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6th Grade Social Studies Distance Learning- READ ALL DIRECTIONS BEFORE BEGINNINGOverview: Ancient Civilizations- formation and explorationEstimated Time: 30-40 minutes dailyExplanation: Each day will explore a big idea that we have already explored in our social studies curriculum this year. As defined each day, you will take notes, write, or create illustrations to complete each prompt.Tasks: Please use the online TCI text and notebook, or your physical textbook and notebook as resources to complete the following assignments each day. Use the internet to do more research if needed. Read each prompt carefully and complete the instructions for the given day.How do I hand this into my teacher? Complete the assignment on PowerPoint (you can access this app through your waffle.) You can complete one slide per assignment. Title and save the file to your OneDrive : name: SS plan, ex. Danielle McManus: SS PlanShare the file on the last day of the school closure with your ics Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Pre-History Archaeology Early Humans and Ancient Civilizations How do social scientists use artifacts to interpret the past? cave at Lascaux (available on the Internet). As students progress through the tour, have them take notes for a one page narrative. Their paper should describe their “walk” through the cave and include a short paragraph to set the scene. descriptions of three or four specific paintings in the cave. an analysis of what the paintings indicate about the lives of these ancient people. How and why did ancient humans adapt and change over time? Create a Hominid Flowchart, students create an illustrated flowchart to show the progression of advancements from one early hominid group to the next. Make their chart on poster board or large sheets of construction paper. The flowchart should include the name of each group of early hominids. the approximate time period in which these hominids lived. an explanation in both words and pictures of the specific advancements that distinguish each group from the one that preceded it. What were the characteristics of Neolithic and Paleolithic societies? Create a comic strip to explain how the key changes from Paleolithic to Neolithic life paved the way for modern society. How did the development of agriculture change daily life in the Neolithic Age? Create a graphic organizer to show how the Neolithic development of agriculture led to a stable food supply, permanent shelters, larger communities, specialized jobs, and trade. Write a dialogue between a (choose either Sumerian, Mesopotamian, Egyptian) and a person living in the United States today. The dialogue should include the following: lines of dialogue in which the characters introduce themselves and the society they represent ?lines of dialogue in which the characters discuss characteristics of civilization that illustrate similarities between their civilization and the United States lines of dialogue in which the characters discuss characteristics of civilization that illustrate differences between them and the United States ?lines of dialogue concluding whether they and the United States can be categorized as civilizations Topics Day 6 Day 7 Day 8 Day 9 Day 10 Ancient Civilizations What makes a successful City State? You are a ruler who is creating a new City-State. Think about protection, food supply, water supply. Design your City State with a drawing that includes labels and descriptions. How does geography affect civilizations? Write and illustrate journal entries that describe a “trip” through civilizations they have studied. Students should “travel” through at least three different regions. For each region, students should describe the physical features, climate, and vegetation they “see,” and then explain how geography affects the way of life in that region. What do all civilizations have in common? Create a list of all factors needed for a civilization to succeed. Turn the list into a recipe of success. Create a Venn diagram to compare and contrast Ancient Egypt, Ancient China and Ancient India. What contributions did ancient civilizations leave behind? Explain each civilizations’ contributions in a magazine or newspaper article. Create a unique title and picture to help hook the audience. Include how the US has made contributions too. What impacts the rise and fall of civilizations? Write an essay that explains why some civilizations rise and others fall. Include examples that support your claims and also make a prediction for the future of an existing country. ................
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