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Monday, december 10, 2018

  1. Students began class by reading pages 98 to 103 in our NAT GEO book. 
  2. Then, we are watching a quick video about the OLD KINGDOM of Egypt here:  edpuzzle.com/media/5c0dcdd4262702408473d220
  3. Then, students will work on the following Slides in their Google slide:

Old Kingdom, Djoser, and Khufu (if you don't have these slides, create one!)

HERE ARE SOME GREAT WEBSITES TO HELP YOU GET GREAT INFORMATION!


  • ​www.mummies2pyramids.info/history-civilization/old-kingdom.htm
  • ​kidspast.com/world-history/old-kingdom/
  • ​​www.ducksters.com/history/ancient_egypt/old_kingdom.php

HOMEWORK:  finish these 3 slides we worked on in class

if you have time, here's another great video about the Old Kingdom:  www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpb4_K7gMzc

tuesday, december 11, 2018

We took notes on the video, "Building the Great Pyramid".  Below are the notes and I'll include a link if you missed today.  Please use this information tonight to complete your Great Pyramid slides.

Follow this link and it is divided into 6 parts:  www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwiic6BoleQ

HOMEWORK:  complete the Great Pyramid slides

pyramid_video.pdf
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WEDNESDAY, december 12

Today we do a STATION rotation activity here are the stations:
  • STATION ONE:  Egyptian Hieroglyphs
  • STATION TWO:  Becoming a Scribe
  • STATION THREE:  Egyptian gods/godesses
  • STATION FOUR:  Mummification and Religion
  • STATION FIVE:  Middle Kingdom - watch this video:  edpuzzle.com/assignments/5c112f5c22952d40d8e88189/watch​

HOMEWORK:  work on your Egyptian RELIGION and WRITING slides
chapter_5_egypt_station_activity.pdf
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station 1:  Hieroglyphs

STATION 2:  BEcoming a Scribe

STATION 3:  gods/godesses

You'll have to look up HORUS and THOTH!

STATION 4:  mummies


thursday/friday, december 13 and 14

Today, we are taking notes on the following pages from our Google Slide.  These slides we will do together:
  • Rosetta Stone
  • New Kingdom
  • Hatshepsut
  • Ramses II
Then, students had a lot of time to work on their other slides like:  Religion, Mummies, Hieroglyphs & Papyrus, Middle Kingdom, etc.