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Assyrian and Egyptian Conflict Lesson Plans
Find teacher approved Assyrian and Egyptian Conflict lesson plan ideas and activities
Sixth graders complete a variety of activities surrounding the study of Egypt. They create a PowerPoint presentation on how the pyramids were built and cartouches with hieroglyphics out of plaster of Paris. They put on an Egyptian Festival for lower grades.
First graders develop problem-solving skills by designing methods for keeping lunch boxes cool. Once they determine the amount of sunlight and heat generated in shaded and unshaded areas, they explore ways to provide shade. Finally, 1st graders use various materials to design ways of cooling the lunch boxes.
Students explore world history by identifying geographic locations in class. In this Mesopotamia lesson, students view a timeline of the history of Mesopotamia and the different empires that ruled the area. Students view a PowerPoint presentation and complete several worksheets about the culture and people of Mesopotamia.
Students discuss an article about Alexander the Great in a children's magazine. In this reading and Alexander the Great activity, students participate in a activity in which they determine facts and questions about Alexander the Great based on a reading in DIG magazine. They complete mapwork about Greece. Teachers access the magazine through an outside link.
Students discuss the possibility of a treasure lost in the Sierra Madre mountains that could be considered the American holy grail. After reading a novel, they examine the relationship between the grail, gold and characters. To end the instructional activity, they answer questions related to different hunts for the grail throughout history.
Students research a mathematician, combine their papers to make a class book and build a model of the mathematician's concept or instrument.
Students explore examples of ancient warfare and discuss the various uses of ancient military technologies. Students investigate the origins of biological and chemical weapons and create a classroom exhibit depicting technology and strategies used during ancient battles.
Students show how the geography of the Mesopotamia region has impacted the beginnings of civilization. They show how this area has long been the site of the rise and fall of great empires, and how the geography of this region has a lot to do with that.
Students investigate the contributions made by famous mathematicians. In this math and history lesson, students discuss what was discovered and why it is so important in that time period and this time period. The discuss their findings with their peers.
