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7th grade ancient history research pdfs
Egyptian Mythology: Gods and Goddesses Ancient Egypt Bulletin Board Project
Ra Ra Ra! Are there any stories more exciting than those pulled from the mythologies of ancient cultures? Students will love learning about Egyptian gods and goddesses as they create Big Galoots of these fascinating figures. Choose from 15 different gods and goddesses, and invite students to learn their mythologies. Have them color and cut the ready-to-go Big Galoot templates and write about what they learned on the back side of the figure. Then hang the Big Galoots on a bulletin board or across
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4th - 8th
Me As A Mummy! Egyptian Mummification Lesson & Reading Activity Set
This is a hit! In this complete Egyptian mummy lesson, students read a two-page close reading about the historical religious background of mummification in Egypt, complete a literacy and writing graphic organizer and create a life-size sarcophagus!Students trace an outline of a classmate as a model mummy, and then they create a three-dimensional sarcophagus to fit him/her! As in Ancient Egypt, the sarcophagus is completed with Egyptian hieroglyphics, pictures of the Nile/nature, and gods to assi
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4th - 8th
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GREEK MYTHOLOGY Activity: Gods and Goddesses Bulletin Board Project — Set #1
⚡Zeus almighty!⚡Coming up with creative teaching ideas sure is time-consuming...and that's no myth. Use these BIG GALOOTS to add a ⚡jolt⚡to your lesson on Greek mythology. (They're also a great addition to Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief and other books related to Greek myths!)Students will love learning about the mythologies of FOURTEEN Greek gods and goddesses and responding to what they learn by creating a Big Galoot for each of these fascinating figures. Each Big Galoot features one of
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3rd - 8th
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Also included in: GREEK MYTHOLOGY Activities — *TRIPLE* BUNDLE: Gods, Heroes, and Monsters
GREEK MYTHOLOGY Activity: Monsters and Creatures Bulletin Board Project — Set #3
⚡Holy Heracles!⚡Coming up with creative teaching ideas sure is time-consuming...and that's no myth. Use these BIG GALOOTS to add a ⚡jolt⚡to your lesson on Greek mythology. Even a cyclops could see how much fun this project is! Students will love learning about the mythologies of THIRTEEN Greek monsters and creatures and responding to what they learn by creating a Big Galoot for each of these fascinating figures. These ready-to-go templates make it easy to include hands-on learning in your classr
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3rd - 8th
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Also included in: GREEK MYTHOLOGY Activities — *TRIPLE* BUNDLE: Gods, Heroes, and Monsters
STEM Ancient Egypt Pyramid Build, Mummification, and Pharaoh Research Project
In this STEM project students will:
Research online an ancient Egyptian Pharaoh (Technology)
Build a pyramid for the Pharaoh (Engineering)
Measure the volume and surface area of the pyramid (Math)
Mummify a doll to better understand the mummification process (Science)
Build a Sarcophagus for your Pharaoh (Engineering)
Design an Amulet for your Pharaoh (Art and Engineering)
Write an excavation report about the Pharaoh and what you would find in the pyramid.
Website links provided for online r
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6th - 7th
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ANCIENT ROME: World History Travel Brochure Research Summary Project
Have you ever wanted to take your class to Ancient Rome? Now you can without spending a dime! On this virtual field trip, students will become the travel guides. Through summaries and pictures, students will create a travel brochure that highlights 10 major locations of the Ancient Roman Empire. This creative project includes writing, research, and graphic design. What's Included:Student instructions to help explain all aspects of the projectA map of the Roman Empire to locate each stop of th
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5th - 12th
Perseus and Medusa: Greek Mythology Reading Response Activity
Greek myths are always a crowd pleaser in the elementary classroom, and having your students create a hands-on project to record their learning is a sure-fire way to spark excitement. Students will love reading the fascinating tale of Perseus slaying Medusa. The story includes the origin of Perseus, his meeting with Hermes and Athena, and his adventures with the Graeae, the nymphs, and Medusa. 27 mix-and-match circlebook templates allow you to customize the circlebooks to meet the needs of your
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4th - 8th
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Also included in: Greek Mythology Activities BUNDLE — The Myth of Medusa and Perseus
Virtual Museum Project using GRAPES for Middle School History and Social Studies
Teachers want to make real-world connections to their lessons. This easy to use project is just that. The students assume the role of a Museum Curator. They learn what a curator does and what museums are doing to gather interest to their site. Students conduct research on a topic, using the GRAPES acronym (Geography, Religion, Achievements, Politics, Economy, and Social Structure) or with other topics specific to their unit of study. This is perfect for teachers who need something that exte
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6th - 9th
The Legacy of Rome; Rome and the Modern World
Have your students creatively present the contributions to the Roman Empire to the modern world. The Roman Empire was a source of many ideas and achievements that have greatly influenced the world we live in today. Some are physical, while others are philosophical and linguistic. Use a Roman head graphic outline to help your student see how Rome affected the world today. Example included. This is a simple package that includes one page of instructions, the form for the head, and ten student
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6th - 12th
