November 6th
Warm Up:
1. Who were the first hominids to travel out of Africa?
2. What is a nomad?
3. When did Homo Habilis live?
4. Name three social scientists that explore the past!
Decipher the code
Vocabulary Words:
Sedentary, Irrigation, Specialization, Artisan, Social Class, Government, Fertile, Inhabitant,
Writing exercise
Causes and implications
Essential Question: What is the Neolithic Revolution(Agricultural Revolution)? How did farming develop and change the lives of humans?
Reflection: Explain how the neolithic Revolution was a turning point in human history!
HW: CREST
Exit ticket
Warm Up:
1. Who were the first hominids to travel out of Africa?
2. What is a nomad?
3. When did Homo Habilis live?
4. Name three social scientists that explore the past!
Decipher the code
Vocabulary Words:
Sedentary, Irrigation, Specialization, Artisan, Social Class, Government, Fertile, Inhabitant,
Writing exercise
Causes and implications
Essential Question: What is the Neolithic Revolution(Agricultural Revolution)? How did farming develop and change the lives of humans?
Reflection: Explain how the neolithic Revolution was a turning point in human history!
HW: CREST
Exit ticket
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November 6th
Warm Up:
Look at the images. Describe what you see in both images. They represent the life in the Paleolithic (Old Stone Age) and Neolithic Era(New Stone Age).
How did people get from image 1 to image 2? What did they have to do? How did they do it?
Essential Question:How did the transition from nomadic societies to agrarian societies happen? What changes happenned during the Neolithic Agrarian Revolution?
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We will work on the Crest for the last 10 minutes of class. It is due on Monday Nov. 10th. Remember that it is a family project.
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Early people bonded over necessity of survival and hunting, then created language and art. Before we explore when and how all the characteristics of culture came together, lets look at yourself.
What is my culture?
You will start to create a CULTURAL CREST to represent your cultural identity.
November 4th
Warm Up: Homework on the desk
Using the timeline of EARLY Humans from yesterday, answer these questions:
1. When did the first humans appear in Africa?
2. When are continents occupied by humans?
3. When do people begin to develop agriculture?
What is my culture?
You will start to create a CULTURAL CREST to represent your cultural identity.
November 4th
Warm Up: Homework on the desk
Using the timeline of EARLY Humans from yesterday, answer these questions:
1. When did the first humans appear in Africa?
2. When are continents occupied by humans?
3. When do people begin to develop agriculture?
Essential Question: How do societies start, develop, expand?
Log on to Achieve3000; open Mailbox; article: "FOUND: OLDEST FLUTE, OLDEST CARVING"
Today is VOTING DAY! After the article log on to:
http://generationnation.election-2014-grades-6-8.sgizmo.com/s3/
HW: NONE
Reflection:Why is it important to exercise our rights and responsibilities?
Log on to Achieve3000; open Mailbox; article: "FOUND: OLDEST FLUTE, OLDEST CARVING"
Today is VOTING DAY! After the article log on to:
http://generationnation.election-2014-grades-6-8.sgizmo.com/s3/
HW: NONE
Reflection:Why is it important to exercise our rights and responsibilities?
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November 3rd
Warm Up:
What is a timeline? What is it used for?
Create a timeline of your life starting with your birth and include 4 important events.
Early Humans
Using the timeline challenge cards create a timeline of from the beginning of humanity to 3000 B.C.E
Essential Question: How did the development of tools lead to more stable societies? What are the most essential resources for a society to thrive?
HW: Timeline of your life with 4 important events.
Reflection:
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