Heritage and Citizenship: Medieval Times

• Social Studies: Ontario Curriculum
  http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/curriculum/elementary/sstudies.html
  
  

• 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
    
    
• 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

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://mathcentral.uregina.ca/RR/database/RR.09.96/gareau1.html
  Lesson plans for the Middle Ages:  catapult instructions using milk cartons, food in medieval times.
  

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Pat Elliott, Library Specialist
Monday February 16, 2009 10:56 PM