Lessons focused on geography, art, language and culture of the Sumerians, Hittites, Babylonians, Persians, and Phoenicians will be supported with the use of technology to support acquisition of knowledge and research.
Students are to create a multimedia presentations about the ancient people of Mesopotamia.
Curricular domains of language arts, science, math, social studies, must be applied and students are to demonstrate their acquisition of knowledge by applying what they learn through posing questions, solving problems develop writing skills , and authentically assessing individual and group learning. In collaborative groups, students will research on the Internet for sites to analyze, compare and contrast, design, plan, apply and evaluate data collected about work, food, shelter government, religion and language of the Mesopotamian people. Students will identify geographical land forms, and using clay build and paint land forms to represent and demonstrate how the land affected the progress of each group and their cultural development. Student art, music, and hand made projects are some activities that demonstrates assimilation of projects theme objectives. Research will include libraries, computers, online chat rooms, professional resources.