Review of Unit on Great Plains for end of week test....students should complete and review in preparation for this test
Monday, March 30, 2009
5th Grade Great Plains Test
Review of Unit on Great Plains for end of week test....students should complete and review in preparation for this test
7th Grade: Middle East Test
7th Grade Students will have a test on Thursday and will be completing a review activity early in the week, a copy of that review sheet is below. students should have completed by Thursday.
Saturday, March 21, 2009
7th Graders: Current Events and Cultures
7th Graders are studying cultures and current events in the Middle East. Those students (7th grade boys) who did not have current events on Friday, should make sure they bring them in next week.
7th grade girls will be working on current events as well in the coming week.
7th grade girls will be working on current events as well in the coming week.
6th Grade: The Middle Ages
Sixth Graders recently completed a study of Ancient Greece and Rome and will be tackling the subject of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance in the coming days. They too will be having a quiz in the coming days over Ancient Rome (and the Middle Ages).
A make up quiz on Ancient Greece was completed on Thursday, and lets up 6th graders take away from the experience that when given a second chance to prepare, they make sure to review and prepare.
A make up quiz on Ancient Greece was completed on Thursday, and lets up 6th graders take away from the experience that when given a second chance to prepare, they make sure to review and prepare.
5th Grade:
The Fifth Graders will be wrapping up our studies on the 19th and moving into the 20th century.
5th grade students recently completed a quiz on western expansion and can look forward to another in the next few days covering Exodusters and exodus of former salves to the great plains, as well as teh economic concept of supply and demand, cattles drives and on going conflicts with native americans on the great plains.
All fifth grade students should have a set of review material sfor this purpose.
5th grade students recently completed a quiz on western expansion and can look forward to another in the next few days covering Exodusters and exodus of former salves to the great plains, as well as teh economic concept of supply and demand, cattles drives and on going conflicts with native americans on the great plains.
All fifth grade students should have a set of review material sfor this purpose.
Sunday, March 15, 2009
6th Grade: Ancient Greece and Rome
6th Graders are studying Ancient Rome and Ancient Greece this week and will then began studying later European History.
Below is an excerpt of the reading on Ancient Greece:
ANCIENT GREECE
Ancient Greece wasn't one large empire but a collection of smaller city-states. The term the Greeks used was polis, which meant "city-state." A polis was bigger than a city but smaller than a state. They were scattered throughout the Mediterranean area. Some were seaports; others were more inland. Some of the more famous city-states were Athens, Sparta, Corinth, Delphi, and Thebes.
The people living in these city-states were all Greek, coming from a common heritage. But the people of each city-state did different things and had different beliefs.
Sparta, for instance, was a place of great determination. The Spartans believed in a strong army. All Spartan boys were trained to be soldiers. Other Greek city-states often looked to Sparta and its army to keep them safe. Sparta was ruled by the Senate, a group that made laws and kept tyrants in check.
Athens, another large city-state, was the birthplace of democracy, or the idea that each person could have a voice in what laws were passed and who made up the government.
Early in its history, Athens was ruled by tyrants, some of whom worked to create democracy. The Athenians invented the practice of ostracism to deal with tyrants.
Athens was also a place of great culture. Philosophers like Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle studied and taught in and around Athens. Many of the famous buildings that are only ruins today were in Athens.
Athens was the home of the Greeks' great fleet, which beat back the invading Persians several times during the Persian Wars. Athens also used this fleet to create an empire. Other, smaller city-states grew afraid of Athens' power and sided with Sparta, another large city-state, in the Peloponnesian War, which ended in the defeat of Athens. This war left the Greeks so weak from fighting each other that they were easy targets for a determined conqueror like Alexander the Great, who conquered Greece on his way to ruling most of the known world.
Another famous city-state was Olympia, which had the Olympics, great athletic contests that soldiers and others took part in, even during wars. The Olympics were actually a religious festival dedicated to the great god Zeus. Delphi, another city-state, had the Oracle, a religious temple that answered questions in a vague sort of way.
The Greek religion was based on the worship of nature and many Gods and Goddesses (polytheism). The most powerful and famous of these was Zeus. Other famous gods and goddesses were Apollo, Aphrodite, Athena, Hades, and Poseidon. The Greeks told all kinds of fanciful tales about these gods and goddesses. Many times, they interacted with people. Other times, they did great or terrible things on their own. The Greeks invented comedy and drama and great plays and performances were a regular part of Greek life.
The Greeks also made great discoveries in math and science. Pythagoras invented his famous Theorem. Euclid invented geometry. Eratosthenes calculated how many miles the Earth was around. Aristarchus calculated the distance from Earth to the Moon. Aristotle made a name for himself as a scientist as well.
