Ancient Civilizations
Ancient Civilizations
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Grade levels
Grade levels
3-7
Description
Description
Are you curious about how people before lived? Do you ever wonder what children in ancient times did for entertainment? If you answered yes, this course is for you! Take a trip back in time to explore what life was like thousands of years ago in some of the most impressive civilizations the world has ever known. Explore how ancient civilizations created impressive temples and pyramids and create your own. Take a trip back in time to see ancient Mayan artifacts at the science museum of Minnesota!
Instructor
Instructor
Meghann Records: I have been a teacher for the past 6 years! I teach social studies and science and history is my passion! I believe the stories of our past impact our future. I love learning about new places and new people through reading and travel. When I am not teaching I love to be outside and spend time with my family and friends.
Extended Day Plan
Extended Day Plan
Visit the Science Museum in St. Paul, where we will learn about the early civilizations of Minnesota, and much more!
*Requires an additional $10 payment to help cover transportation/admission costs.*
Class Updates
Class Updates
Coming soon! After our class starts in June, you'll see info. and photos about what we're working on.
One day until our adventure begins with Project Seek! We will start exploring one of the oldest ancient civilizations in the world, the Mesopotamians which started between the Tigris and Euphrates River in what becomes modern day Iraq. We will be exploring the oldest written language and trying our hand at writing in Cuneiform. Additionally we will be playing the oldest board game. The first two days of Project Seek are going to be fun filled and packed with activities. Stayed tuned for picture updates!
Mesopotamia
Mesopotamia
Students have traveled to what becomes modern day Iraq to learn about one of the oldest ancient civilizations! Students have learned about and how to write in the oldest written language known as Cuneiform. Students created a clay tablet and wrote their names in Cuneiform. Additionally, we looked at the Hammurabi's code which was some of the first laws of the ancient word. The idea of an eye for and eye and a tooth for a tooth is the theme of theses laws. Check out some of the actual laws below and stay tuned for laws that your students came up with!
● If a builder builds a house for someone, and does not construct it properly, and the house which he built falls in and kills its owner, then the builder shall be put to death. If the owner's son dies when the house falls, then the builder's son shall be put to death.
● If a son strikes his father, his hands shall be cut off.
● If anyone steals the son of another, he shall be put to death.
● If anyone commits a robbery and is caught, he shall be put to death.
● If anyone opens his ditches to water his crop, but is careless, and the water floods his neighbor's field, he shall pay his neighbor corn for his loss.
● If a judge tries a case, reaches a decision, and presents his judgment in writing; and later it is discovered that his decision was in error, and it was his own fault, he shall pay twelve times the fine set by him in the case and be removed from the judge's bench.
● If during an unsuccessful operation a patient dies, the arm of the surgeon must be cut off.
Egypt
Egypt
We traveled to Northern Africa to ancient Egypt. We have learned about King Tut, Egyptian gods and goddess, the geography of Egypt and the importance of the Nile. We learned about mummification and practices techniques on apples! We have created our own god/goddess based on what we have learned from Egyptian culture. Architects created their own sugar cube pyramids to replicate the Pyramids of Giza. We research Ancient Egyptian rules such as Queen Hatshepsut and Ramses The Great and created informational posters of them. Lastly we created paintings for our gods and goddess.
Extended day
Extended day
We traveled to the science museum in St. Paul to see a real mummy! Student also got to see a recreation of a Mayan temple which we will be learning about next week.
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