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An Exploration of Leonardo da Vinci's Life and Work
The original Renaissance man, da Vinci is a wonderful subject through which to discuss history, art and science.
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Art & Culture Influence Each Other
Young scholars compare and contrast the effects of culture upon the community and visa versa. In groups, students create Chumash style artwork and proportioned sculptures. They examine the perspective of the Renaissance Period and...
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Research Project
Sixth graders use research, word-processing, graphic skills and a multi-media presentation. They complete a research project that meets the requirements for the Grade 6 Renaissance report.
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Compare and Contrast Timelines of the World
Seventh graders create a classroom timeline of important world events. This lesson is meant to be used during the entire school year. As the school year goes along, events are added to the timeline as chosen by the class. The events are...
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World History People Review
Who's who in World History? Help your historians keep track of major figures with this World History People Review, where students match 96 world figures to the appropriate descriptions. The matching questions are grouped by historical...
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Social Studies - Guessing Game
Focus on a particular geographic location with this resource. Learners use their social studies textbook to look up information about a specific place. They write down a list of facts and read them to the class. Classmates guess which...
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History Trivia For Kids
There are 40 history trivia questions and answers. Students have to cut out the questions and the answers and try to match the correct answer to the question. The trivia questions are all related to history but from many...
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Western Art
In this art worksheet, students find the words that name types of art and artists and the answers are found by clicking the link at the bottom of the page.
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Learning About Firemen
Students explore the job of a fireman. In this career education lesson, students brainstorm what they already know about firemen and take a field trip to a fire station.
Smart History
Smarthistory: Michelangelo: Last Judgment: Sistine Chapel
Art history and culture website teaches us with great detail and depth of analysis about Michelangelo's High Renaissance work, Last Judgment fresco that appears in the Sistine Chapel. With video [7:29], informational text and images of...
Web Gallery of Art
Web Gallery of Art: Michelangelo
The Web Gallery of Art provides an amazing online collection of Michelangelo's (1475-1564) art. Not only can you view high-quality reproductions of his drawings, paintings, sculptures, and architectural commissions, you can also click...
Web Gallery of Art
Web Gallery of Art: Michelangelo Buonarroti
Lengthy biography detailing Michelangelo's life, his works, his achievements, and his influence on other artists. Links to his works including the Sistine Chapel.
Other
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt: European Renaissance and Reformation, 1300 1600 [Pdf]
Chapter 17 of a textbook on world history (36 pages). Includes a Renaissance timeline and map. Looks at the conditions that led to the Italian Renaissance, major artists, writers, the Northern Renaissance, the Elizabethan Age, the...
PBS
Pbs: Medici, Godfathers of the Renaissance
Learn about the Renaissance period and its cultural leaders, the Medici family. Take an interactive tour of Florence and use the interactive timeline to understand the course of the Renaissance through the centuries. Uses popups.
Other
Michelangelo.com: Michelangelo Buonarroti
Explore and discover the life and work of Michelangelo.
Olga, Helen, Yuri and Sergey Mataev
Olga's Gallery: Michelangelo
Olga's Gallery on Michelangelo. There are 71 images with a biography of the artists. This is a great site on Michelangelo!
ibiblio
Ibiblio: Web Museum: Michelangelo
Ibiblio WebMuseum offers a detailed biography of Michelangelo and links to some of his famous paintings including The Sistine Chapel.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Michelangelo and His Early Drawings
Michelangelo's drawings offer a unique insight into how the artist worked and thought. They are beautiful artworks in their own right but also provide a crucial link between his work as a sculptor, painter and architect. Michelangelo was...
ibiblio
Ibiblio: Web Museum: La Renaissance
This site from ibiblio.com explains the Renaissance, not only as a time period, but as how it changed thought, writing, and art throughout Europe. See links to Renaissance in Italy, Germany and Netherlands.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: The Many Meanings of Michelangelo's Statue of David
We typically experience classic works of art in a museum, stripped of their original contexts, but that serene setting can belie a tumultuous history. Take Michelangelo's statue of David: devised as a religious symbol, adopted as a...
Other
Michelangelo
A comprehensive and thorough biography of Renaissance artist, Michelangelo. Great information but a heavy read.
Other
Michelangelo/painter, Sculptor, Architect, Poet
An Italian site containing a comprehensive biography of artist Michelangelo. Also includes images of some of his paintings.
Art Cyclopedia
Artcyclopedia: Michelangelo Buonarroti
Artcyclopedia provides a biography of Michelangelo, celebrated artist of the Renaissance. The resource features links to famous works at museums around the world, articles, and other resources.
University of Pittsburgh
University of Pittsburgh: Early Renaissance Architecture
Several thumbnail-size examples of Renaissance architectural features. Includes exteriors and interiors, floorplans, closeups of column capitals, and similar subjects. Also includes original drawings and plans by famous Renaissance...