Ancient Civilizations C.E.U. - 4th Grade
This unit is interdisciplinary in nature and uses advanced-level reading and writing instruction to explore the elements that make for a successful civilization.
DROUGHT! - Working in groups, we were faced with a variety of challenging scenarios to discuss. The idea was to brainstorm ideas for survival as a group. Eventually we understood the transformation from survival to a thriving civilization.
Exploring Ancient Civilizations - In order to better understand the eight main elements of a civilization, we explored a variety of books in search of specific elements.
A Hierarchy of Needs - Based upon what we had learned that civilizations needed to thrive, we discussed and agreed upon a hierarchy of needs. We represented the hierarchy of needs in the artistic form of a cut out pyramid with icons to represent each need. The discussion to justify our placement of these needs was very stimulating!
Our Element Artifacts - We each picked a civilization of our choice and researched the civilization based on one specific element. We then used our talents to re-create the artifact and compose a plaque to explain the connection of the artifact with our civilization's particular element.