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Art history simulations
Ancient Egyptian Mummy Reenactment Activity
Teach students about ancient Egyptian mummification with this fun and interactive reenactment activity. Students will role-play while they learn how to “mummify” one of their classmates, who will play the part of the deceased pharaoh. The rest of the class will pretend to be embalmers, priests, priestesses, and other people involved in the mummification process. The students will select their roles by picking cards that illustrate different burial goods and items used in the mummification proc
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4th - 7th
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Frida Kahlo: La Casa Azul Virtual Field Trip
Take your students on a virtual field trip to learn about Mexican artist, Frida Kahlo. A great addition to your Women's History Month learning, your students will deepen their understanding of her life, artistic works, and contributions through this tour of her home and studio, La Casa Azul. This trip combines Google Earth™ 360° views, websites, informational text, video, and visuals, with everything set up in Google Slides and ready to go!This virtual field trip covers::: Who was Frida Kahlo?::
Grades:
5th - 7th
Also included in: Latin America Virtual Field Trip Bundle (Google Earth Exploration)
Cave Paintings and Petroglyphs: Museum Bundle
Set up an enriching classroom museum where your students can explore ancient rock art. Step-by-step directions are included to help you (or volunteers) make plaster artifacts for your students to use. Artifacts include:
*mortar (you'll need to supply a rock for the pestle)
*stone "rock" your students can carve into a bowl
*plaster petroglyphs
*a replica of the "Blombos Stone"
*a replica of a stone carved with cupules
*several stones for your students to carve on
*Museum Display Cards, patterne
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3rd - 8th
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Byzantine Empire Create A Mosaic Project Digital and Printer Friendly
Looking for an engaging and creative way for your students to apply their knowledge of the Byzantine Empire? This lesson is perfect for you! Students will have the opportunity to create their own mosaic and receive quick and easy feedback with the included rubric. You can post the doc to your learning management system or print it out for your students.Before creating their own mosaic, students will learn about the importance of mosaics and browse examples using Google Images and a website about
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6th - 8th
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Mantua: A Role Playing Simulation and Game of the Renaissance
Mantua is a role-playing simulation set in fifteenth century Italy at the start of the Renaissance. In it students are divided into teams to play the five major Italian city-states of the time (Milan, Venice, Florence, the Papal States, and Naples) and try to earn prestige points by developing the various skills and institutions that largely defined the era: the printing press, banking, art, architecture, diplomacy, and warfare. The game gets its name from a small, but very influential city-sta
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8th - 12th
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Renaissance Game
Another educational game and student favorite. Students play as five Italian city states like Venice and Florence who compete against each other to gain wealth and prestige by trading and commissioning Great Works of Renaissance art. An excellent way to teach students about history and art and keep them engaged the whole time!
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6th - 12th
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WWII Escape Room: Escape From the Smithsonian
There are many concepts to know and understand about WWII, but unless you are a military historian, a student can be overwhelmed. Most United States History classes focus on how the United States mobilized for war and how it was dealt with on the home front. This escape room deals with a culmination of the state standards that cover WWII. Students go into different rooms where they have to go to hyperlinks and “data mine” various elements of WII. After successfully completing there tasks, they a
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10th - 12th
Also included in: Escape From the Smithsonian- WWI, WWII and the Cold War
Elements of Art Digital Escape Room - Mona Lisa Art Heist
Are you looking for a fun, interactive way to deepen students' understanding of the Elements of Art? This Digital Escape Room will allow your students to become detectives to find the thief of the beloved Mona Lisa while they are learning about the Elements of Art. Students can even work together to strengthen their academic language!Overview: In this engaging Digital Escape Room, students learn about the Elements of Art to solve clues as part of solving the mystery. Students must complete a det
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6th - 12th
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Make Monet Paper Water Lilies
Step by step tutorial on making beautiful paper water lilies. Enhance your bulletin boards or displays with this easy, inexpensive project. Appropriate for children in grades 3 and up. I made them to decorate a display of "Monet-style" tempera paintings by my students. Our classroom water lily pond was just stunning!
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.
Grades:
3rd - 12th
Roads to Rome: Classroom Simulation
Transform your classroom into an Ancient Roman town! Students form groups in order to establish and develop their own town, connected to the Roman Empire. Each student receives a role which guides their research and learning, as well as individual and team tasks.
