Ancient Greece - Greek Mythology - Perseus

D'Aulaire's Book of Greek Myths

Medusa by Deborah Nourse Lattimore

Discussion:
Fear of the natural world - monsters (Medusa, the whale, Pegasus)
Preservation in the stars - stories about heroes

Activity:
Playmobil reenactment - Perseus vs. Medusa
Locate the constellations mentioned in the story

Ancient Greece - Greek Mythology - Heracles

D'Aulaire's Book of Greek Myths


Discussion:
What is a hero?
What kinds of talents or skills were considered useful by ancient Greeks?

Activity:
Playmobil reenactment of Heracles' 12 labors

Ancient Greece - Greek Mythology - Prometheus and Pandora

D'Aulaire's Book of Greek Myths

Ancient Greece: Gods and Goddesses by John Malam

Discussion:
Creation of man
Origin of sin, evil - Pandora

Activity:
Narration - Prometheus, Epimetheus, and Pandora

Ancient Greece - Greek Mythology - Aphrodite, Ares

D'Aulaire's Book of Greek Myths

Ancient Greece: Gods and Goddesses by John Malam

Discussion:
Why would the goddess of love be in love with the god of war?
Why did Zeus choose Hephaestus to be Aphrodite's husband?

Activity:
Drawing of the Olympians studied so far on their thrones
Picture study

Ancient Greece - Greek Mythology - Apollo and Artemis

D'Aulaire's Book of Greek Myths
Ancient Greece: Gods and Goddesses by John Malam

Discussion:
Sun and moon in juxtaposition - why is the sun considered male in many religions and the moon considered female?

Activity:
Drawing of Olympians
Picture Study

Ancient Greece - Greek Mythology - Hermes, Hestia, Athena

D'Aulaire's Book of Greek Myths
The Parthenon by Elizabeth Mason
Parthenon by Lynn Curlee

Ancient Greece: Gods and Goddesses by John Malam

Discussion:
God with personalities - how do these gods differ from other concepts of divinity?

Activity:
Picture study of Athens - Parthenon and the Acropolis
Narration: Athena and Arachne

Ancient Greece - Greek Mythology - Hades

D'Aulaire's Book of Greek Myths
Persephone by Sally Pomme Clayton and Virginia Lee

Ancient Greece: Gods and Goddesses by John Malam

Discussion:
Beliefs about death and the afterlife - Elysian Fields, "Hades"

Activity:
Narration - Persephone and Hades

Ancient Greece - Greek Mythology - Poseidon, Hephaestus, Demeter

D'Aulaire's Book of Greek Myths

Ancient Greece: Gods and Goddesses by John Malam

Discussion:
Explaining the natural world and natural phenomena - the ocean, volcanoes, the seasons

Activity:
Topography and geography - volcanoes near Greece, important islands, nearby nations

Ancient Greece - Mythology - The Olympians - Zeus and Hera

D'Aulaire's Book of Greek Myths

Ancient Greece: Gods and Goddesses by John Malam

Discussion:

pantheon: all the gods
Mt. Olympus - its importance and significance
Symbols of Zeus, Hera

Activity:
Find Mt. Olympus on a map
Find Crete (where Zeus was raised)
Narration of Hera and Io
Picture study

Human Anatomy - Circulatory System - Blood Flow

Heart Disease by Johannah Haney

Activity:
Tinker toy replica of the heart, lungs, major arteries and veins - student explains order and direction of blood flow
Draw and label veins, arteries, and parts of the heart

Ancient Greece - Mythology - Creation and the Titans

The Ancient Greeks by Allison Lassieur
D'Aulaire's Book of Greek Myths

Discussion:
polytheism: belief in many gods

Activity:
Comparing creation stories (Israelite, Egyptian, Mayan, Aboriginal, Native American)

Human Anatomy - Circulatory System - Blood

A Drop of Blood  by Paul Showers and Edward Miller
Tick-Borne Illnesses by L.H. Colligan

Vocabulary Added:
red blood cells: carry oxygen
white blood cells: fight infection and disease
platelets: heal cuts by creating a plug
plasma: watery fluid containing red and white blood cells and platelets

