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There is nothing more fascinating than ancient civilizations. Take a journey into the afterlife with a look at the Egyptian weighing of the heart ceremony. Kids will love learning about Ammut the devourer, Horus, and Osiris as they examine a very key aspect of Egyptian religion.
Students examine how ancient people used natural resources. In this renewable resource lesson, students will be put into 5 groups each focusing on a different past civilization. Each group will identify they types of resources their civilization used and then label them renewable, recyclable, or neither.
For the love of the game. Play Greece and Rome Jeopardy! Your middle schoolers will answer questions about Greek and Roman society, government, geography, and culture. A great way to review for the big test.
Sixth graders discover how humans modify their environment. They work together to design their own simple machine to transport materials. They record observations and suggest modifications.
Pupils observe the shapes and lines that make up Aztec sculpture, study Pre-Columbian art as they discover the Aztecs, Mayans and Incas. They create a small-scale Aztec tile using pasta. Creative, clever and engaging.
Third graders take part in a activity that is about the Ancient Roman Empire. They conduct research using a variety of resources and define the terms contribution, ancient, representative democracy, characteristic, mosaic, and community.
In this social studies worksheet, 3rd graders find the words that are related to different civilizations and the answers are found at the bottom of the page.
Third graders engage in a study of the ancient civilization of Rome. They conduct research using a variety of resources. The information is organized with the help of a graphic organizer. The lesson includes the defining of some key terms while comparing art and architecture.
In this bee worksheet, students take history quiz about the influence of bees in ancient civilizations. Students complete 12 multiple choice questions.
Sixth graders take an Internet trip back in time to explore ancient cultures. Working in teams, they assume the roles of theologian, cartographer, economist, political analyst, and anthropologist. The same groups then create time capsules of contemporary life with five artifacts,equivalent to the ancient artifacts, and explanations for future anthropologists.