excerpt]" Visualization

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] See the results of how users have highlighted an excerpt of Geoffrey Chaucer's "The Wife of Bath's Prologue." Diction is blue while tone is red and imagery is green. Click on any word to see the...
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PBS

Pbs Kids: Peg + Cat: Games: Bubble Bath

For Students K - 1st
Help Pet and Cat fill the bathtub with water by picking a container and pouring water into the tub. You will have to estimate how many containers it will take to fill the tub with water and then see if you are correct.
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Article
Other

History of Hygiene: Bathing, Teeth Cleaning, Toileting, & Deodorizing

For Students 9th - 10th
An informative article on medieval hygiene practices.

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