Activity:
Examine a drop of blood under a microscope; draw what you see

Human Anatomy - Circulatory System - Veins and Arteries

Leukemia by Lorrie Klosterman

Vocabulary Added:
carotid artery/jugular vein: carry blood to/back from the head
subclavian arteries and veins: carry blood to/back from the upper limbs
iliac arteries and veins: carry blood to/back from the lower body
femoral arteries/saphenous veins: carry blood to/back from the legs
axillary and brachial arteries/veins: carry blood to/back from the arms

Activity:
Margaret Matt's Human Anatomy Coloring Book

Human Anatomy - Circulatory System - The Heart

Live Beating Heart and Heart Surgery

The Circulatory System by Susan H. Gray
The Malaria Parasite by Sheila Wyborny

Vocabulary Added:
superior vena cava: main vein of the upper body
inferior vena cava: main vein of the lower body
right atrium: receives deoxygenated blood
right ventricle: pumps out deoxygenated blood
left atrium: receives oxygenated blood
left ventricle: pumps out oxygenated blood
aorta: main artery

Activity:
Margaret Matt's Human Anatomy Coloring Book

Human Anatomy - Circulatory System - Overview

The Circulatory System by Susan H. Gray

Vocabulary Added:
heart: muscle that pumps blood
vein: returns blood to heart
artery: sends blood away from heart
capillary: where veins and arteries meet

Activity:
Margaret Matt's Human Anatomy Coloring Book
Student explains why it's called the circulatory system; narrates blood flow through body

Ancient Greece - Geography

The Ancient Greeks by Allison Lassieur

Discussion:

Greece - climate, geography

Activity:

Color a map of Greece.  Identify major city-states, rivers, regions, mountains etc

Picture study: climate, topography, flora/fauna of Greece

Human Anatomy - Muscular System - Living Muscle

The Muscular System Susan H. Gray

Vocabulary Added:
tetanus
muscular dystrophy

Activity:
Preparing a sample of animal muscle on a slide
Using the microscope to view the sample
Drawing what you see
(Review) Draw and label the muscular system

Human Anatomy - Muscular System - Muscle Types

Human Anatomy Coloring Book by Margaret Matt and Joe Ziemian (text review)
The Muscular System by Susan H. Gray

Activity:
Voluntary vs. Involuntary movement
Review of muscle locations/names
Movement Exercises
Simon Says with muscles and muscle groups

Human Anatomy - Muscular System - Limbs

The Muscular System by Susan H. Gray

Vocabulary Added:
Arms: brachialis
Legs: rectus femoris, tibialis 

Activity:
Coloring in Human Anatomy Coloring Book
Connecting muscles to the skeleton - matching exercise

Human Anatomy - Muscular System - Head, Neck, and Torso

The Muscular System by Susan H. Gray

Vocabulary Added:
Facial/Head Muscles: frontalis, temporalis, masseter
Torso: rectus abdominis

Activity:
Coloring in Human Anatomy Coloring Book
Connecting muscles to the skeleton - matching exercise

Human Anatomy - Muscular System - Overview

The Muscular System by Susan H. Gray

Vocabulary Added:
(Muscles and their locations): trapezius, deltoid, pectoralis, biceps, triceps, external oblique, extensors, gluteus maximus, quadriceps, peroneus, gastrocnemius, soleus

Activity:
Color major muscles in Human Anatomy Coloring Book by Margaret Matt
Point out muscle groups on self
Use a toy car with two strings attached to show how muscles always pull, not push

The Phoenicians - Punic Wars

The Journeys of Hannibal by Mike Rosen

Discussion:
Review of location of Carthage
Rome - what did Rome want?  Why did they fight?
Who won?

Activity:
Picture Study: navies and armies of Rome and Carthage
Reenactment with Playmobil people
Narration: parts of the journey, explanation of Rome's motives

Human Anatomy - Skeletal System - Living Bone

The Skeletal System by Susan H. Gray
Broken Bones by Jason Glaser

Vocabulary Added:
cortical layer: hard outer bone
trabecular layer: bone with holes
marrow: tissue where blood cells are made
osteoporosis

Activity:
Label parts of a living bone
View bone samples under a microscope
Review activity: Draw and label the skull and appendicular/axial skeletons