Unit_Theme_Egypt_Introduction_ToniHollyDave


 * Theme: Ancient Egypt Grade 6**

1.Students will research how the climate affects the human population living in Egypt. 2.Students will discover how the history of Egypt has affected Egyptians current lifestyle. 3.Students will note the importance of the pyramids to the Egyptians.
 * Goals:**


 * Possible Instructional Activities:**

Research using informational text on Egypt (tie to SS: reading historical texts) [W 6-1.4]
 * Language Arts:**

Greenhouse Effect on the Egyptian Climate Coastal Zones, Agricultural Fields, Water Resources, Coral Reefs (tie to 	SS: Impact on human population, drinking water, food                 production/resources, living conditions) [ESS1 (5-6)-3]
 * Science:**

Comparing Temperature: Using Mean, Median, Mode, and Range (tie to Science: Climate, temperature) (tie to SS: living conditions) [M(DSP)-6-2]
 * Math:**

Archeologist Dig Exploring Ancient Egyptian culture (tie into language arts: reading about culture) Historical Analysis [HP 1 (5-6) – 1]
 * Social Studies:**

Create a Brochure Language Arts: Informational writing Science: Climate (change/factors) Math: Analyzing Weather, Computing Temperature Social Studies: Historical Analysis/Evidence (pyramids)
 * Culminating Assessment:**

[W 6-1.4; W-6-6.2; W-6-7] [M(DSP)-6-2] [ESS1 (5-6)-3] [HP 1 (5-6) – 1]

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