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ANCIENT GREECE ACROSS THE CURRICULUM:
http://www.coreknowledge.org/CKproto2/resrcs/lessons/698Greek.htm

The past links up with the present through these cross-cur-
ricular activities on Ancient Greek culture. Students will
be asked to compare and contrast Greek myths, learn about
the science of archaeology, and investigate standard ver-
sus metric measurements through a wide variety of hands-on
measurement activities. Students handouts, quizzes, and vo-
cabulary pages are included.

ANCIENT GREECE:
http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~dee/GREECE/GREECE.HTM
http://members.aol.com/TeacherNet/AncientGreece.html

Covering the Persian Wars, the Peloponnesian Wars, Sparta,
and the Athenian Empires, the first site provides a wealth
of resources for student projects or teaching content on
Ancient Greece. Find extensive listings for more detailed
research using the 2nd URL above. (As always, please check
all links before allowing student access.)

BBC'S ANCIENT GREECE:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ancientgreece/

Upper elementary students can explore Athens, Olympia,
Corinth, a timeline, and much more on this BBC site for
children on Ancient Greece.

THE GREEKS:
http://www.pbs.org/empires/thegreeks/

PBS has put together this flash site on Ancient Greece
and those amazing Greeks, with the intro alone comparing
historic and modern medicine, art, warfare, politics, and
culture to Ancient Greek achievements. A timeline supports
"The Making of the Greeks", with four lesson plans included
for teachers.