2007Grade6Unit2

=Ancient Civilization Unit Plan=

Resources:
Diigo [|links] NetTrekker [|links] unitedstreaming [|resources]

Stories:
Digging Up the Past: Fiction about a boy and his archaeologist mother The Search for Early Americans: Amateur archaeologist finds evidence of ancient culture in the American Southwest The Island of Bulls: Archaeologist working in Crete at the palace of Minos The People on the Beach: Skeletons in the ruins of Herculaneum The Riddle of the Rosetta Stone: The Rosetta Stone of ancient Egypt His Majesty, Queen Hatshepsut: Fictional account of a day in the life of a queen of Ancient Egypt The Silk Road: About the Silk Road

Projects:
Movies: Shadow clocks (extension to ancient astronomy) Check in with teachers