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Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkA Matter of Life and Death: Planning for Needs in the Afterworld
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Growth, Development & Aging, Reading Comprehension, Health & Physical Education and 2 additional..In this lesson, found on the New York Times Learning Network, students research burial tombs of ancient Egypt. Acting as pharaoh...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkMysteries of Çatalhöyük
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12Subjects: Electives, History-Social ScienceThis resource, from the Science Museum of Minnesota, features an archaeological dig at Çatalhöyük, a Neolithic townsite in Turke...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkHorn of Plenty: Comparing the Histories of African and Near Eastern Farming
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Agriculture & Natural Resources, World History, Life Sciences, Career & Technical Ed and 6 additional..In this lesson, found on the New York Times Learning Network, students create timelines that compare early agricultural practice...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkFirst Wine? Archaeologist Traces Drink to Stone Age
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: American Democracy, Science, Geography, Electives and 2 additional..In this National Geographic News article, read about ancient wine. Biomolecular archaeologist Patrick McGovern has shown the his...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkOldest Jewelry? "Beads" Discovered in African Cave
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: Geography, Electives, American Democracy, History-Social ScienceIn this National Geographic News article, read about the discovery that humans may have been wearing jewelry as far back as 75,0...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkTraders of the Lost Art: Researching and Recreating Egyptian Art and Architecture
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Visual Arts, Reading Comprehension, Geography and 3 additional..In this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students work in small groups to investigate a variety of art and arch...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Immortality of Art: Cultural Values Represented by Artistic Artifacts
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Visual Arts, Reading Comprehension, Electives and 2 additional..In this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students examine the relationship between the artifacts of a culture a...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkDecoding the First Alphabets: Not as Simple as A,B,C
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Reading Comprehension, English-Language Arts, World History, History-Social ScienceIn this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students explore early writing systems and their significance in under...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkDoes Wounded Skull Hint at Neandertal Nursing?
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: Geography, Electives, American Democracy, History-Social ScienceIn this National Geographic News article, read about the discovery of a Neandertal who had been physically assaulted. A European...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkBuddhist Tales for Young and Old: Interpreter's Introduction
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: Buddhism, English-Language Arts, Religion, Literary Analysis, History-Social ScienceThis page, from BuddhaNet, provides background information on traditional Jataka tales. Over millennia, Jataka stories have been...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkBuddhism
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Buddhism, Religion, History-Social ScienceThis page, from Wikipedia, provides background information on Buddhism. Users can learn about the origins, principles, and terms...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Four Noble Truths
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Buddhism, Religion, History-Social ScienceThis page, from Wikipedia, describes the Buddhist concept of The Four Noble Truths. Considered the fundamental insight of the ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkKarma
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Buddhism, Religion, Christianity, History-Social ScienceThis page, from Wikipedia, describes the concept of karma. Karma is found in Dharma -based religions, including Hinduism, Buddh...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkSamsara
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Buddhism, Religion, History-Social ScienceThis page, from Wikipedia, describes the concept of samsara--or reincarnation. Samsara is found in Dharma -based religions, inc...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkDharma
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Buddhism, Religion, History-Social ScienceThis page, from Wikipedia, describes the concept of dharma. Loosely defined as the teachings and foundations of religious belief...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Ramayana: A "Telling" of the Ancient Indian Epic
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Electives, Literary Analysis, World History, History-Social ScienceThis page, from Syracuse University, provides an abridged retelling of the Indian epic known as "The Ramayana." This resource is...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkRama
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Electives, Literary Analysis, World History, History-Social ScienceThis page, from Wikipedia, provides an overview of Rama, a Hindu incarnation of God, said to be one of the ten avatars of Vishnu...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkVishnu
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Electives, World History, History-Social ScienceThis page, from Wikipedia, provides an overview of Vishnu, an aspect of God, or Brahman, to whom Hindus pray. He is the second G...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkConfucianism
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Religion, World History, Confucianism, History-Social ScienceThis resource, from the EDSITEment-reviewed Web site Ask Asia, provides an overview of the Chinese spiritual tradition known a...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkIn Egypt, Archaeologists Fly Kites to Detect Ancient Sites
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: Geography, Electives, World History, History-Social ScienceIn this National Geographic News article, read about the Kharga Oasis. Located 175 miles west of Luxor, the Kharga Oasis is a sp...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0