https://www.unicef.ca/en/girls-education
Ancient Civilizations “Expert” Group Project:
There are a few different options here besides the “expert” group project including inventions and innovations inquiry, daily life inquiry and ancient cultures board game. Please let me know soon what civilization you choose & whether you will work in a group or solo. Great resources are linked below as well as on the documented (Ancient Civ Resources) posted below.
- suggestions: https://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/ancientcultures/
- Not as beautiful as the others, but very thorough and easy to read explanations of many, many ancient civs: https://www.ducksters.com/history/(daily life, culture, government, timelines, mythologies)
- Same as above: https://ancienthistory.mrdonn.org/
- Students will need to scroll down to find their civilization, but each section comes with a map/video/infograph of major accomplishments. Handy. https://kids.britannica.com/students/article/ancient-civilization/272856#196365-toc
- Brief summaries on a variety of civs. Very readable: https://www.ancienthistoryforkids.com/
- A kids google search engine, articles are shorter and at intermediate reading level, more images, safe: https://kids.kiddle.co/Inuit
Ancient Civilizations Expert Group
A Teenage Girl Explains Different Forms of Government
B.C. village older than the pyramids unearthed by a student
Ancient Underwater Haida Settlement Found
Ancient Greece 101 | National Geographic
6 Advanced Ancient Inventions We Still Can’t Figure Out
The Story of Cleopatra | Ancient History
History vs. Cleopatra – Alex Gendler
How to make a mummy – Len Bloch
The Tomb of Tutankhamun | Lost Treasures of Egypt
Top 10 Egyptian Gods and Goddesses
Greek Mythology Creation Story Explained in 8 Minutes (Animation)
We are doing a “Wanted” poster for an Egyptian god or goddess of your choice. The assignment is attached
1. Here is a list of deities:
- Osiris
- Isis
- Horus
- Seth
- Ptah
- Re
- Hathor
- Anubis.
2. Here are the sites that you should start your research with :
Ancient Greece:
Why does Greek democracy matter?
National Geographic for Kids
What do we know about the development of humans?
Assignments and criteria are attached here:
Links to Encyclopaedia Britannica
Homo neanderthalensis (the Neanderthals),
and various species of Australopithecus.
(Notice the choices made in these images: generally male, walking, carrying hunting tools–what other possibilities are there?)
