Teachers.netTools of the Ancient Greeks
Tools of the Ancient Greeks: A Kid's Guide to the History and Science of Life in Ancient Greece explores how the scientific discoveries, athletic innovations, engineering marvels, and ideas about the world created by Greeks more than two thousand years ago still affect our lives today. Life in ancient Greece comes alive with 15 hands-on activities for kids 9-12.
"Interesting text and activities."—Metrokids Pennsylvania
Archibald, Zofia. Discovering the World of the Ancient Greeks. New York: Facts on File, 1991.
Boardman, John; Griffin, Jasper; Murray, Oswyn. Greece and the Hellenistic World. New York: Oxford University Press, 1992.
Burrell, Roy. The Greeks. New York: Oxford University Press, 1990.
Clare, John D. (editor). Ancient Greece. Orlando, FL: Harcourt Brace, 1993.
Davis, William Stearns. A Day in Old Athens. Cheshire, CT: Biblo-Moser, 1960.
Garland, Robert. Daily Life of the Ancient Greeks. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1998.
Gilbert, Adrian. Going to War in Ancient Greece. Danbury, CT: Franklin Watts, 2001.
Greenblatt, Miriam. Alexander the Great and Ancient Greece. New York: Benchmark Books, 2000.
Hart, Eloise. “The Delphic Oracle.” Sunrise magazine, October/November 1985.Theosophical University Press.
Nardo, Don. Life in Ancient Athens. San Diego, CA: Lucent Books, 2000.
Nardo, Don. Life in Ancient Greece. San Diego, CA: Lucent Books, 1996.
Pearson, Anne. Ancient Greece. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1992.
Philip, Neil. Myths and Legends. New York: DK Publishing, Inc. 1999.
Philip, Neil. Mythology of the World. Boston: Kingfisher Publications, 2004.
Powell, Anton. Ancient Greece, Cultural Atlas for Young People. Oxford, England: Equinox, 1989.
Encyclopedia Mythica— http://www.pantheon.org/areas/mythology/europe/greek/articles.html
Hellenic Ministry of Culture—http://www.culture.gr/2/21/211/21101a/e211aa03.html
Metropolitan Museum—http://www.metmuseum.org
Minnesota State University Mankato—
http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/information/biography/pqrst/schliemann_heinr...
The Perseus Project/tufts—http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/
Technology Museum of Thessaloniki—http://www.tmth.edu.gr/en/aet/1/13.html
Washington State University—http://www.wsu.edu
MSN Encarta, 2003
http://www.physlink.com/Reference/GreekAlphabet.cfm
http://www.egypttourism.org/New%20Site/places/bibliotheca_alexandrina.htm
http://www.bookrags.com/notes/od/BIO.htm
Shawn Braley, Shawn Braley is an award-winning illustrator. He attended the Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art, Inc. He specializes in cartoon and editorial illustration. Braley is also a world traveler, musician, cat owner, and comic art collector. He lives in Southern Vermont. http://www.shawnbraley.com
Archimedes explored the concepts of geometry by playing a game called Stomachion.
Some records refer to this game as loculus Archimedius (Archimedes’ box).
