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Recommended for: Grades 3-12

Resource: Cats - Yesterday and Today

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Length: 6m 50s
Size: 18.6 MB

This video segment from Nature provides a background of the history of cats. Over the ages, human beings have viewed cats as both godlike and as demons. In the year 2500 BC in Ancient Egypt, cats were revered and then mummified once they died. These mummies are being studied today. In the Middle Ages, cats were seen as evil demons associated with witchcraft. Cats became welcome household pets when rats became a problem. We also learn about wild cats on the Galapagos Islands and how cats came to America from Europe as rat catchers on commercial vessels.

Teachers' Domain, Cats - Yesterday and Today, published August 26, 2008, retrieved on ,
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The following suggestions are best suited for elementary or middle school students using this video in an English language arts or social studies lesson. Be sure to modify the questions to meet your students' instructional needs.

Frame (ELA) What is your opinion about cats? What does it mean to have an opinion about something?

Focus (ELA) Opinions about cats have changed throughout history. Watch this video to learn about the many different opinions and what caused them to change.

Frame (SS) In many of your classes you have already studied the history of various people in the world. For example, we’ve learned about the part of human history when Europeans came to the Americas and established colonies. Do you think cats can have history, too?

Focus (SS) Learn about the history of cats and how the history of humans is directly related to that of cats.