Make a Culture Collage

Make a Culture Collage

We use the term Renaissance to define the years in Europe from the 1300s through the 1600s. Is there one word or phrase that defines the era we live in right now? Let’s make a Culture Collage and see if we can find one.
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A Different Kind of BattleField

A Different Kind of BattleField

From World War I

In the early years of WWI, army recruiters mined soccer games and rugby matches for recruits. According to historian Adam Hochschild, soccer games “proved the single best venue for recruiters.” Arriving spectators would see recruiters wearing sandwich boards bearing the message, “Your Country Needs You.” The game would start with a patriotic speech. Players often stepped forward to enlist, and fans quickly followed their lead.

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My World

My World

From Global Citizenship

Through the “My World” Survey, people can identify which of the 17 SDGs matter most to them. At www.myworld2030.org, you can take the survey and select six SDG priority areas. You can also view results by country to see what people care about across the globe.

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Create a Paleontological Diorama

Create a Paleontological Diorama

From Gutsy Girls Go for Science: Paleontologists

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Behind the Scenes

Behind the Scenes

From Gutsy Girls Go for Science: Programmers

Go Behind the Scenes!

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Reviews

Praise for other title in the series: The Renaissance Artists

Booklist Starred Review
“. . .This appealing package will attract browsers and be a boon to student researchers and their teachers.”

Kirkus Reviews
“The tone is conversational and provokes curiosity over fact mastery and passive consumption. A conscientious examination of the subject that encourages critical thinking, application, and broad perspective.”

Praise for Amazing Leonardo Inventions You Can Build Yourself

 The New York Times Book Review
“Anderson regales us with tales of Leonardo's brilliant, often mischievous nature, and the nearly unfathomable range of his inventions.”

 

Detailed Book Description

Who were the scientists and philosophers of the Renaissance?

The Renaissance Thinkers: With History Projects for Kids introduces readers ages 10 through 15 to the biographies of five of the most influential scientists and philosophers of the Renaissance era, including Filippo Brunelleschi, Machiavelli, Copernicus, Thomas More, and Francis Bacon. All of these men made huge leaps in philosophical and scientific thought and introduced concepts to the world that have resonated for centuries!

Hands-on STEAM projects that use the scientific method or engineering design process, fun facts, primary source illustrations, and links to online resources encourage kids to think critically and creatively about the political and social forces at work in their own lives, while deepening their understanding of a crucial time period. Even without a time machine, learners can experience the Renaissance!

The Renaissance Thinkers is one of a set of four books in the Renaissance for Kids series. Other titles in the series are The Renaissance Inventors, The Renaissance Artists, and The Renaissance Explorers.

Try these STEAM projects from the world of the Renaissance!

  • Draw with linear perspective
  • Build a structurally supportive arch
  • Create your own Utopia
Available In:
Hardcover, $22.95
9781619306929
Paperback, $14.95
9781619306943
Includes: Table of Contents | Timeline | Maps | Glossary | Resources | Index
Specs: 8 x 10 size | 4-color interior | 112 pages
Content Focus: Language Arts | World History

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction
What Is the Renaissance?

Chapter 1
Filippo Brunelleschi The Goldsmith-Architect-Engineer

Chapter 2
Niccolò Machiavelli The Prince of Politics

Chapter 3
Nicolaus Copernicus Revolving Around the Sun

Chapter 4
Thomas More Real Politics and an Imaginary World

Chapter 5
Francis Bacon The Father of Science

Glossary
Resources
Index