Persephone project – Greek mythology
Persephone project: Hades kidnaps Persephone (Greek painting from the Hellenistic period) Put on a play for your class, or make a short film about Persephone, or write a book or [...]
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07, 2017
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07, 2017
Greek gods bingo! Ancient Greece
Greek gods bingo Here's a board to print out for Greek gods bingo. And here are some definitions you could use to call out. When the caller calls a definition, [...]
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07, 2017
Listening to foreign languages project
A Greek image of a Persian "barbarian" (now in Berlin) To get an idea of why the Greeks thought foreigners were all barbarians speaking nonsense, try listening to some videos [...]
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07, 2017
Greek history Bingo – Ancient Greece activity
Black-figure amphora by Exekias showing Achilles and Ajax playing checkers To review and make sure you know the basics of Greek history, try playing this Greek History Bingo game. Copy [...]
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07, 2017
Tyrant Game – Ancient Greece activity
Harmodius and Aristogeiton To understand more about tyranny, play a game with a group of kids (about 25 is perfect) where you decide whether to have a tyrant, and who [...]
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07, 2017
How to make an oil lamp
A homemade oil lamp You can make your own oil lamp at home very easily. Buy any ordinary mushroom for eating. Break off the mushroom's stem and let it dry [...]
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06, 2017
Salt water and ice – a science project
Salt water and ice: A salt truck spreading salt on the road Why do people put salt on the roads? You can easily see that salty water freezes at a [...]
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06, 2017
Finding different kinds of rocks
Queens borough public library, New York City To see the different kinds of rocks for yourself, take a walk around your town. Can you find examples of granite, limestone, slate, [...]
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06, 2017
Which mountains are the highest?
Up in the Alps in Switzerland Which mountains are the highest in the world? Practice graphing and see how much higher some mountain chains are than others. The highest peaks [...]
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06, 2017
Where did figs come from? History of figs
Some raw figs: History of figs Where are wild figs from? Wild fig trees first grew in Africa and West Asia and South Asia and around the Mediterranean Sea beginning [...]
