https://padlet.com/mhoffart27/ifxvht8lg4du6vr5 Ancient Egypt - strategies and activities en-us 2020-11-17 16:05:47 UTC 2020-11-30 05:20:10 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/mhoffart27/ifxvht8lg4du6vr5/wish/969246698 In this short video, the students will learn how the Ancient Egyptians created their calendar.]]> 2020-11-29 20:01:31 UTC https://padlet.com/mhoffart27/ifxvht8lg4du6vr5/wish/969246698 https://padlet.com/mhoffart27/ifxvht8lg4du6vr5/wish/969250232 By watching the following video, students will develop a deeper understanding of Ancient Egypt's Religions.]]> 2020-11-29 20:04:16 UTC https://padlet.com/mhoffart27/ifxvht8lg4du6vr5/wish/969250232 https://padlet.com/mhoffart27/ifxvht8lg4du6vr5/wish/969254293 The students will watch this video by John Green, which introduces the main topics of Ancient Egypt.]]> 2020-11-29 20:07:15 UTC https://padlet.com/mhoffart27/ifxvht8lg4du6vr5/wish/969254293 https://padlet.com/mhoffart27/ifxvht8lg4du6vr5/wish/969367205 To develop a deeper understanding of this time period, the students will read from their textbook about the death of Ramses II. They will then write about what they would hope for and fear if they were there.]]> 2020-11-29 21:32:35 UTC https://padlet.com/mhoffart27/ifxvht8lg4du6vr5/wish/969367205 https://padlet.com/mhoffart27/ifxvht8lg4du6vr5/wish/969369514 The students will gain a deeper understanding of the importance of the Nile River by watching this video.]]> 2020-11-29 21:34:21 UTC https://padlet.com/mhoffart27/ifxvht8lg4du6vr5/wish/969369514 https://padlet.com/mhoffart27/ifxvht8lg4du6vr5/wish/969372606 The students will create a diary entry that describes what sailing on the Nile River would be like. They will include accurate information that is found in their textbook while also being creative. ]]> 2020-11-29 21:36:47 UTC https://padlet.com/mhoffart27/ifxvht8lg4du6vr5/wish/969372606 https://padlet.com/mhoffart27/ifxvht8lg4du6vr5/wish/969376967 In this short video, the students will learn about the different parts of the hierarchy of Ancient Egypt.]]> 2020-11-29 21:40:22 UTC https://padlet.com/mhoffart27/ifxvht8lg4du6vr5/wish/969376967 https://padlet.com/mhoffart27/ifxvht8lg4du6vr5/wish/969379328 In this interactive game, the students will be able to walk through the process of embalming a mummy while learning about the reasons why this was done. ]]> 2020-11-29 21:42:28 UTC https://padlet.com/mhoffart27/ifxvht8lg4du6vr5/wish/969379328 https://padlet.com/mhoffart27/ifxvht8lg4du6vr5/wish/969382093 In this hieroglyphic typewriter, students are able to translate words and sentences into hieroglyphics, helping them gain a deeper understanding of this part of Ancient Egypt's culture. ]]> 2020-11-29 21:44:56 UTC https://padlet.com/mhoffart27/ifxvht8lg4du6vr5/wish/969382093 https://padlet.com/mhoffart27/ifxvht8lg4du6vr5/wish/969386061 The following resource is a website that students can read to gain a deeper understanding of hieroglyphics and how they work.]]> 2020-11-29 21:48:37 UTC https://padlet.com/mhoffart27/ifxvht8lg4du6vr5/wish/969386061 https://padlet.com/mhoffart27/ifxvht8lg4du6vr5/wish/969389398 The students will use the following resource to create their own obelisk and including facts on both sides. ]]> 2020-11-29 21:51:41 UTC https://padlet.com/mhoffart27/ifxvht8lg4du6vr5/wish/969389398 https://padlet.com/mhoffart27/ifxvht8lg4du6vr5/wish/969394053 Students will create a venn diagram that compares and contrasts two capital cities: Thebes and Akhetaton. They will use this link: https://www.britannica.com/place/Tell-el-Amarna along with the link below to do so.]]> 2020-11-29 21:55:48 UTC https://padlet.com/mhoffart27/ifxvht8lg4du6vr5/wish/969394053 https://padlet.com/mhoffart27/ifxvht8lg4du6vr5/wish/969398637 The students will create their own peace treaty and then compare it to the peace treaty created by Ramses II. The following link provides them with access to the peace treaty by Ramses II.]]> 2020-11-29 21:59:47 UTC https://padlet.com/mhoffart27/ifxvht8lg4du6vr5/wish/969398637 https://padlet.com/mhoffart27/ifxvht8lg4du6vr5/wish/969960099 The students will read aloud from their textbooks about the death of Ramses the II. The students could use the task from their book to write about if they were there during this time what they would hope for and what they would fear. 
https://nsms6thgradesocialstudies.weebly.com/uploads/3/7/2/4/37241339/chapter_5_-_ancient_egypt.pdf  ]]> 2020-11-30 04:33:13 UTC https://padlet.com/mhoffart27/ifxvht8lg4du6vr5/wish/969960099 joshua1997pokorny https://padlet.com/mhoffart27/ifxvht8lg4du6vr5/wish/969994473 Students will create their own pyramids with pictures or hieroglyphs they believe would have been painted in real pyramids for a pharaoh. The directions for this activity are found at the end of lesson 3 in the book.]]> 2020-11-30 04:55:12 UTC https://padlet.com/mhoffart27/ifxvht8lg4du6vr5/wish/969994473 joshua1997pokorny https://padlet.com/mhoffart27/ifxvht8lg4du6vr5/wish/970012512 Students will compare the government of the Middle Kingdom and First Intermediate Period with that of the the Old Kingdom using the resource below.]]> 2020-11-30 05:06:18 UTC https://padlet.com/mhoffart27/ifxvht8lg4du6vr5/wish/970012512 joshua1997pokorny https://padlet.com/mhoffart27/ifxvht8lg4du6vr5/wish/970036087 Students will learn about how dynasties work and look at the dynasties of the Old Kingdom in Egypt before creating their own family dynasty tree. The tree can be of any family they want, just has to span at least 100 years.]]> 2020-11-30 05:20:10 UTC https://padlet.com/mhoffart27/ifxvht8lg4du6vr5/wish/970036087