Our Birch Middle School Students studied the Ancient World this year. We surveyed the Paleolithic and Neolithic Eras, and followed the rise of the River Valley civilizations: Mesopotamia, Egypt, the Indus Valley, the Huang He and Yangtze in China, the Mycenaean civilization,  the Greek city-states, and the Roman Republic and Empire. Students completed many individual research projects, looking at important aspects of these civilizations, and creating presentations about what they learned. In this way, the students are able to share what they have learned with their student colleagues, and we can, together,  get a broader view of more aspects of the civilizations we are studying. These presentations are the fruits of Birch students' self-directed learning.

This first group of presentations were chosen by the students to represent their best work.

Birch History students completed numerous webquests and research projects in class over the course of the year, collecting information on a topic to share with their classmates. Here are some of their presentations:

Hands-on History

Middle School Hands-On History Ancient World Simulation Game