This simulation contains fifteen days worth of guided activities, complete with presentation slides and audio. For the final day, students present their town models, chariots, and costumes during the culminating Market Day –– a great t
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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911 Curriculum and Lessons Bundle
This bundle includes the full 911 curriculum and lessons for the course. The course rationale is:The course is designed to examine the origins and motives of terrorist groups that conduct domestic or international acts of terrorism for a stated cause. A focal point will be placed on understanding terrorism and differentiating between different definitions of terrorism as well as how religious text has been used to justify violence directed toward others for political gain. Since the definition o
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Grades:
9th - 12th
Renaissance Artist Convention - AP Art History
Renaissance Artist Convention - AP Art History - Print & Digital - Lesson Plan - Google DriveNot all lessons have to be about the 250! Engage students by researching and dressing up as their favorite Renaissance artist. After that, students will network with other Renaissance artists and exchange business cards based on their research. I like to teach this lesson after my contextualization lesson for the Renaissance as a way to introduce students to some artists they will learn about. This l
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Renaissance (& Mannerist) Unit Bundle - AP Art History
Early Civilizations Ancient India Research and Diorama
Students will love researching one of the ancient civilizations. Using the G.R.A.P.E.S method, students will learn all about the geography, religion, achievements, politics, economy, and social structures of Ancient India. After researching Ancient India, students will choose one area of focus and create a diorama. Dioramas are a great way to assess student knowledge about a topic. *Please fell free to leave a comment and receive free TPT points to be used toward future purchases.Materials Inclu
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5th - 7th
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Renaissance Wax Museum
Bringing life to the Renaissance can be tricky for high schoolers. It's hard for them to relate to monarchs, poets, or philosophers. Use these tools to help your students create their own wax museum and LITERALLY bring the Renaissance to life!
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9th - 12th
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Early Civilizations Ancient Egypt Research and Diorama
Students will love researching one of the ancient civilizations. Using the G.R.A.P.E.S method, students will learn all about the geography, religion, achievements, politics, economy, and social structures of Ancient China. After researching Ancient Egypt, students will choose one area of focus and create a diorama. Dioramas are a great way to assess student knowledge about a topic. Please fell free to leave a comment and receive free TPT points to be used toward future purchases.Materials Includ
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5th - 7th
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Venice 360° Virtual Field Trip & Tour - Includes Reading, Online Activity Bundle
Take your students on a 360° virtual field trip through Venice while exploring iconic Venetian culture. You'll also touch on local lifestyle through interactive questionnaires and activities related to the tour. The first activity will take you through an exciting virtual field trip around Venice and leads into cultural specialties such as museums, Carnival and more!This virtual field trip includes some simple instructions but also leaves a lot of space for teachers to cover important notes and
Grades:
9th - 12th
Roaring 20s, Depression and New Deal Unit Bundle
Bundle includes 7 lessons from the Roaring 20s, Depression and New Deal. This bundle includes, lectures, simulations, projects, videos explanations and other lessons designed to familiarize students with the 1920s-WWII.The 20s unit and Depression units are linked through a simulation that forces students to purchase 20s goods, advertise, and play the role of an American worker buying on the margin prior to the Depression. The unit on the Depression, utilizes a simulation that links the 20s to th
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9th - 12th
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Athens, Greece Virtual Field Trip PowerPoint (Ancient Greece)
This short powerpoint presentation utilizes my personal primary source photo collection in capturing the history of Ancient Greece in Present Day Athens! A great supplemental resource for creating discussion on Ancient Greek Architecture.
**UPDATED--completely redesigned!**
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Ancient Greece
Grades:
9th - 12th
Also included in: Ancient Greece & Rome Super Unit Bundle
Rock Art Artifacts (INCLUDED in Cave Paintings & Petroglyphs Museum Bundle)
Make your own plaster artifacts for students to "play" with in your classroom social studies or art center. Step-by-step directions walk you (or a parent volunteer) through the 10-30 minute process required to make each of the following artifacts:
*plaster mortar and stone pestle (you supply the stone pestle), strong enough for grinding
*plaster "rock" that students can carve into a stone bowl
*sample plaster petroglyphs
*replica of the oldest petroglyphs on earth--cupules foun
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1st - 5th
Ancient Greece Social Media Project
Students create a social media profile for a Greek God or a famous Greek figure from history. It allows students to take on the character of a god or famous Greek. They have to create a persona and determine what would their character say to other famous Greek characters. This allows them to show knowledge of Ancient Greece as well as to show off their creativity.
Grades:
5th - 12th
Shark Tank Project-Rubric f/ Sharks Who Participate in Small Group Product Pitch
Shark Tank Project-Rubric f/ Sharks Who Participate in Small Group Product Pitch. This can be purchased as part of bundle that can be a week+ project
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9th - 12th
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NO PREP Colonial Williamsburg History Museum Screenshot Scavenger Hunt
Need a field trip day, but can't go anywhere? Take a break from the work, but have a class full of engagement and collaboration with the artifacts from the Williamsburg History Museums. Students look for 25 items on this scavenger, covering a wide array of topics with an emphasis on Colonial America. Enjoy and explore!
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6th - 12th
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Renaissance Art Gallery Simulation Bundle
This activity is designed to engage students through an art gallery simulation where they can move through a Renaissance art gallery. Students will have the opportunity to view many of the great Renaissance paintings up close as if they were actually there. This is a great lesson to supplement any Renaissance conversation or unit. A set of directions and guided questions come along with this bundle also.
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Not Grade Specific
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Bitmoji Classroom - Customizable - Art Library - 20 working book links
Fully customizable art library bitmoji classroom. Free for personal and classroom use, not for commercial use!
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Not Grade Specific
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