EE-10 Unit 3 Section 1. Mini-project: Discovering ancient civilisations

Description Goals and Objectives Grade Level: 10

In this lesson students organise a conference called “Ancient civilisations and archeological discoveries”. They prepare talks using GoogleEarth, YouTube, PowerPoint and different Internet resources. They take what they have learned and create a KLM file with a collection of placemarks that contain the name of the place, photos, video and some facts they learned about these ancient civilisations.

Students will • use the internet to make a

research on ancient civilisations;• create a collection of

placemarks using Google Earth to quantify their learning;

• describe where and when the people lived;

• give details about what they looked like;

• describe what their lifestyle was like;

• explain what lesson we can learn from them.

Content Areas Type:

GeographyHistoryITArcheology

Student Controlled

Duration

A two-weeks project;1hour conference

Skills Addressed Resources Available Related Topics & Resources

SpeakingReadingTypingSoftware NavigationPresentation skillsCollaboration skills

http://www.gecoolplaces.com/

Project Folder

A sample plan of a presentation talk

http://www.ancientchina.co.uk/menu.htmlhttp://www.fcps.edu/KingsParkES/technology/ancient/china.htmhttp://whc.unesco.org/en/list/849http://www.uni-tuebingen.de/troia/eng/index.htmlhttp://www.gallica.co.uk/celts/art.htmhttp://www.aon-celtic.com/http://russia.rin.ru/guide_e/2/1.htmlhttp://www.russianlife.com/blog/ancient-peoples-russian-steppes/http://www.geographia.com/russia/rushis02.htmhttp://wysinger.homestead.com/africanhistory.htmlhttp://wysinger.homestead.com/ancientafrica.html/

Assessment

Completed Placemark KLM FilesPresentationsSpeaking skills

Notes about the Lesson Non-Digital Materials Needed Digital Materials Needed

Google Earth can be used:

• as a basis for homework assignments;

• for dynamic presentations during class lectures;

• for inquiry during class presentations;

Students books