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The British Museum

The British Museum: Ancient China: Writing

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the origins of the Chinese writing system. Includes Chinese stories and learning activities.
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Other

Biddington's: Engravings vs. Etchings

For Students 9th - 10th
An explanation of the differences between engraving and etching techniques. There are sample works of etchings by Sigmund Abeles and Bill Murphy.
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Handout
Other

Sussex Archaeological Society: Living in the Roman Town

For Students 3rd - 8th
Explores what life was like for a Roman citizen in England. Gives a description of what types of buildings you might find in the Roman town such as an amphitheater and what types of jobs people would do in the Roman town. Examples might...
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Read Works

Read Works: Ancient Rome and Byzantium Living in Constantinople

For Teachers 3rd
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about what life was like in the Byzantine capital of Constantinople. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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The Field Museum

Field Museum: Exhibits: Pompeii: Stories From the Eruption

For Students 9th - 10th
An online exhibit that visits three sites devastated by the eruption of Vesuvius, telling the story of the people of Pompeii and how their untimely deaths were captured and preserved in the volcano's ash.
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Article
A&E Television

History.com: 9 Groundbreaking Inventions by Women

For Students 9th - 10th
Women inventors are behind a wide range of key innovations, from Kevlar to dishwashers to better life rafts. Female inventors have played a large role in U.S. history, but haven't always received credit for their work. Women --...
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Curated OER

Nude in the Bath and Small Dog

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is a biography of Pierre Bonnard, a French painter who helped the Art Nouveau style of painting.
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Curated OER

[Baths of Neptune's Mosaic]

For Students 9th - 10th
A description of the importance of the harbor at Ostia to the Roman Empire. Even when a new harbor was built, Ostia remained "commercial center for international trade with Rome."
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Curated OER

Vindolanda Bath House

For Students 9th - 10th
A pictorial tour of Hadrian's Wall, this features a dozen pictures of the wall and the forts that were built into the wall. Click on "Find Out More," to get a print bibliography.
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Curated OER

Vindolanda Bath House

For Students 9th - 10th
A pictorial tour of Hadrian's Wall, this features a dozen pictures of the wall and the forts that were built into the wall. Click on "Find Out More," to get a print bibliography.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Mn Step: Temperature Volume Relationship of a Gas

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A lab activity where students investigate the relationship between temperature and volume using a plastic syringe with a stopper. The syringe, filled with trapped air, is placed in a hot and a cold water bath, and temperature and volume...
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Interactive
PBS

Pbs Kids: Peg and Cat: Scrub a Dub

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Help the farmer clean up his animals so he can take their photos. Match the animals to their right-sized bath tools.
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clippix Etc: Peafowl

For Students 9th - 10th
Peafowl Chicks Crossing Brick Bath at the Artis Royal Zoo
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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Loyalist, Ontario

For Students 9th - 10th
Loyalist, Ontario was one of the centres of settlement by the United Empire Loyalists in 1783 after the American Revolution. Brief information is given about the township.
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Handout
Other

Corrosion Doctors: Electroplating

For Students 9th - 10th
A clear explanation of the facets involved in electroplating, the materials and surfaces, the sequence of operations.
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Article
Other

Save Your Smile: Get Your Child to Brush

For Students 9th - 10th
An article with information on how to encourage a child to brush his/her teeth and how to encourage children to be enthusiastic about this necessary personal hygiene step.
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Article
Other

Life Buzz: 20 Reasons Why You Would Not Have Kissed Shakespeare

For Students 9th - 10th
A list of reasons that people today would be appalled at medieval hygiene practices.
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Other

Librarius: "The Canterbury Tales" by Geoffrey Chaucer

For Students 9th - 10th
This site details a chronology of Chaucer's life and the historical events that occurred during that time. It also has the Canterbury Tales with the Middle English and Modern English in a side-by-side format, and provides a Glossary for...
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Article
Other

15 Medieval Hygiene Practices That Might Make You Queasy

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes things people used in medieval times to address their hygiene and toiletry needs.
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Handout
Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum: George Bellows

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief biographical information about George Bellows, with links to work's in the museum's collection.
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Handout
Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum: Reginald Marsh

For Students 9th - 10th
Reginald Marsh is profiled at this site in a format that begins with a brief biographical sketch of his life. His works are then listed by appearance in the museum's database. Each work is presented in thumbnail format with brief...
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Handout
Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum: Everett Shinn

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, this site provides biographical information on Everett Shinn in addition to an extensive listing of his works as displayed at the museum.
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Website
Other

A Perspective of the Ancient Romans

For Students K - 1st
Explore this website created by a primary school. The site focuses on the Romans. There is a town tour, military news, important events and more.
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Article
Other

The Brofessional: Worst Medieval Hygiene Practices

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of 23 medieval hygiene practices that would make people today cringe.

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