Ancient Civilizations

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Ancient Civilizations

• Ancient Greece and Ancient Egypt

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You will first

• Choose three topics that you wish to research
  about Ancient Egypt and Ancient Greece. You will
  research the internet and any print materials to
  gather information to make comparisons of the
  civilizations in the three areas you pick. The
  list of topics you can choose from are daily
  life, government, travel, culture, education, the
  geography of the countries, interesting people,
  or a topic that is approved by the teacher. You
  will need to make a bibliography of the materials
  you used.
• You will use the organizer from kidsperation, and
  the research sites listed under the research
  sites in the learning center and any print
  material on the subjects.

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After researching take the Multiple Intelligence
Test

• You will go to the following site
• http//www.iolair.f9.co.uk/tools/MIQuiz.htm and
  take the multiple intelligence test.
• This will show you your area of strength. You
  will use this information and find your area of
  strength on one of the following slides. Using
  the side that is your strength, you will choose
  one of the three listed activities to display the
  information you have learned.

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Logical/Mathematical

• Use a Venn Diagram to compare each of the areas.
• Make an organized list of facts you discovered in
  each of the areas.
• Create a Pamphlet of info

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Visual/Spatial

• Create a bulletin board for your topic.
• Write a Picture Book on your topic.
• Create a Power Point presentation.

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Body/Kinesthetic

• Create a Board game that includes questions from
  all three areas you researched.
• Build or Construct a Model representing each of
  the different cultures.
• Devise a scavenger hunt on your topic of study.

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Musical/Rhythmic

• Change words to an existing song so that
  it teaches something about your topic.
• Create a Musical Game that has information from
  the areas of each country you researched.
• Lead a Choral Reading giving information about
  the three areas of each country.

8
Naturalist

• Create a visual display using objects from
  Nature.
• Plan an Outdoor Classroom.
• Show how animals were important in the two
  cultures.

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Interpersonal

• Imagine "passing over" into other
  times/lives--describe their feelings, thoughts,
  beliefs, values
• Conduct a Press Conference
• Create Classroom Learning Centers

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Intrapersonal

• Create a Bulletin Board
• Create a timeline
• Discuss "How I'd be different
• if I'd grown up in another culture.

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Verbal/Linguistic

• Write creative advertisements to encourage people
  to visit these countries
• Write a poem comparing and contrasting the two
  civilizations
• Make a game called "What's My Line?" with figures
  from this period of history

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Presentation to the Class

• After finishing your project you will give a
  presentation of your project to the class.

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Turning in the Project

• You will need to turn in a copy of the graphic
  organizer you used to gather information. You
  will also need to turn in a bibliography of the
  sites and materials that you used along with the
  finished project.

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Assessment

• You will be assessed in two ways. You will assess
  yourself with using a student self assessment
  rubric.
• I will assess you using a rubric and anecdotal
  notes that I will take while observing you
  working on your project.
• You will be given copies of both rubrics as you
  begin your work.