Spontaneous Problem: Name things you can catch.
Boundary Breaker: After watching the You Can Learn Anything Video, students responded with the idea about learning that struck them the most.Today we took a look at our upcoming research project which focuses on a cultural universal of one of our four ancient civilizations. Students seemed excited to select their civilization and discover more about life in the past. From their study, they will be creating an artifact model that they will be able to display along with a museum style placard. The placard will show off their research and highlight the archaeological find and what it reveals about the culture from which it came. You can take a look at the project rubric here.
Springing from the cultural universals we discovered last week, students were able to act as time travelers stopping off at Ancient Egypt for a view of the pyramids, and then on to Ancient China to see the making of the terracotta warriors. Our next stop was Ancient Greece to walk through the columns of the Parthenon, and finally to Rome for a contest of gladiators in the Colosseum. Students rotated through our civilization stations to get a glimpse of each culture. They collected facts and stamped their passports as they selected the civilization that they would like to dig deeper into for their research project. As a class we looked at the where and when of each civilization and added them to our timeline. Students also got to explore online resources to help them make their final choice. Here are some links if they are interested in further exploration at home.
Ancient Civilizations Maps http://www.eduplace.com/
Ancient Egypt: http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/
Discover Ancient Egypt: http://www.nms.ac.uk/ex
Discover Ancient Egypt: http://www.nms.ac.uk/ex
Exploring Ancient China: http://www.hist
Ancient Greece: http://www.bbc.co.uk/e
Guide to Ancient Greece: http://www.historyfork
Discover Ancient Rome: http://www.historyforkid
Roman Empire: http://www.historyfork
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