http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Sat, 25 May 2013 01:42:33 PDT Sat, 25 May 2013 01:42:33 PDT http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/images/merlot.gif http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ 44 34 http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=543528 This is a stand alone lesson that uses Crane Brinton’s theory of Common Causes of Revolutions to compare the common causes of the French Revolution, American Revolution, Haitian Revolution, and Venezuelan Revolution. The French Revolution is the case study, and then students identify the common causes of the Atlantic Revolutions based from what they learned off the French Revolution case study. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=596294 A student-driven Internet research lesson for middle school students. The lesson lines up with Michigan state standards for learning. Students explore websites and answer specific questions about Athens and Sparta. Areas of study include: Religion, Government, Labor/Social Structure, Technology, and Communication. Students work in small groups to create a PowerPoint Presentation to display their knowledge.