6th Grade: Ancient Greece

Claire Lilienthal Online Databases

All databases can be accessed from our library homepage at http://follett.sfusd.edu

Select C. Lilienthal under K-8 schools. Go to “Databases”.

Use your SFUSD Google Apps for Education account username and password to access this document containing the info you'll need to access many of the information resources below when you're away from school. Consult your teacher-librarian for more info.

Athenian Democracy

History for Kids - Athens General Info.

BBC Primary History - Athens

BBC Primary History - Democracy

The British Museum - Athens

Britannica Online: Current articles, images, videos, audio clips, primary sources, maps, research tools, recommended Web sites, and adjustable reading levels.

Alexander the Great

History for Kids - Alexander the Great

Ancient Greece for Kids - Alexander the Great

BBC - History - Ancient History in depth: Alexander the Great: Hunting for a New Past

Alexander the Great - ancientgreece.com

World Book Encyclopedia:

World Book Kids for lower grades and World Book Students for upper grades. World Book Kids is also translated into Spanish.

Culture Grams :

World’s & State’s Cultures & Peoples, Kids Edition, Video clips, slideshows, photos, interviews, recipes, maps, flags and data.

Persian War

War with Persia - The British Museum

Persian, Peloponnesian, Spartan, Greek Wars

First Persian War - Ancient Greece for Kids!

Food and Farming

History for Kids - Food in Ancient Greece

History for Kids - Olive Oil

History for Kids - Wine

Food - Ancient Greece for Kids

Ancient Greece - Farming Year - The British Museum

Ancient Greece - Farming Year - The British Museum

Farming and Food -ancientgreece.com (starting on the third paragraph)

Clothing and Fashion

History for Kids - Ancient Greek Clothing

Clothing - Ancient Greece for Kids

The British Museum - History through Pottery - Spinning and Weaving

Ancient Greek Clothing - ancientgreece.com

Ancient Greek Dress - The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Women and Girls

History for Kids - Ancient Greek Families

Greek Women - Ancient Greece for Kids

Children - Babies, Boys, Girls - Ancient Greece for Kids

British Museum Compares Daily Life of Men & Women in Athens & Sparta

The British Museum - History through Pottery - Children in Ancient Greece

Greek Women: Marriage and Divorce - PBS

Slavery

History for Kids - Greek Slavery

BBC Primary HIstory - Slaves in Athens

Slaves Daily Life - Ancient Greece for Kids

The British Museum - History through Pottery - Slavery

The Populace of Athens - Slaves - PBS

Homes

History for Kids - Peristyle Houses in Ancient Greece

History for Kids - history of homes in Ancient Greece

Ancient Greece - Daily Life - Typical House - The British Museum

The Houses of Athens - PBS

BBC- Ancient Greeks - Home life

Education

History for Kids - School in Ancient Greece

Education - Ancient Greece for Kids

The British Museum - History through Pottery - Education

Greek Beliefs

Ancient Greece - Gods and Goddesses - The British Museum

Mythology - Ancient Greek Gods and Myths.

Death and the Underworld

The British Museum - Ancient Greece through Pottery - Death and Burial

Trojan War

Legend of the Trojan War (Beware of Greeks Bearing Gifts) - Ancient Greece for Kids

Noodle Tools:

Integrated tools for note-taking, outlining, citation, document archiving/annotation, and collaborative research and writing.

Science in Context:

Provides contextual information on hundreds of today's most significant science topics.

SIRS Issues Researcher:

Provides background and current analysis necessary for the research and understanding of current and pervasive issues