Heritage and Citizenship: Medieval Times

• Medieval Times: Ontario Curriculum
  http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/document/curricul/social/social.html#grad4
  
  
  

• Knight School
  http://www.bladesofglory.ca/
  Visit the Blades of Glory web site to read about their school visit program for the Grade 4 Ontario Curriculum. Contact: E-Mail: zon@heydon.com or call (705) 653-4144 to arrange a visit to your school in southern Ontario.
  

General Information Research Links

• Camelot Village
  http://www.camelotintl.com/village/street.html
  Choose one of the occupants of the street to find out more about medieval life.
  
  
• TimeRef
  http://www.timeref.com/index.htm
  An excellent site of medieval times. Includes: timeline, rulers, castles with maps, other architecture. Click on the Virtual 3D link in the left margin to view castles from every angle.
  
  
• HyperHistory
  http://www.hyperhistory.com/online_n2/History_n2/a.html
  An on-line history time-line with links to maps, biographies, important science and technology discoveries, politics and war events. Be sure to read What is HyperHistory to learn how to maneuver around the page.
  
  
• The Middle Ages for Kids
  http://www.kathimitchell.com/middleages.htm
  A list of sites to explore to learn about the middle ages.
  
  
• The History of Invention
  http://www.cbc4kids.ca/general/the-lab/history-of-invention/default.html
  Inventions through the ages that have changed the way we live.
  
  
• Art of the Silk Road
  http://depts.washington.edu/uwch/silkroad/exhibit/index.shtml
  An online art display showing artifacts along the Silk Road.
  • Silk Road Trade Routes
  • Map showing trade goods along the route.
    
    
• Islam: Empire of Faith
  http://www.pbs.org/empires/islam/innoalgebra.html
  Innovations in: algebra and trigonometry, engineering, astronomy, medicine, paper and publishing are described. Video available from the PBS web site. 
  Level: Junior, Intermediate
  
  
• Exhibits Collection -- The Middle Ages
  http://www.learner.org/exhibits/middleages/
  What was it really like to live in the Middle Ages? Click on Enter
  
  
• Feudal and Medieval Terms of England
  http://www.hemyockcastle.co.uk/feudal.htm
  • Glossary of Medieval Castle Terms
  • Glossary of Ancient Weights and Measures
    
    
• The Norman Conquest School Site
  http://www.normanconquest.co.uk/index.html
  Site Map to the read about the History of Medieval England.
  • Feudalism
    
    
• Medieval Technology Pages
  http://scholar.chem.nyu.edu/tekpages/Technology.html
  • Time line
    
    
• Technology During the Middle Ages
  http://www.mce.k12tn.net/middleages/technology.htm
  A list of inventions that occurred during the Middle Ages. 
  
  
• Medieval Topics
  http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/history/middleages/contents.htm
  Choose a guide or a topic to read about :
  • The Knights Realm
  • The Merchant's Realm
  • The Nun's Realm
  • The peasants's Realm
    

Video Resource

A&E Classroom
http://www.aande.com/class

• A & E  Video- Foot Soldier: The Medieval Soldier
  http://www.aande.com/class/classcal/root.cgi?year=2000&month=1
  This video may be purchased on-line or watch for new scheduling of air times on A&E Classroom. Be sure to view this video prior to use with junior and intermediate students. You may wish to edit some segments.
  (This video may be ordered by SCDSB teachers from the SCDSB Media Centre- contact your teacher-librarian for ordering.)
• Activity sheet (word .doc) to use with the viewing of the The Medieval Soldier video.

Exemplary school research posted on the web

• Life in the Middle Ages
  http://www.kyrene.k12.az.us/schools/Brisas/sunda/ma/mahome.htm
  Research done by 4th and 5th grade students.
  
  
• Journey Through the Middle Ages
  http://library.thinkquest.org/4051/
  Think quest 
  
  
  
  Lesson Plans
  
• Faire Time, Middle Ages come to Life
  http://www.coreknowledge.org/CKproto2/resrcs/lessons/499FaireTim.pdf
  A unit of study where the students re-create a medieval faire.
  
  
• Middle Ages Unit
  http://142.3.219.38/RR/database/RR.09.96/gareau1.html
  Lesson plans for the Middle Ages:  catapult instructions using milk cartons, food in medieval times.
  
  
• Medieval Times
  http://www.ilc.org/cfmx/COU/Sales/cou_SSMRSamples.cfm?Menu_ID_Sel=39800&Lang_Sel=1
  Check the assessment rubrics for research.
  • Teacher Support Material

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Pat Elliott, Library Specialist
Sunday April 29, 2007 11:49 AM