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Lesson Plan

Thinking about Form and Function in Renaissance Armor

This lesson entices students to think critically about the decisions that lie behind the construction of sixteenth- and seventeenth-century armor, including 21st Century Critical Thinking Skills of making judgments and decisions and using systems thinking.

Thinking about Form and Function in Renaissance Armor | Philadelphia Museum of Art