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Spark Activity: Counting Laps
Students move around a makeshift "track" set up by the teacher, moving around it as many times as they can before the stop signal. Students begin by power walking and slow-jogging, then build up speed as they proceed. Students call out...
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Remains of the Day
Students consider how archaeologists discovered and pieced together artifacts that indicate a Celtic presence in ancient Turkey. They research ancient civilizations and create archaeological digs containing items representative of these...
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Do Some Research
Sixth graders participate in various activities in which they must complete research. Individually, they draw a human heart and label each part along with its function. They use the internet to research an invention in Mesopotamia was...
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Field Trip to test Water Quality
Students examine water quality indicators,test water quality and record their results. For this water quality lesson students complete a water testing lab and complete a lab report.
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Learning Lesson: Its a Gas, Man
Young scholars participate in a demonstration in which they examine the effect on temperature by carbon dioxide. They discuss the effects of carbon dioxide on the environment. They also examine summer safety rules to end the lesson.
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Ceramic Tile Wall Murals
Students create multi-color lithographic posters, reinterpreting the technique of a famous artist or artistic style. They discuss art history, aesthetics, criticism, and personal expression. Students focus on the elements of design and...
Other
Academy of Ancient Texts: The Epic of Gilgamesh
This is an English translation of Ancient Sumarian The Epic of Gilgamesh, the story of the adventures of the historical King of Uruk. It is perhaps the oldest written story on Earth; it consisted originally of 12 clay tablets in...
Library of Congress
Loc: Global Gateway: Cuneiform Tablets
View clay tablets, cones, and brick fragments inscribed using the ancient Sumerian pictographic writing system known as cuneiform and read about the ancient writing system.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: The Amarna Tablet
A series of correspondence on clay tablets between the Egyptian administration and its representatives in Canaan and Amurru.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Assyrian Clay
Assyrian Clay Tablet - Morey, 1903
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Hellenic Ministry of Culture: The Palace of Knossos
The Hellenic Ministry of Culture offers basic background information about the Palace of Knossos and the frescoes inside. A bit of information about the excavations by Arthur Evans is included.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Hammurabi: The King Who Made the Four Qtrs of the Earth Obedient
Hammurabi's famous legal code survives in partial copies on a stele in the Louvre and on clay tablets. Read a short description of Hammurabi's Code in this article.
BBC
Bbc: Ancient History in Depth: Mesopotamia
A look at many aspects of the Mesopotamian culture. Click through the slide show to see the image and additional information and resources. A good overview of the contributions of an early civilization. Archived.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: A Babylonian Map of the World
A tablet of dark brown clay, much injured, dating from the 8th or 7th century B.C. The two large concentric circles indicate the ocean, or, as it is called in the cuneiform writing between the circles, the 'Briny Flood.' Beyond the ocean...