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ProjectDescription
Haveyouwonderedhowmuchofyoureverydaylifehasbeeninfluencedbyancient
civilizations?AncientEgypthasexposedourmodernlifetowonderfultreasures.Thisproject
willallowstudentstogainanunderstandingofAncientCivilizations,andhowaspectsofthis
eracarriedintoourcurrentlives.Inthisproject,studentswillberecreatingancientartifactsof
AncientEgypt,composingaresearchpaperonsignificantaspectsofAncientEgypt,and
creatingascaledmodelofAncientEgyptanditscities.
EssentialQuestions
WhatarethemainfeaturesofAncientEgyptartandarchitecture?
HowdidAncientEgyptiansusemathasalanguageofcommunication?
HowhaveaspectsofAncientEgyptinfluencedourmoderndaylife?
LearningGoals
Math
6.G.1Findtheareaofrighttriangles,specialquadrilaterals,andpolygonsby
composingintorectanglesordecomposingintotrianglesandothershapesapply
thesetechniquesinthecontextofsolvingrealworldmathematicalproblems.
6.G.2Findthevolumeofarightrectangularprismwithfractionaledgelengthsby
packingitwithunitcubesoftheappropriateunitfractionedgelengths,andshowthat
thevolumeisthesameaswouldbefoundbymultiplyingtheedgelengthsofthe
prism.ApplytheformulasV=lxwxhandV=bxhtofindthevolumesofright
rectangularprismswithfractionaledgelengthsinthecontextofsolvingrealworldand
mathematicalproblems.
6.G.4Representthreedimensionalfiguresusingnetsmadeupofrectanglesand
triangles,andusethenetstofindthesurfaceareaofthesefigures.Applythese
techniquesinthecontextofsolvingrealworldandmathematicalproblems.
Humanities
6.2.1
Locateanddescribethemajorriversystemsanddiscussthephysicalsettings
thatsupportedpermanentsettlementandearlycivilizations.
6.2.5DiscussthemainfeaturesofEgyptianartandarchitecture.
6.2.6DescribetheroleofEgyptiantradeintheeasternMediterraneanandNilevalley.
6.2.7UnderstandthesignificanceofQueenHatshepsut.
6.2.9Tracetheevolutionoflanguageanditswrittenforms.
W.6.2
Writeinformative/explanatorytextstoexamineatopicandconveyideas,
concepts,andinformationthroughtheselection,organization,andanalysisofrelevant
content.
W.6.9
Drawevidencefromliteraryorinformationaltextstosupportanalysis,
reflection,andresearch.
Product
StudentswillberesearchingvariousaspectsofAncientEgyptandcomposingaresearch
paperontheirchosentopic.Alongwiththeirresearchpaper,studentswillberecreatingan
ancientartifact.InMath,studentswillbecreatingascalemodelofachosencitywithin
AncientEgypt.
ProjectTimeline(5weeks)
Dates
Focus/Tasks
April28May1st
Math:
QFTFindingYourQuestion
ExploringAncientEgyptianMath
ChoosingCities(DetermineGroups)
AnalyzingEgyptianArchitecture
AreaofTriangles
Humanities:
MUN
Researchquestion/topicformation
Discusscrediblesourcesandcitation
May4th8th
Math:
DesigningCity(1stDraft)
VolumeofRectangularPrisms
Humanities:
MUN
Question/topicresearch
Researchpaperoutline
May11th15th
Math:
CritiqueofDrafts
SketchupPD
Begintransferringdesigninsketchup
ContinueExploringVolume
Humanities:
MUN
Question/topicresearch
ResearchpaperformationRoughDraft
andCritique
May18th22nd
Math:
ContinueworkingonSketchup
SBACCTesting
Humanities:
SBACCTesting
May25th29th
Math:
ExploringSurfaceArea
BuildingModelsofAncientCities
Humanities:
Researchpaperformationandcritique
FinalDraft
Artifactcreation
June1st5th
Math:
ContinueBuildingModels
CelebrationofLearningGeometry
June5thProjectDue!
Humanities:
June5thResearchpaperfinaldraftand
artifactdue!
Exhibition
Exhibitionwillbedecideduponasateam.
Assessment
:
ResearchPaper
Artifactcreationrubric
Presentations
Draftedandcompletemodelofcity
ProjectRubric
ProjectReflection