Inquiry Unit
Information Theory
One of the traits that makes humans unique from other animals is our consciousness, the fact that we can remember concrete ideas, both actual memories and abstract thoughts. These brain activities are…
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The Antikythera Mechanism
Information Theory Unit
An Ancient Greek bronze hand-powered mechanical device that calculated astronomical positions, is described as the oldest known example of an analogue computer. In 1900, off the coast of Antiky…
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Hands-on Activity
Skyscrapers Hands-On Activity
Skyscrapers Inquiry Unit
Skyscrapers Inquiry Unit Download PDF Skyscrapers Hands-On Activity Prompt for the students: Using only the materials provided, teams of students will design and build a structure as tall as p…
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Inquiry Unit
Skyscrapers
The symbol of growth in China and India of the early 21st century is the proliferation of skyscrapers. This was also the symbol of urbanization in the early 20th century U.S. How did this come about? …
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Slideshow of Photographs of The Olympias
Triremes Inquiry Unit
Triremes Inquiry Unit A trireme reconstruction, known as 'OLYMPIAS', which was initiated in Greece in 1985 and completed in 1987, as shared by the Hellenic Navy. Visit Source Visit Source Download…
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Model of Seating Arrangement on a Trireme © River & Rowing Museum
Triremes Inquiry Unit
Model of Seating Arrangement on a Trireme © River & Rowing Museum Triremes Inquiry Unit Object Name model Description Model of the seating arrangement on a trireme. The mechanical model pro…
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“Life of Themistocles” Plutarch’s Lives. (Volume I of 4)
Triremes Inquiry Unit
Triremes Inquiry Unit Fascinating insight into the life of Themistokles, as told in Plutarch’s Lives, translated from Greek to English, by Aubrey Stewart. It touches on most things addressed in t…
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Decree of Troezen also known as the Decree of Themistocles
Triremes Inquiry Unit
Triremes Inquiry Unit – Featured Source 3B “The Decree of Themistocles, also known as the Decree of Troezen, which describes details of the Battle of Salamis in 480 BCE. The tablet itself is date…
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Pericles’ Funeral Oration
Triremes Inquiry Unit
“Pericles' Funeral Oration,” in Thucydides (c.460/455-c.399 BCE), Peloponnesian War (Book 2.34-46) Triremes Inquiry Unit “This famous speech was given by the Athenian leader Pericles after…
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Multimedia
Triremes (Part Two)
Triremes Inquiry Unit
This historic narrative about the Greek Trireme reveals how this warship, a technological achievement of its time, played an important role in democracy and empire. Triremes Inquiry Unit Click H…
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