International School of Central Switzerland
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for the UI "Systems": "Systems need to be in place to maintain organization in communities."
Updated on May 13, 13
Created on Jun 25, 10
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The youngest and newest writers often have a deep interest in the origin of writing itself. The lessons in this curriculum unit will introduce young students to the history of our alphabet. First, students will learn about the Phoenicians, the great trading people of the eastern Mediterranean who invented many of our letters. We'll follow as the Phoenicians taught their alphabet to the ancient Greeks, and follow again as the Greeks taught their alphabet to the Romans. Finally, we'll learn that the Romans left their alphabet to us, and that we use the Roman alphabet to write in English.
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In 2000, the Online Museum Educators worked with The Franklin Institute's collection of historic timepieces and developed educational resources related to them. The stories of those timepieces and their intricate workings are examined here, and activities and resources that complement the clocks provide interactive fun and understanding. It's Time to begin your exploration..
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The story of how we got our alphabets
From intricate and beautiful Egyptian hieroglyphs, to wedge-shaped cuneiform imprints from ancient Mesopotamia - our ancestors developed many ways of recording their thoughts and information.
"A paper-letter animation about the history of fonts and typography."
International School of Central Switzerland
6 items | 3 visits
for the UI "Systems": "Systems need to be in place to maintain organization in communities."
Updated on May 13, 13
Created on Jun 25, 10
Category: Schools & Education
URL: