7th hour Greek Test

List three kinds of jewelery that the greks wore? necklaces, rings, earrings, crowns

________ is a greek monster. Cyclops

Name a fact about the Ancient Greek Olympics? It was held in Olympia.

What two materials were Greek clothes made of? linen, wool

T or F Zeus had no kids. False

T or F Zeus and Posiden are brothers. True

T or F Men competed in their birthday suits during the Olympics. True

T or F Women could compete in the Olympics. False

What two items are Hades symbols? black animals, 2 pronged fork

Draw a picture of the Trojan War.

How many greek soldiers hid in the Trojan horse? 30

Name a God or Goddess. Zeus

What kinds of food did the Ancient Greeks eat? olives, lemons, lamb, garlic

__________ is a greek monster with 3 heads. Cerebus

Where did the Minatour live? In the labrynith on Crete

What two animals make up the Minatour?  bull, human

What century did the Trojan War take place? 13th

What city-state is the current capital of Greece? Athens

6th hour Greek test

Greek Test 6th hour




Name one type of architecture- temple


Who are the big three gods? Hades, Zeus, Posiden


Name three sports from the ancient greek Olympics- running, discus, wrestling


_______is a demi-god with Zeus as a parent.- Hercules, Peruses,




Why did the Trojan War start? Helen, mortal beautiful woman, stolen from Crete/ Troy



Who was the battle of marathon between? Persians/ Spartans




What goddess won the “golden apple”? Aphrodite




What is the mythical creature that lives in the labyrinth? Minotaur




What is a labyrinth? Maze



Name three words that describe Sparta? Barbarians, Ares, thugs, battle




What is the biggest island in the mediterrean sea and use it in a sentence? Crete




What war lasted ten years? Trojan




What is the first island Odysseus went to? Circe island




How did Achilles become immortal? Dipped in river styx




What was Achilles weakness? Tendon



What country is Troy located in? Turkey




When did the Battle of marathon start? Sept 17, 450 bc




The Parthenon is the temple for which goddess? Athena




What is Hera’s sacred animal? Peacock



What is the current capital of Greece? Athens

1st hour Greek Test

Greek test 1st hour




1. What is Medusa’s hair made of?

2. What monster had 9 heads?

3. What monster guards the underworld?

4. What does Nike mean?

5. Who did Aphrodite prefer?

6. Name one of Zeus demi-god sons?

7. Who is the God of War?

8. How many years is an Olympiad?

9. What fruit was sent to the wedding party that had a tag “To the fairest”?

10. Who is the goddess of battle strategy?

11. Who was the most beautiful mortal to Paris?

12. What did the Olympic torch represent?

13. Why were the Olympics held?

14. T or F Men and women would compete in the same Olympics.

15. What is the boundary between life and death?

16. Who was Persephone mother?

17. Who was the Trojan war between?

18. Who was born inside the head of Zeus?

19. How many times did the river styx encircle Hades?

20. How many pounds did hoplite’s armor weight?

Map is Due Tomorrow- Monsters!

Please make sure that your map is ready to hand in on Friday! We will be grading it in class!

We will be learning about Monsters and the Battle of Marathon.

1. Hydra- poison snake, has 9 heads- heads grow back when you cut them off
2. Minotaur- head of a bull, body of a man- King Minos of Crete- Maze
3. Cyclopes- one eye in forehead- Odysseus- makes lightning bolts for Zues
4. Medusa- hair of snakes, Athena made her ugly, turns you to stone if you look at her
5. Cerberus- guard dog of Hades, has 3 heads

The Classroom Olympics!!!

Today we will  be hosting the classroom olympics! I hope you brought your competition face!

Ancient Democracy and Current Democracy/ Greek Map

Ancient
BC
1st form, pure
6,000 men only
Greece
met on the acropolis
voted by hand, on pottery
called "The Assembly"

Current
75% or 3/4 of the world
AD
every citizen
Representative
435- inthe house, 100 inthe senate
e-vote, or ballots
capital hill

Both
18 years old
makes laws
big government


Map Directions
color land green
color water blue
label in black

What to Label on Front-
- Athens
-Sparta
-Olympia
-Mt. Olympus
- Aegean Sea
-Med. Sea
- Ionion Sea
- peloponnesian peninsula
- Attica penisula
- Crete
-Troy- "draw land for Turkey"

What to Label on Back
Choose 10 countries from the front key and color code them on the back with the capital and country name.
-Norway
-Findland
-Sweden
-England
-Spain
-Portugal
-France
- Germany
- Ireland
-Greece is already black

Trojan War

Write down and answer theswe questions after you read about the Trojan War on page 10 in the Ancient Greece magazine.

1. What century did the Trojan War suppossedly take place?

2. The trojans thought that the horse would bring them _______ _________.
3. Who was the Trojan war between?
4. Draw a picture of the seige might have looked like.





http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5ak6X-mOkA

Read greek Magazine/ Gods and Goddesses report

Read pages 1 and 2 in the greek magazine.
Write a vocasbulary word as a secret message using the greek alphabet.

Can you decipher the vocabulary word on the board?

AHPOA = agora

We have some student presentations about some specific greek gods/ goddesses/ demi-gods.

Here is a history clink called Clash of the Gods! Enjoy!

http://www.history.com/search?search-field=Searchgreek+gods

Greek Vocab #4

Helots- farmers that could not leave land- little better than slaves- ½ food payment to soliders


Polis- city...Annpolis, Minneapolis

Platoon- a group of soldiers

Phalanx- organization on the battle field where you protect the man next to you

Sparta- a city state- war focused- took children at age 7 and taught to be soliders

Greek Vocab #3

Philosophy: Socrates, Plato, Euclid, Hippocrates- someone who thinks about thinking/examines their own beliefs/ challenges authority


Architecture: Parthenon- at the heart of the acropolis , marble temple to Athena

Orator- a person skilled at public speaking

Jury- a group of citizens who hear evidence and make decisions in a court of law

Commodity- a traded product : grapes, olives, metal work, pottery



Movie on History's Impact: The Impact of the Greek Scholars

#2 Greek Vocab

Agora- open area- town square- served as a place for meetings


Assembly- citizens gathering to vote on issues that concerned their cities- law-making body

Acropolis- a walled hill, where people could find safety

Athens- a city-state: poetry/peace, educated, farmers

Democracy- rule by the people- every citizen is allowed to vote on government issues


movie on : DVD History's Impact

Greek Vocab- The Land of Greece

Peninsula- an area of land that is nearly surrounded by water (3 sides…Flordia)


Harbor- a sheltered place along the coast for ships and fishing boats

Peloponnesus- main land greece’s peninsula – very mountainous

Crete- the biggest island in the Mediterranean sea- one day sail south

Phoenicia- ancient civilization in Lebanon

 
Student Made Geography Lesson
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S50d-vhY1jY

7th hour test- On Friday

7th hour ancient Egypt test






1. What continent is Egypt on? Africa

2. Name one Egyptian god/ess? Ra

3. Round to the Nile river to the nearest 1000- 4,000 miles

4. What is a canopic jar used for? Holds the internal organs

5. What was the purpose of the pyramid ? to be buried in it- tomb

6. How many canopic jars were there? 4

7. T or F The Egyptians took out the heart during mummification.

8. T or F the Egyptians believed in the afterlife.

9. Name two things the Nile did for the Egyptians- watered crops, drinking water

10. What is the difference between the Ankh and cross and draw them?  loop at top

11. Who was the youngest king of Egyptians? TUT

12. How old was TUT when he became pharaoh? 8 or 9

13. Draw the three types of pyramids.

14. What is the book of the dead? helps the spirit in the after world

15. What type of crops did the Egyptians grow? Wheat, papyrus, onions, cucumbers

16. What is the first step to mummification? Removing internal organs

17. What river flows through Egypt? Nile

18. What did they use papyrus for? Shoes, baskets, paper

19. Who is the god of embalming? Anubis

20. Name an obelisk in Logan or America- Aggie A

6th hour test- On Friday

6th hour test




1. Who did king tut marry? His sister

2. Round the nile to the nearest 1000- 4,000 miles long

3. Draw the 3 types of pyramids- step, bent, perfect

4. Describe Egyptian religion- polythestic, animal/human gods

5. Name one fact about Hapshepshut- trade

6. How many steps to mummification are there? 7

7. What age did king tut die? 18 or 19

8. What republic did Cleopatra marry into? Rome
9. What is a mummy? a dead animal that is perserved through a process of drying out the body and wrapping in in linen

10. T or F The sphinx is smaller than 500 feet.

11. T or F The heart goes into the canopic jars.

12. What organ was thrown away during the mummification process? The brain

13. Name one fact you learned about Egyptian Cats- they mummified them

14. How long was a body dried in salt /natron? 40 days

15. What is the cat goddess’s name? Basat

1st hour Test - On Friday

Ancient Egypt Test 1st hour




1. How long is the Nile River? Over 4,000 miles long

2. T or F…The Nile has rich soil for growing plants.



3. What type of pyramids are located in Giza? Perfect

4. What type of stone is the sphinx made of? Limestone



5. What is a canopic jar? Jars that hold the internal organs of the mummies

6. What 4 organs go in the canopic jars? Stomach, intestines, liver, lungs

7. T or F…..The Egyptians left the heart in the mummy.

8. What does the book of the dead do? Helps the spirit in the underworld



9. Who are the main builders of the pyramids?

a. Pharaohs

b. Slaves

c. Aliens

10. What continent is Egypt located?

a. North America

b. Africa

c. Hawaii



11. What two animals are in the Egyptian sphinx? Human, lion



12. T or F…The Nile has rich soil for growing plants.

13. Draw the three types of pyramids



14. Name three pharaohs.

15. Describe the difference of clothes that the pharaohs and the slaves wore.

16. How many languages did Cleopatra speak? 9

17. What type of snake did Cleopatra kill herself with? Asp



18. What age did king tut became pharaoh? 9

19. Who found King Tut? Lord Caravon, Howard Carter

20. Who found the Rosetta Stone and what languages are on it? Jean Chamoplionne- greek, demotic, egyptian

Pyramids, Tombs, Book of the Dead

The Evolution of the Egyptian Pyramid

Step: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/pyramids/djoser.html


Bent http://www.sacred-destinations.com/egypt/dahshur-bent-pyramid.htm


Perfect http://www.crystalinks.com/gpstats.html



What was the original purpose of the Egyptian pyramids?


http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/places/countries-places/egypt/egypt-pyramids-dest.html

The famous Pharaohs

We will be having student presentations about Cleopatra, King Tut, Ramese II, and Hapshepshut today.

If you are not here please read: Our World book page 96-101.

We made a web of the famous pharaohs in our notebook and listed their accomplishments.

Here are some videos to help:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=beFJc9ewLXQ


http://teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?ref=Judistallings&title=Hey__Hey__Hatshepsut_&video_id=334

http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/news/history-archaeology-news/hatshepsut.html

Mummies and Mummification

7 Steps to Mummifiy

1. scramble brains, take out sacred organs and place in canopic jars, leave heart in
2. cover in salt (natron) for 40 days- skin will darken
3. cover in oil and resin wrap in linen
4. place amulets inside linen
5. put a picture of the face on top of the mummy
6.  write name on mummy so they could identify it
7. have the funeral



Mummy maker game

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/egyptians/launch_gms_mummy_maker.shtml

Mummification video


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MQ5dL9cQX0&feature=player_embedded

Sphinx, Cats, Canopic Jars

Sphinx
Acrostic Poem:

Sand erosion
Place- protects the pyramids of Giza
Huge- over 240 feet long!~ 66 feet high
Interesting, Iconic Statue
Not Young- 4,500 years old
X-tremely important to the Egyptian Culture

We will be measuring out the body, in our parking lot, to see how huge this statue is! It is as from our portable stairs to the stairs to the art room!

The main section of the body is 171 feet long; the total length including the paws, which stick out in the front, is 242 feet, with it reaching a height of 66 feet at the top of the head.

5 sentences
Sphinx is located below the pyramids at Giza. It is made of limestone. The body and head were cut from a single limestone rock. The paws were added on after. With the head of a human and a lion's body, it has guarded the site of the pyramids.for almost 4,500 years.

http://www.history.com/videos/the-great-sphinx-is-the-worlds-oldest-statue#the-great-sphinx-is-the-worlds-oldest-statue

Canopic Jars

A student brought a cow liver for us to see and experience.

5 sentences
The Egyptians preparing the body would wash the liver, like the other organs, and prepare it using natron. Natron was a mixture of salt. The liver was placed in a canopic jar with top in the shape of a human head. The human head was to represent Imsety, one of the four sons of Horus. The goddess Isis protected this canopic jar.

The liver performs over 500 different functions! Your liver makes bile which travels from the liver into the small intestine, Your liver cleans your blood and Your liver makes and stores fuel.




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Egyptian Religion- How they dressed for Sam

Please read page 90 in our world text book. 

Monothesitc:- belief in one god

Polythestic- belief in many gods


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUC2F0hf5Mc

We made a Venn Diagram comparing/contrasting the religions Christianity and Ancient Egyptian.

Christianity
one god
Bible
human son
younger than Egyptian

Egyptian
many gods
Book of the Dead
1/2 human 1/2 animal
older than christianity

Same
After life
coming back from the dead
devoted people, controlled behavior
jealous brother killed brother
hid baby in the marshes


Religion even influenced how they dressed, wore make-up, and used perfume. Everything in their lives was influenced by religion.

Perfume creation

http://videos.howstuffworks.com/science-channel/29225-what-the-ancients-knew-egyptian-perfume-video.htm

Make Bingo Card- Review Vocabulary- Build the Nile

Please study  your vocabulary words!

We are making a 'bingo card' in our notebook.

Fill in the Vocabulary Words in the sqaures.

Pick 5 additional words to fill in the blank spaces:

Nile
Ancient
Egyptologist
Free Space
Africa
Egypt
pyramids

We will be building a 3-D model of the Nile.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ka-7AKA2kyw&feature=related

Answers found in The Gifrt of the Nile : Lesson 1 page 82.

How long is the Nile?
What direction does it flow?
What countries does it pass through?
What is the most fertile part of the Nile?
Another word for fertile soil is__________?
Farmers planted crops like:

Last of the Ancient Egyptian Vocab- 1st & 7th Egyptian Language Presentations

hieroglyphics- Egyptian form of writing: could be letter based (like ours) , emotion symbols :) , or full ideas  (a picture of a hippo represented a hippo)

Rosetta Stone- the rock that helped Egyptologist read hieroglyphics by translating Greek: discovered in 1800's by Jean Champollion

papyrus- the plant that Egyptians used for paper

fresco- a painting that covers an entire wall

scribe- an individual who is literate (someone who can read and write)


http://videos.howstuffworks.com/science-channel/29232-what-the-ancients-knew-papyrus-video.htm

Egypt Vocab Continued- Mini-Movies

Obelisk- a monument that is a rectangle with a pyramid on top...you can see this monument in Washington DC

Sphinx- a mythological creature face of a human, body of a lion

quarry- is a type of open-pit mine from which rock or minerals are extracted

Lapis Lazuli- is a relatively rare semi-precious stone that has been prized since antiquity for its intense blue color.

Faience-  pottery




The Obelisk
http://videos.howstuffworks.com/discovery/30583-egypts-ten-greatest-discovery-the-obelisk-video.htm


Quarrying Techniques
http://videos.howstuffworks.com/discovery/30594-egypts-ten-greatest-discoveries-quarrying-techniques-video.htm

5 New Vocab Words- Mini- Movie

Delta- the end of a river that drains into a large body of water, fan-shaped, rich in silt/fertile soil

Cataract- white water rapids on the Nile

Shaduf- a scientific device that allows water to be moved from the Nile to the irrigation canal

Innudation- the annual flooding of the Nile- happens from May-October

Lotus- an aquatic plant that has a pink flower, used in religious ceremonies

http://videos.howstuffworks.com/science-channel/30376-what-the-ancients-knew-nilometer-video.htm


Why do you think the movie defined the Egyptian society as 'not scientific'?

Can you persuade us to think that this movie is wrong by thinking of examples where the Egyptians were making predictions, solving problems, measuring/observing natural cycles, doing research...?

5 Egypt Vocabulary Words- Mini-Movie

Mummy- anything that was once living- not just humans, wrapped in linen- perserved

Canopic Jars- 4 sacred jars buried with the mummy that held their internal organs- liver, stomach, intestines, lungs

sarcophagus- a coffin, the more important you are the more coffins you got

pharaoh- king/ruler: belived to be halfgod/half man- could be a woman

pectoral- a necklace that covers the chest- made from gold, jewels



http://videos.howstuffworks.com/discovery/30584-egypts-ten-greatest-discoveries-mummy-cave-video.htm

Ancient Egypt or Ancient Greece

You will be responsibile for a 3-D object in either Ancient Egypt or Ancient Greece. Today we will be deciding which topics by researching in the Main Computer Lab.


You will get your test back today. You can redo anything in the computer lab for a higher grade. Please post with your name.

Celebration day!

Today we will celebrate the end of our unit- Around The World in 80 Days! I will be colelcting our responsibility test- parent signature

How fantastic!

If you are using this website to finish your test-


YOU WILL NEED TO CLICK ON THE OLDER POSTS TO GET THE ANSWERS THAT SHOULD BE IN YOUR NOTEBOOK!!!

The first part of our Geography test

1. I want you to post today reflecting on your own presentation. I want you to answer these questions in complete sentences:


Self reflection

Do you think that you taught a good country presentation to the class? Why or Why not?



What aspects of the 8ways will you improve on for your next presentation? How will you do it?



What else would you like to tell me about your presentation?



Do you feel I helped you as much as I could? Elaborate. What can I do to improve?



What was your favorite part about this geography unit? What else do you wish we talked about?


2. Please play these 4 games: Geography, practice geography, global coordinates, Who wants to be a millionaire.   Each one of those scores will be included in your test scores. You can play them as many times as you want. The scores are due today- so don't get caught up on just one game.

Last day for presentations!

Oh it has been a wonderful unit!
Everyone has done such a terrific job!


Today- Jamacia 1st and 7th...England 6th

Mexico 1st and 7th .....Italy 6th

Please take listening notes and write your 5 sentence summary!

Test on Thursday!


Study~!

Japan 1st and 6th.....Argentina 7th

Please keep up with your notes and summaries. They will be the first grades for the next term!

Study for your test! It is next Thursday!

Friday we will celebrate our end of the geography/culture unit- with watching Around the World in 80 days.

Brazil and Spain!

Let's understand and celebrate with a little Latin Flavor today.

1st and 7th are learning about Brazil

6th hour is learning about Spain


Each country needs at least 10 notes and a summary. They should be neatly organized in your notebook.
If you are challenging yourself with 15 notes and a summary that will earn you a B grade. If you are taking 20 notes and a summary that will  be an A.

Please be studying!!! Our test is one week from today.... 

Study for the Test that is Next Week!

Please be studying the test that will be next week....on Thursday.

Everything on the test is in your notebook.

Presenting today:

Egypt 1st and 6th hour

America 7th

France 1st and 6th...Philippines 7th

Today we are learning about France in 1st and 6th hours....!

In 7th, we are learning about the Philippines! Mrs. Branscomb is coming to 7th hour! Yahoo!!!

Remember each presentations needs a summary and your choice of how many notes. (20, 15, 10)

There is only 6 more presentations left! Then we will take our test on this unit. Please decide weather you are going for an A, B, or See Me for the test.

Start Studying your notebook NOW!!!

Peer Group Assessment

Please create one of these surveys for each member of your country group. You will hand this in.


Your Name: ____________

The Person you are Evaluating______________



Commitment to group goals                      0-1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10

Level of Participation                               0-1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10

Quality of Work Produced                       0-1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10

Meeting deadlines                                    0-1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10

Working together as a Group                   0-1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10

Would you want to work with them again 0-1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10



Defend you thinking: (5 sentences)

IF YOU ARE ABSENT..PLEASE BORROW A FRIENDS NOTES OR DO SOME MINI-RESEARCH ON YOUR OWN.  VISIT PIONEER LIBRARY ON MY LINK LIST.

USER NAME: PIONEER
PASSWORD: SEARCH

Please remember to keep your notebook organized and complete.
20 notes for an A, 15 notes for a B, and 10 notes for a C
Every presentation must have a  5 sentence summary.

1st hour- Russia
6th hour- Greece
7th hour- Spain

Germany!

All hours today are reporting on Germany...!

Remember each country needs at least 10 notes for a C, 15 notes, for a B, 20 notes for an A.

Every country report REQUIRES a summary.

Remember to bring your map to class everyday to plot the countries that your class is reporting on.

Argentina- Netherlands- Map handout

We have started our presentations that we have been working on in class. Argentina (1st hour) did an amazing job! Way to go and break the ice...

Netherlands (6th hour) was fantastic! We got to eat some fantastic  carmel waffles and play a round of soccer. Very creative!!!


As for the assignments we are working on our listening skills, writting notes, and every country report has a summary due.

If the student is going for an A on their notes - they must take 20
                                          B on their notes - they must take 15
                                          C on their notes - they must take 10

I will be updating links for notes if any student is absent! They can always google information/ ask any student as well.

I also handed out the Map to locate the countries that we are learning about. Please help your student keep this! They will turn this in after our unit is completed!

Responsibility Educates!

The Arab World

Summary
The Arab World was a movie that Ms. Nanna showed us because only one group out of all the classes choose a country in the middle east. The Arab World is pretty much the Middle East. America has been fighting a war there on and off for last 20 years. The main religion there is Islam. People who believe in Islam believe in Allah, Muhammad, Koran, and are called Muslims.
30 notes for an A
1. middle east
2. desert
3. hot, dry, mountians
4. muslims practice islam
5. Koran is there holy book
6. Friday is the holy day
7. where civilization started
8. first written language
9. Muhammad is like their Jesus
10. Allah is like their God
11. girls cover their hair
12. girls and boys are viewed differently in their society
13. 1.5 billion Muslims world wide
14. muslim means- submit to god
15. Islam governs politics
16. pray 5 times a day and face Mecca
17. Ramadan is a major holiday
18. Red Sea
19. Mediterrian Sea
20. Sahara Desert
21. "Middle East" nickname began after WWII
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.
28.
29.
30

The Arab World

We are going to start learning about cultures today!

I am showing you a movie that is 20 minutes long on the ARAB WORLD.

Please take 30 notes for an A, 20 notes for a B, 15 notes for a C.

A summary is due at the end of the notes.

Questions on Test #4

Culture- no culture is better or worse than another culture: EQUALITY
is the way people live- lnaguage, beliefs, occupations, activities, arts
culture is not bound by geography- is can cross oceans!!

Draw a map of the World.

Include:
prime meridian
equator
4 major oceans
7 contintents
Nile, Mississippi, Amazon rivers

Questions #3

Geography- the study of the Earth, how it shapes peoples lives and how people shape the Earth through their activities. Earth is seperated into regions. Regions are usually marked by physical boundries.

example- North American contintent is a region. Inside North America, the Rocky Mountians are another smaller region....

Key Words: location, place, maps,

climate- pattern of weather over a long period of time...another way we organize regions.





People have changed geography by: building buildings, blowing up mountains to make a road, polluting....

Questons for the test #2

What are the world's top three religions?
Islam, Christianity, Hindu

What is an Asian eating cutom?
chopsticks, eat on floor, shoes off, share a family dish

What is the largest country in the world?
Russia

Learn these for the Country Test

An analogy is a form of speech that compares on item to another....


A map is to ___________ as the globe is to ____________.
                   beach blanket                            beach ball
                   basketball court                         basket ball

Excavate is to __________ as _____________ is to passing down history by word of mouth.
                      dig up                 Oral History


One holiday that is purley American is________________.
                                                          July 4th
                                                          MLK civil rights
                                                          president's day
                                                          Thanksgiving (now canada adopted)
                                                         

GPS= Global Coordinates

Think and brainstorm in your country groups....
What do humans keep track of with the help of satellites?



Global coordinates - are when the lines of latitude and longitude cross to find a specific place on Earth

Santa wears a Speedo???

Did you know that in the southern hemisphere- during Christmas- it is hot???  Bbq, beaches, swimsuits!

Earth has the four seasons because of the tilt of the axis is at 23.5 degrees. In other terms- Earth sits on it's side while it spins through the cosmos.

The Suns light hits the Earth directly and indirectly- warming some spots more than others....

Because of this tilt- hoildays around the world look and feel different everywhere. Culture is directly affected becuase of space...WOW!

 Earth has seasons because of the tilt of the axis

Where in the World???

hemisphere- hemi means half/ sphere is 3-D shape like the globe...the world can be split into 4 hemispheres....N, S, E, W

quadrant- quad means four... the world can be split into NW, SW, SE, NE...

equator- 0 degrees... hot climate- splits the world into N and S

prime meridian- 0 degrees--- connects the poles through England- splits the world into E and W

latitude-  imaginary lines on the Earth that help measure distance- "fatitude"  like the world's belt....equator is an example....

longitude- imaginary lines on the Earth that help measure distance- These lines go up and down measure east to west.. Prime Meridian is an example

Country Reports research day

Plese use your time wisely!!

We will be spliting up into three groups- Creative group, library group, and computer lab group.

Review for Test tomrrow- Get country requirements/new group

Please study for your test tomorrow!!!

We also got our new country groups and requirements. We chose the country that we are going to present on.

As a class we decided that we like presentations that had:
FOOD

MUSIC

COSTUME or BEST DRESS

SHOWED CREATIVITY/EFFORT/ORGANIZATION

USED POSTERS

USED POWERPOINT

5 NEW WORDS IN THAT LANGUAGE

Everything should be done in class except the food. If everyone in your group is having trouble with that requirement...please talk to me and I will make sure that you are successful!!!

Lascaux Cave

Please take five notes on this presentation.
- it is in France
-found by two little boys walking their dog
- over 25,000 years old
- mostly is covered in animals like cattle, humans, birds
- people used it for shelter

The Beginning of Agriculture

The New Stone Age
- domisticated animals for wool, milk, meat
- started farming
- had enough food to create a surplus

Catal Huyuk
- first place with leisure time
-  name of the first settlement found

Crafts and Trade

- painted walls
- traded obsidean for wood
- made pots

Summary:
Catal huyuk is the name of the first settlement that has been found by archeaologist. The had enough food stored to allow the inhabitants to be creative. They painted their walls, made jewerly, and pots. They traded their goods with other people. It was interesting to learn that their enterences to their houses were on the roof.

Stone Age Technology

Stone and Bone
- spears, arrows, bows, clubs
- bone to use in houses to make them more stable
- cleaning hides for clothes

Special Tools
- fire and shelter
- metal...mostly copper
- adapting to the envrionment/ their brain

Flaking- the system of shaping a stone to become a weapon

technology- any tool that makes human life easier

Summary:
       Today we learned about Stone Age Technology. I learned that technology is more than just electronics. Technology is any tool or invention that maked human life easier. Cave Men used their environment. They knew that they could shape their rocks into weapons by using a term called FLAKING. They also started using special tools like fire, shelter, and metal.

Early People

People of the Stone Age
- Paleolithic Era- fancy adult language for this time period
- Tanzania, Africa
- 70,000 years ago

Stone Tools
-sharp edged stones
- 12,000 years ago
- technology is a tool

Caves
- Africa, France, Spain
- Border cave and Blombos
- art on walls of everyday life

Beauty
- beads
- sea shells
- caring deeply about life because they buried their dead

Learning About the Past/ Big Ideas

Today we have two presentations!!!
Please be respectful of our presenters today.


Learning About the Past

Here is an outline of what we are covering. Please read pages 14-15 for this presentations information.

1. sources- anything that provides information
2. oral history- stories that are told not written down
3. artifacts- objects made by people
4. primary sources- I stories- first hand accounts of historical events
5. secondary sources- text books- 3rd person stories
6. archaeologist- a job that finds artifacts
7. excavate- to dig up


Big Ideas About The Stone Age

Here is an outline for what we are covering. Please read pages 28-29 for this presentations information.

Early People:

People ans Technology:

The Agriculture Revolution:

Cue Card Creation- Role Play presentation- Creative Time

Today we are making our cue cards for our Stone Age Presentation. They have to say at least 5 sentences about their topic. They can copy exactly out of the textbook if they are having trouble coming up with ideas on their own.


After we make our cue cards we will Role Play a fake presentation. Practice, Practice Practice those 8ways to give a good presentation.

Creative time working on poster.

One day left to work in class. Presentations start Monday.

last 4 ways to give a wonderful presentation- vocab pre-test

Movement- walk around the stage! Please don't stand still. It isn't natural for humans to be statues.

Nonwords- "like, ummmm...., uhhh" it shows the audience that you did not practice.

Speaking pace/volume- not to fast, not to slow....speak as clear as you can

Pauses- no longer than 5 seconds. think about dramatic pauses to gain the audiences attention.


See me for a Vocab pre-test. 20 questions. multiple choice

4 out of the 8 ways to give a good presentation

How to give a Good Presentation

Energy- Most of us prefer to watch a presentaion where the speaker is clearly making an effort to connect with the audience. Energy comes out a vocal variety, gestures, and facial expressions helping you show passion and gain positive listener response. Energy is also a great mask effectively covering up nervousness and other distractions.

Eye Contact- maintain eye contact with indivudual audience members long enough to complete you thought (3-5 seconds), rather than shiting your gaze from side to side.

Hand Gestures- use natural movements of your arms, hands and body to emphasize your mainpoints. Aviod actions such as crossing arms or putting your hands on your hips.

Facial Expressions- Use smiles, frowns, and other varied expressions to keep your audience engaged. Take tips from stage actors: the bigger the audience the bigger your expressions.


3 creative days left to put together your poster presentation!

Presentation Dates:
Monday -Sept 13- Big Ideas/ Learning About the Past
Tuesday- Sept 14- Lesson 1 page 30- 35
Wednesday- Sept 15- Lesson 2 page 39-41
Thursday- Sept 16- Lesson 3- page 45-49
Friday- Sept 17 Lascaux Cave/ technology group/ research in computer lab

What is a Current Event?

A current event is a newspaper article presentation. You can use the paper that I provide in class, the internet, or TV! You need 4 current event mini-presentations before the semester ends in DECEMBER.  I will not assign a specific day for your presentations. Just let me know when you have found an article you like and  I will fit you into our schedule.



Please tell us about:
Who the article is about
What the article is about
Where it takes place and point to it on the map
When it took place
Why you choose it
How does it make you feel
Open the discussion to the class about solutions or connections

We got our first group presentations about the STONE AGE!

Tracing Our Roots

Please open up the text to page 19. Read.

Define:

Evolution:

DNA:

Genes:

Intelligent Design:


The Evolution of Homer

While watching this 1:30 clip- please make a list of the changes that Homer goes through.

Summarize in 5 sentences what we discussed today.


Finish presenting partners- take notes!

Aug. 30th

World Languages

Please open an OUR WORLD text book to page 7. In the top left hand corner you will see some data about language. In y our THINK ABOUT JOURNAL create a bar graph about that data.

Graph in Millions

Mandrian Chinese- 8.85
Spanish- 3.32
English-  3.32
Bengali- 1.89
Hindi- 1.82
Portugeses- 1.7

Think About This:
Should our world only have one language? Why or Why Not.

Current Events - Doggie Day Spa

Finish presenting Acrostic poems, get to know you, take notes on peers

HOMEWORK TONIGHT

Please finish your Get to Know You Funsheet with your acrostic poem on the back of your name. Points for coloring, creativity, and neatness.

Tomorrow we will be pairing up and presenting these acrostic poems.
Make sure you are proud to show off your work.

Don't forget to bring a spiral notebook! Due Monday.....

Thanks!!!

WELCOME TO SOCIAL STUDIES!!!!

We will be covering the HISTORY OF THE WORLD!!!!

AUG- Get to know you- Cavemen
SEPT- geography/ country reports
Oct- Ancient Egypt/ Greece
Nov- Ancient China/ Mongols
Dec- Middle Ages
Jan- Renassiance
Feb- Exploration/ Ancient Inca, Maya, Aztec
March- Immigration
April- Decades 1900-1950
May- Decades 1960- current
June- Global Affairs