The Greeks were also the first to write history, chronicling events from wars to everyday life.
Below is an excerpt of the reading on Ancient Greece:
ANCIENT GREECE
Ancient Greece wasn't one large empire but a collection of smaller city-states. The term the Greeks used was polis, which meant "city-state." A polis was bigger than a city but smaller than a state. They were scattered throughout the Mediterranean area. Some were seaports; others were more inland. Some of the more famous city-states were Athens, Sparta, Corinth, Delphi, and Thebes.
The people living in these city-states were all Greek, coming from a common heritage. But the people of each city-state did different things and had different beliefs.
Sparta, for instance, was a place of great determination. The Spartans believed in a strong army. All Spartan boys were trained to be soldiers. Other Greek city-states often looked to Sparta and its army to keep them safe. Sparta was ruled by the Senate, a group that made laws and kept tyrants in check.
Athens, another large city-state, was the birthplace of democracy, or the idea that each person could have a voice in what laws were passed and who made up the government.
Early in its history, Athens was ruled by tyrants, some of whom worked to create democracy. The Athenians invented the practice of ostracism to deal with tyrants.
Athens was also a place of great culture. Philosophers like Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle studied and taught in and around Athens. Many of the famous buildings that are only ruins today were in Athens.
Athens was the home of the Greeks' great fleet, which beat back the invading Persians several times during the Persian Wars. Athens also used this fleet to create an empire. Other, smaller city-states grew afraid of Athens' power and sided with Sparta, another large city-state, in the Peloponnesian War, which ended in the defeat of Athens. This war left the Greeks so weak from fighting each other that they were easy targets for a determined conqueror like Alexander the Great, who conquered Greece on his way to ruling most of the known world.
Another famous city-state was Olympia, which had the Olympics, great athletic contests that soldiers and others took part in, even during wars. The Olympics were actually a religious festival dedicated to the great god Zeus. Delphi, another city-state, had the Oracle, a religious temple that answered questions in a vague sort of way.
The Greek religion was based on the worship of nature and many Gods and Goddesses (polytheism). The most powerful and famous of these was Zeus. Other famous gods and goddesses were Apollo, Aphrodite, Athena, Hades, and Poseidon. The Greeks told all kinds of fanciful tales about these gods and goddesses. Many times, they interacted with people. Other times, they did great or terrible things on their own. The Greeks invented comedy and drama and great plays and performances were a regular part of Greek life.
The Greeks also made great discoveries in math and science. Pythagoras invented his famous Theorem. Euclid invented geometry. Eratosthenes calculated how many miles the Earth was around. Aristarchus calculated the distance from Earth to the Moon. Aristotle made a name for himself as a scientist as well.
The Greeks were also the first to write history, chronicling events from wars to everyday life.
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
7th Grade: History of the Middle East
7th Graders recently began explorer the history of Ancient Mesopotamia. All 7th graders have a hand out that should enable them to answer the following questions:
1. Why is ancient Mesopotamia referred to as the cradle of civilization?
2. Who was Hammurabi? And what were his contributions to ancient Mesopotamian history?
3. What modern country is located where Mesopotamia was located?
4. What Sumerian innovations made it possible for their villages to develop into large city-states?
5. What is Cuneiform? Where was it taught? And by whom?
6. What was the importance of the ziggurat? Who were the only people allowed inside these structures?
7. What other important innovations were developed by the people of Ancient Mespotamia?
1. Why is ancient Mesopotamia referred to as the cradle of civilization?
2. Who was Hammurabi? And what were his contributions to ancient Mesopotamian history?
3. What modern country is located where Mesopotamia was located?
4. What Sumerian innovations made it possible for their villages to develop into large city-states?
5. What is Cuneiform? Where was it taught? And by whom?
6. What was the importance of the ziggurat? Who were the only people allowed inside these structures?
7. What other important innovations were developed by the people of Ancient Mespotamia?
Monday, March 9, 2009
5th Grade: Western Expansion
This week and next 5th Grade students are studying America's western expansion in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Vocab:
Exoduster
Benjamin "Pap" Singleton
Sodbuster
Sod House
Key Concepts:
1. What were the difficulties faced by those who settled in the Great Plains?
2. How did the people of the Great Plains adapt to life there?
3. Why did many former slaves migrate to the Great Plains?
Vocab:
Exoduster
Benjamin "Pap" Singleton
Sodbuster
Sod House
Key Concepts:
1. What were the difficulties faced by those who settled in the Great Plains?
2. How did the people of the Great Plains adapt to life there?
3. Why did many former slaves migrate to the Great Plains?
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