Ancient Greece

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Thematic Connections 🚀

Select a topic and examine it through the theme lens: Envisioning Change.

• As a thriving center of learning and culture, ancient Athens encouraged new ideas and change.

Curricular Connections

Continue your learning by choosing one of these related activities.

Related Social Studies Topics

• The U.S. Constitution

• The Declaration of Independence

• Confucius

• Katherine Johnson

Timeline Challenge

• Start a class timeline (or add to an existing timeline) showing important events from Ancient Greece.

Socratic Discussion

• Read "Who Rules?" and use it for text analysis and discussion.

Debate

• • Statement: A representative democracy is better for its citizens than a direct democracy.

  • Statement: A jury member should be paid for their service.

Create 

• Interview Someone Famous from History (in Prenda World)

  • Choose a way to show what you know!

   (Not sure what to do? Design a t-shirt to celebrate Greek myths!)

STEM

• The Sieve of Eratosthenes

• Read the myth about King Midas. Then, launch a discussion about elements and their identifying properties. If Midas’s clothes turned to gold, would he be able to walk?

Just for Fun

• • •  Create an art project using Pythagoras' theorem and triangles.

    • What do football and Pythagoras have in common? Find out in this video.

    • Choose a few different Greek myths to read and discuss.