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6th Grade: No-Prep, Ancient Egyptian Pharaoh Research Project (includes Rubric)
This no-prep project is a great supplement to your Ancient Civilizations unit on Ancient Egypt. It specifically focuses on three of the more known pharaoh's during that time. It can be used in two ways. First, as a project based learning experience, where students can conduct research about three different pharaohs. Second, as an end of unit project that will allow students to take what they’ve learned and apply their understanding to a project of their choice. It also supports multiple Readin
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5th - 8th
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Greek Mythology ... 18 Greek God Research Project and Doodle Notes
Help your students understand Who's Who among the Gods of Olympus with these 18 Doodle Note Pages. These are great for student research projects and for bulletin boards. Doodle Note Pages are included for the 18 different Greek Gods and Goddesses: Gaia, Uranus, Kronos, Rhea, Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, Hera, Demeter, Hestia, Aphrodite, Athena, Ares, Hephaestus, Apollo, Artemis, Hermes, and Dionysus. Several Versions are included: Color Version, Black/White Version, and Digital Version. I always u
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4th - 12th
Mesopotamia; A Colorful Common Core Review
The students will fill an Open Mind with images of Mesopotamian civilization that they have covered in class. It is an excellent project to conclude a unit on Mesopotamia. The students will need to choose the six most important developments of this first civilization. In a Common Core approach, the students will have to write concisely on the importance of the aspects of civilization of Mesopotamia that they included in the Open Mind. The colorful approach will aid in retaining important inf
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6th - 10th
Ancient History Research Project Bundle
Choices, choices, choices!!! In this inquiry based learning project students can choose between 7 formats, but grades are based on the same rubric criteria.This research project is Common Core writing and literacy aligned, and was recently completely updated.
This works as a biography or teacher assigned topic project. Students write a focus question, gather primary source quotes, write an informational text paragraph with evidence, create timelines, create five class questions and provide visu
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4th - 12th
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Ancient Civilizations Project with Rubric
This package includes a detailed outline of what is expected in a complete Ancient Civilizations report and presentation - whether it is meant to be the "big" project during the final term of Social Studies class or merely a month-long individual project.
Given the choice of China, Rome, Greece, Egypt or India, students will write a report on the government system, social structure, inventions, communication, climate, landscape and conclude with a comparison of modern day Canada or the United
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5th - 10th
Greek Mythology Research Assignment
In this research assignment students research different gods, goddesses, creatures and humans from Greek Mythology. I had my students work individually at home and I had them pick names from a hat. You can have them work in groups and do it in class using laptops if you wish. Some of my students prepared PowerPoint presentations, some made posters and others just made a speech.
I started teaching the epic poem The Odyssey to my high school students and I found out that most of them had very lit
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6th - 12th
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Ancient Egypt Pharaohs Role-Playing Research Project
This is a research project about ancient Egyptian pharaohs that requires students to role-play as Egyptologists-in-training.
Students may choose one of these eight pharaohs: Akhenaten, Cleopatra, Hatshepsut, Khufu, Ramesses II, Seti I, Tutankhamen, or Thutmose III.
Their task is to evaluate their chosen pharaoh's strengths and weaknesses as a leader and their contributions to Egyptian life and culture.
Here are some of the specifics:
For students: the role-playing letter introduction,
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5th - 9th
GREEK MYTHOLOGY Activity: Heroes and Heroines Bulletin Board Project — Set #2
⚡Holy Heracles!⚡Coming up with creative teaching ideas sure is time-consuming...and that's no myth. Use these BIG GALOOTS to add a ⚡jolt⚡to your lesson on Greek mythology.Students will love learning about the mythologies of THIRTEEN mythological Greek heroes and heroines and responding to what they learn by creating a Big Galoot for each of these fascinating mortals. These ready-to-go templates make it easy to include hands-on learning in your classroom. Each Big Galoot features one of THIRTEEN
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3rd - 8th
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Also included in: GREEK MYTHOLOGY Activities — *TRIPLE* BUNDLE: Gods, Heroes, and Monsters
OLYMPICS PROJECT
{ Olympics Ancient Greece History of Olympic Games Summer and Winter Olympic Games Olympic Medals }Get ready for the 2024 summer Olympics in Paris, France. The Olympic medal project integrates math with Greek history. Students will have the opportunity to create an illustrated story outlining the history of the Olympic games. 8 newspaper articles are included with a fact finding sheet. Students do not need to use sources beyond the 8 articles. They will collect the necessary information an
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4th - 8th
Project Based Learning: Greek Gods Research Report & Dress Up Oral Presentation
In this project your students will pick a Greek god or goddess to learn about. They will research a god or goddess to create an informative essay about that god or goddess. They will use their research to create an oral presentation and dress up as the god. Detailed directions, resources for research, and a rubric for the oral presentation are included. A link to make a copy and edit this assignment is included as well.
