We began watching a video today in class. If you want to watch parts that we skipped due to time, here is the You Tube link for the program. It is in 10 parts...
Engineering an Empire: Egypt on You Tube
Have a great weekend!
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Monday, October 11, 2010
Egypt Unit
In class, we are reading the book Mummies, Tombs, and Treasure:Secrets of Ancient Egypt by Lila Perl. Along with this, we are answering questions which will be turned in. After we complete this non-fiction book, we will be working for 2 weeks on our Egypt books. I have scheduled computer lab time for research and for typing. Students are required to read and answer questions on each page they are creating, develop a table of contents and glossary, and to decorate each page as they wish (to go along with the theme). Instructions packets were passed out to students last Friday (10/8). These books will be due on Friday, 10/29. To the right in the Online Resources list, I have updated links to Egyptian sites that are informational and fun. I recommend that students start with these sites and move on to more complex or specific information if they wish.
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Code of Hammurabi
Here is the link to the website with the complete text of the Code of Hammurabi.
EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITY: If you would like to earn some extra credit (maximum 10 points), then please copy 5 of the laws as written, translate them (tell what they mean in easy to understand language), and give a modern equivalent (if there is one, if not, please mention that). You could use federal, state, or local laws for the modern equivalent - please be sure to tell me which one it is.
Good luck!
EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITY: If you would like to earn some extra credit (maximum 10 points), then please copy 5 of the laws as written, translate them (tell what they mean in easy to understand language), and give a modern equivalent (if there is one, if not, please mention that). You could use federal, state, or local laws for the modern equivalent - please be sure to tell me which one it is.
Good luck!
Friday, September 24, 2010
Mesopotamia...No such place!
Mesopotamia, aka the Fertile Crescent, was actually a bunch of city-states and then empires which all existed around the 2 rivers - Tigris and Euphrates (you-fray-teas). It is an area that has seen continual strife for thousands of years, but it is also the "cradle" of civilization, because so many things were invented/first used there.
I've put some links on the Online Resources list if you'd like to do some peeking around!
Our test is TENTATIVELY scheduled for Tues. Oct. 5.
I've put some links on the Online Resources list if you'd like to do some peeking around!
Our test is TENTATIVELY scheduled for Tues. Oct. 5.
Sunday, September 12, 2010
Early Man and Culture
We are halfway through our Early Man and Culture unit. This unit is about man's beginnings and how cultures developed through the environments that humans found themselves in. We have covered the ideas that geography affects the environment and the differences between history and archaeology. Next week we will tackle the beginnings of mankind and the revolutions of tools and farming. Our test is tentatively scheduled for Monday, 9/20, but may be pushed back a day due to this week's busy school schedule. Don't forget that the paleontologist from the Dinosaur museum will be coming on Monday to speak during 1st, 2nd, and 3rd period.
Sometime next week, we will begin our unit on Mesopotamia...after that, Egypt!
Sometime next week, we will begin our unit on Mesopotamia...after that, Egypt!
Monday, August 30, 2010
End of the Geography Unit
Parents and Students,
We will finish up our Geography unit this week with a test and your island maps due (both on Friday). While we may have some time in class to work on the maps, you will probably need to do 5-10 minutes a night on your maps at home. I have the white construction paper for the final copy in my room when you are ready.
Our test will be the same as the pre-test. If you have that in your folder, along with the notes & handouts we've done over the last week, you should have everything you need to study. We will do a review in class on Thursday.
Email me if you have any questions, or you can leave a comment here with a Google address.
We will finish up our Geography unit this week with a test and your island maps due (both on Friday). While we may have some time in class to work on the maps, you will probably need to do 5-10 minutes a night on your maps at home. I have the white construction paper for the final copy in my room when you are ready.
Our test will be the same as the pre-test. If you have that in your folder, along with the notes & handouts we've done over the last week, you should have everything you need to study. We will do a review in class on Thursday.
Email me if you have any questions, or you can leave a comment here with a Google address.
Monday, August 23, 2010
New Year 2010-2011
Parents and Students,
Welcome to the Social Studies blog. This is where I keep all the things that could come in handy for our class units. Notice on the right that there is a username and password for your Online World History book, as well as for BrainPop. Underneath that is a list of links for the current unit we are studying. At the bottom is a list of the units we will cover this year.
If you have a question, feel free to email me, or if you have a Google address, you can comment here on the blog, and I will receive that through email.
Thanks for visiting!
Mrs. W
Welcome to the Social Studies blog. This is where I keep all the things that could come in handy for our class units. Notice on the right that there is a username and password for your Online World History book, as well as for BrainPop. Underneath that is a list of links for the current unit we are studying. At the bottom is a list of the units we will cover this year.
If you have a question, feel free to email me, or if you have a Google address, you can comment here on the blog, and I will receive that through email.
Thanks for visiting!
Mrs. W
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