3/22 Mystery Box; Geography

                                                                             Reminders

• Whenever you need help, please ask for it.
• Please write your homework in your assignment book.
• Please review the goal and agenda for the day (posted in the classroom).

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General Overview

Today in class you will

• use critical thinking skills to draw conclusions
• share with others to develop perspectives
• write a paragraph to explain the conclusions you've drawn

Why?

• to develop your critical thinking skills
• to develop other perspectives
• to develop your writing skills 

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DIRECTIONS    If you are waiting at any point, work with the Waiting Activities listed in the right-hand column of this page.

1.  Discuss with someone near you what you will be doing in class today and why (see above).       1 minute

2.   Whole class:  Ask questions using deductive reasoning (what do you know) in order to figure out what is in the mystery chest.        10 minutes

3.   Small groups:  Examine the artifacts, and have a discussion about the following in the order of the questions.  You are not doing searches.               15 minutes

• What do you notice about the artifact (materials, shape, colors, objects, etc.)?
• What is it? Why do you think it was made / What was its purpose? Justify your thoughts to your group.
• Who do you think would have used the artifact?  Justify your thoughts to your group.

4.   By yourself:  Choose one of the artifacts.  In your scrap paper doc or on your own paper, write an explanation of the artifact using the questions above as a guide.  You are not doing searches.               10 minutes

5.  Whole class share:   Individuals will share their ideas about each artifact.  We will then reveal what the artifact actually is.                15 minutes

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Parents: Instead of Asking Your Child,

"What Did You Do in School Today?"

You can ask them.......

• What artifacts did you look at?  How are they connected?

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General Overview

Today in class you will

•  become exposed to where Ancient Greece is and its some of its important physical and human features
• determine how physical geography impacted Ancient Greece
  

Why?

• to develop your understanding of Ancient Greece
• to develop your understanding of how geography impacts people
• to understand how unique Ancient Greece was

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DIRECTIONS    If you are waiting at any point, work with the Waiting Activities listed in the right-hand column of this page.

1.  Discuss with someone near you what you will be doing in class today and why (see above).       1 minute

2.   Take your Silk Road sketchnote from the black stand at the front of the room.       1 minute

3.   Take the two sheets from near the windows.       1 minute

By yourself, access the Ancient Greece Geography slide deck in Google Classroom and complete the map and questions.  Colored pencils boxes are in the front corner of the room.         35 minutes

4.    Whole class share.               10 minutes

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Parents: Instead of Asking Your Child,

"What Did You Do in School Today?"

You can ask them.......

• What are important things to know about Ancient Greece's geography?

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