Additional Activities & Resources

• Mock archaeological dig

• Research Australopithecus and the discovery of Lucy

• Kids Discovery magazine

• Investigate Cave of Dreams video (Lascaux Caves)

• Khan Academy – Early Humans

• Explore Ice Age effect of human migration out of Africa

• Primary source - https://libguides.uah.edu/

• Discovery Education

• Big History Project (https://school.bighistoryproject.com/bhplive)

• FlipGrid for Reflections

• Pear Deck

• Mummification of Potato Activity for archaeology

• Archaeology chocolate chip and M&M cookie excavation to talk about sedentary and migratory populations

• Big History Project (https://school.bighistoryproject.com/bhplive)

• Timeline activities

• Investigate Hammurabi’s Code as a primary source

• Khan Academy – Ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, and Greece

• Compare and contrast Hammurabi’s Code and our modern legal code

• District adopted materials (e.g., Harcourt Social Studies Ancient Civilizations textbook)

• National Geographic magazine

• Scholastic magazine

• DOGO News (https://www.dogonews.com/)

• Junior Scholastic magazine

• Big History Project (https://school.bighistoryproject.com/bhplive)

• CNN 10

• Kids Voting Use Rosetta Stone as a primary source

• National Geographic map maker activities

• Longitude and latitude activity with an orange and marker

• Make and use geographic tools (e.g., compass, astro lab, G.P.S.)

• Geocache

• Participate in the Geography Bee

• Giant longitude/latitude battleship (large grid with masking tape on floor)

• Map models

• Prepare a History Day project

• Art Center Art Kits: (http://www.k12northstar.org/departments/curriculum/art-center) " Egyptian Sarcophagus " Roman Mosaic Design " Prehistoric Cave Art " Islamic Tile Patterns " Greek Columns " African Kufi Hats " African Mud Cloth

• Plays and puppet shows (Greek mythology)

• Greek Olympics

• Civilization simulation

• Interact, whole class simulations and role-play

• Sanskrit writing

• Make water clock

• Constitution Day (Sept. 17th) activities

• Role-play different government forms, given a problem to solve

• Map trade routes

• Mini society of classroom economy

• Use Thinking Maps® to compare economic systems (e.g., capitalism, command society)

• Bartering simulation

• Use Foldables® to show the factors of production and explore sources used in the production of goods and services

• Invite archaeologist/anthropologist from UAF

• Discovery Education (https://www.discoveryeducation.com/)