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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Olympic Medal: It's All Greek to Us!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students view a graphic of the Athens of 2004 Olympic medal. They discuss the symbols on the medal. Students view the "Greek Alphabet animation" and name the letters in the two Greek words on the medal, They transcribe Greek text by...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Mythology

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students gain an understanding of different myths and the names of Pantheon gods and their names. They read short myths out loud and review how Zeus and Hera were important to the Olympic games.
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Handout
Greek Gods

Greek Gods: Olympian Gods: Zeus

For Students 9th - 10th
This site focuses on Zeus, the supreme god in Ancient Greece, the father of the Olympian gods, and the ruler of mankind. It provides biographical information, background, English and Greek pronunciations of his name, other titles,...
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Primary
Greek Gods

Greek Gods: Deucalion's Flood and the Creation of the New Human Race

For Students 9th - 10th
Read this Greek Mythology story of the destruction of the earth by flood. Try comparing it to the story of Noah's Ark from the Bible.
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Lesson Plan
National Gallery of Art

National Gallery of Art: Pandora's Box

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students will be introduced to the Greek myth of Pandora by critically analyzing Odilon Redon's painting Pandora. They will then create their own box with both two- and three-dimensional symbols that represent an emotion to be contained...
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Greek Gods

Greek Gods: Greek Mythology Games: Zeus Quiz

For Students 9th - 10th
Test your knowledge of the Greek God Zeus with this 5-question quiz.