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The Great Cathedrals
Students explore cathedrals of the world. In this architecture lesson, students sketch the inside of cathedrals and examine their floor plans. Students also research and write about services that take place in cathedrals.
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European Integration: Who and Why?
Learners use the internet to research facts about the members of the European Union. In groups, they use their information to develop a presentation and a fact sheet. They must identify the positives and negatives of their European...
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'European Exploration, Conquest, and Trade
Fifth graders examine the motives, progress and results of the European exploration and conquest of Asia, Africa and the West Indies from the 15th to the 17th centuries. They use maps to trace spice routes and research the role of spices...
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European Union And Its Organizations
Tenth graders investigate the historical events surrounding the founding of the European Union. The teacher provides a handout to guide the lesson and research. They answer questions verbally in the form of a class discussion. The...
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European Newscast
Students work in cooperative learning groups to create and perform a newscast about a European country. This geography-based technology activity concludes with class presentations and student critiques.
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The Columbian Exchange
What did you have for dinner last night? Many scholars ask that question without considering the history behind the foods they eat. Using a simulation, scholars investigate how the foods they eat are the product of the Columbian...
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Rococo Art & Architecture
A splash of light against the dark background of the Baroque period, the Rococo Art of 18th century Europe shines brilliantly in this appealing and artistic presentation. The slides focus primarily on the paintings of French and English...
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Role Playing the Plague
Students investigate the impact of the plague. In this European history lesson, students listen to their instructors present information regarding the black death and then write letters regarding the plague from the perspective of 14th...
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Before the Industrial Revolution
In this European history worksheet, students respond to 18 short answer questions about European production, urban centers, and pre-Industrial Europe.
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World War I (1914–1919)
In this online interactive history worksheet, students respond to 9 short answer questions about World War I. Students may check some of their answers on the interactive worksheet.
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History of Immigration From the 1850's to the Present
Eleventh graders study the history of immigration from 1850 to the present. In this American History instructional activity, 11th graders compare the 1924 and 1965 immigration acts and give a reasoned opinion on each. Students...
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Before the Industrial Revolution
In this European history worksheet, students respond to 16 short answer questions about imports, consumerism, and pre-Industrial Europe.
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Battle of the Somme
The Battle of the Somme was a conflict that raged on for months. Academics view a presentation and read text excerpts from newspaper articles to understand the events that turned the battle into a long conflict. The presentation also...
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People Power
Students view a television program that explores many Eastern European residents' discontentment with communism. They work in groups to research living conditions in an Eastern European country before communism, under communism and...
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Mapping and Personifying Nations
Eleventh graders analyze the geography, actions, and relationships of countries involved in World War II. They create a map of Europe, Northern Africa, and the Pacific, and analyze and evaluate their self-made map of Europe and the...
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Medicine in the Middle Ages 1100- 1400
In this history of medicine instructional activity, students explore details about doctors, illnesses, hospitals, and treatments during the Middle Ages.
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Africa 1500-present: The Big Picture
For this African history study guide worksheet, students read a brief overview pertaining to the history of Africa from 1500 to the present.
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Sculpting a Message: From the Counter-Reformation to the Present Day
Students discuss persuasive messages in art. In this art history lesson, students research 17th- century European sculptures to find the messages given. They create their own sculptures and write press releases to explain their art.
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The Holocaust
Students comprehension widens on the subject of the Holocaust by focusing on two different, yet related, experiences of Jews in Europe during the Holocaust. Those being death camps and life in major ghettos. They trace both commonalities...
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Music As Survival: Alma Rose and the Auschwitz Women's Orchestra
Students explore a period of European history in which musicians have used theri musical talents and abilities to survive and rise above extremely difficult situations. The psychological uses of music by the Nazis is examined in this...
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I Dream of Castles: A Comparative Study of Castles in Feudal Europe and Japan
Learners study castles of Japan while comparing and contrasting them with those of in Europe from the feudal era. They complete a unit of studies that includes reading, writing, Internet research, and critical thinking. They examine how...
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First Nation People and European Explorers
Sixth graders investigate the characteristics of explorers. They research the factors that contributed to the first European explorers that came to North America. Students also concentrate on the interactions that explorers had with...
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What Can Third Graders Learn About Cooperation From the European Union?
Fourth graders explore the reasons the European Union began and identify the lessons they can apply to group work in the classroom. For this European Union lesson, 4th graders read the booklet from the website and complete several steps...
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New Visions of the World
Students explore the art of Kazimir Malevich and Piet Mondrian as an analysis of abstract painting. For this abstract painting lesson, students explore the painting style of the two artists. Students analyze the use of shape, line,...
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