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4th - 8th
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Seven Wonders of the World research project
Seven Wonders of the World research project
This is a nine page packet of student worksheets they can use when researching the seven wonders of the ancient and medieval worlds. There are written activities and a list of the wonders that students can choose from. Project ideas include: creating a model of the wonder, preparing a PowerPoint project, designing a movie poster and more. This packet also includes a self evaluation page that asks what strategies were used to gather the information, w
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6th - 11th, Higher Education
Ancient Greece Brochure
Print these two pages back to back and fold to make a brochure. Students can use their creativity to create a brochure all about Ancient Greece. They write in information and then can use crayons, colored pencils or markers to draw pictures in the blank boxes. This is a GREAT cross curricular project. It also makes a cute bulletin board.
Main topics on brochure include:
♦Government on Ancient Greece
♦The People of Ancient Greece
♦Architecture
♦Map of Greece
♦Fun Fact About Ancient Greece
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2nd - 9th
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Egypt and Mesopotamia Inquiry-Based Learning
Egypt & Mesopotamia Inquiry-Based Learning Prompts is a collection of 15 research prompts for the time periods. Students will explore this time period through: • analyzing primary and secondary source materials. • proving generalizations to be true using inquiry-based learning strategies. • completing a summative performative task that is intended to demonstrate their research and proof. The 15 research prompts are tested and proven to be rigorous research opportunities that will
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6th - 10th
Also included in: Inquiry-Based Learning Prompts in History
History's Heroes and Villains Research Sheets
A series of research sheets for students to investigate a variety of famous and infamous historical characters. Each research sheet has a variety of questions for students to complete. Each one can be enlarged to A3 to make a poster.Also comes with a blank template and a bonus word search on history’s heroes and villains.Great as a topic starter or cover lesson.The following are included in the set:Henry the VIIINapoleon BonaparteCleopatraErik the RedJulius CaesarJoseph StalinMao ZedongGeorge Wa
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5th - 9th
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Ancient China - The Past Revealed, Projects and Worksheets
Did the Chinese really discover America in 1421?Can you see the Great Wall of China from the moon?What did the Huang River have to do with the civilization of Ancient China?What is the importance of the Silk Road?Why did Chinese girls have their feet bound?These and other fascinating questions will be answered as you and your students explore the wonders of Ancient China. The unit is geared for use in many different academic settings. While the curriculum itself is presented mainly for sixth or
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4th - 8th
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If you’re an educator or parent looking for printable or digital resources to help your student learn about ancient history, TPT has got you covered. We’ve got a comprehensive collection of ancient history resources available, including activities and lessons on ancient Egypt, ancient Greece, ancient Rome, ancient China, and ancient Mesopotamia, to name just a few. With plenty of TPT high-quality resources at your fingertips, you’ll be able to teach ancient history to your students with ease.
Ancient history activities to try
Here are a few examples of the different types of activities and lessons you can find on TPT to help teach students about ancient history:
Map Making
With map-making activities you can not only teach students about ancient civilizations, but also incorporate geography into your lessons. As they label and color maps, students can learn about important places in ancient civilizations, chart trade routes, and learn how empires expanded (and fell) over time.
Primary Source Analysis
One of the best ways to learn about ancient civilizations is through the artifacts and writings of people from that particular period of time. Encourage students to analyze primary sources to gain a deeper understanding about bygone eras of history. For instance, you can have students read accounts of the destruction of Pompeii and discuss it as a class.
Centers & Stations
Through the use of centers, students can collaborate and discuss topics and content they examine for each era in history. For example, you can have students navigate through four or five different centers or stations to help them learn about different aspects of Ancient Chinese culture, like literature, geography, government, and major historical events or achievements.
By making ancient history come to life through a variety of interactive and immersive activities, teachers can help students develop a deeper appreciation for the subject.
Frequently asked questions for teaching about ancient history
What is ancient history?
Ancient history refers to the period of human history that takes place from the invention of writing to late antiquity (spanning from about 3000 BC to AD 650). This era includes the study of various ancient civilizations, such as Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, Rome, China, India, and others. Ancient history plays a critical role in helping us understand the origins and development of human civilizations and the influence it had on contemporary cultures and societies.
What are examples of ancient history?
The Persian Wars, the rise of the Tang Dynasty, the campaigns of Alexander the Great, and the decline and fall of the Roman empire are all examples of important milestones and events that you can teach about in ancient history.
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