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- 6th - 12th
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Students consider how archaeologists discovered and pieced together artifacts that indicate a Celtic presence in ancient Turkey. They research ancient civilizations and create archaeological digs containing items representative of these cultures. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students complete a Venn diagram on the ancient civilizations of Greece, Rome and Mali. They explore three Internet links on related topics. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students examine ancient world civilizations and the mythologies they created to explain natural phenomena, as well as the writers and poets who wrote about the mythologies. Full Review »
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- 1st
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Students examine the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia. They define civilization, simulate a chaos and civilization demonstration, identify the needs for civilization, construct a map, and research the contributions of Mesopotamia to the world. Full Review »
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- 6th
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Students, in groups, research the culture of an ancient civilization. They use the Internet to locate artifacts that illustrate different elements of culture, write a description and analysis of each piece and present their work to the class. Full Review »
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- 6th
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Students complete a long-term unit on ancient and early civilizations. They conduct Internet research, define key vocabulary terms, analyze maps, and create a PowerPoint presentation about a selected early civilization. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students complete a variety of activities as they study the people and places related to the ancient civilizations of the Americas. They locate and present current news stories about Central and South America. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students begin a study to introduce several ancient civilizations to be covered in sixth grade social studies. They show the relationship between their location and key geographical features. Students locate these civilizations on a GPS unit using a world view, and mark way points. Full Review »
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- 8th - 9th
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Students work together to complete a Pi webquest with a partner. Using the internet, they examine the ways people in the Ancient Civilizations of Egypt, Babylonia and Greece used pi. To end the lesson, they review the concepts of radius, diameter and circumference. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students study the geographical features of the Indus Valley to determine how the location of this valley contributed to the growth of an ancient civilization. They work in groups to research the area before completing map work that shows the major geographic features and cities for a presentation on the Indus Valley. Full Review »