Ancient Egyptian Ancient Egyptian TimelineTimeline

Paula Alexander

Marigold Elementary School, Chico, CA

My name is Paula Alexander and I am a 6th grade teacher at Marigold Elementary School

My web site is http:berners.bcoe.butte.k12.ca.us/~palexand/

My e-mail is palexand@cusd.chico.k12.ca.us

This is a sixth grade History/Social Studies lesson

Grade Sixth History-Social Science Grade Sixth History-Social Science World History and Geography: Ancient CivilizationWorld History and Geography: Ancient Civilization

Sixth Grade Reading/Language Arts Sixth Grade Reading/Language Arts

Research and TechnologyResearch and Technology

Standards Addressed

6.2 Students analyze the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social

structures of the early civilization of the early civilization of Egypt.

1.5 Compose documents with appropriate formatting by using word-processing

skills and principles of design (e.g., margins, tabs, spacing, columns, page

orientation).

1.4 Use organizational features of electronic text (e.g., bulletin boards, databases,

keyword searches, e-mail addresses) to locate information.

ExpectationsExpectations

• How to put a lesson on a web site

• To work with teachers from a variety of grade levels

• Create a lesson to be used in my classroom

• To use CUTE and LEECH

• To use PowerPoint

• To use Excel

OutcomesOutcomes

• Web page creation in Netscape Composer

• Using CUTE and LEECH as a communication tool between server and computer (downloading and uploading)

• Linking pages and projects

SuccessesSuccesses• High student motivation

• Student collaboration

• High interest in subject matter

• Parent support

• Meets Standards in Grade Sixth History-Social Science Grade Sixth History-Social Science World History and World History and Geography: Ancient CivilizationGeography: Ancient Civilization

• Meets Standards in Sixth Grade Reading/Language Arts Sixth Grade Reading/Language Arts Research and Technology Research and Technology

Successes ContinuedSuccesses Continued

ShortcomingsShortcomings

• Lack of numerous computers

• Time for students to complete PowerPoint

• Interruptions (i.e. assembly) during the social studies period

Student DataStudent DataAncient Egypt Timeline

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ProjectAssessment

All the students show substantial improvement. I feel the outstanding improvement was due to the motivation and interest the students had in this subject matter. They also had very little prior knowledge of Ancient Egypt.

RevisionsRevisions

After going over the rubric with the students I found that it could have been more detailed in the explanation of the criteria. The student were very confused at first.

SummarySummary

This project used technology to enhance and expedite the learning of my sixth grade class. The time used on the internet was very valuable tool. It allowed the students a much boarder base of research. This project would have taken much longer and been quite frustrating for students who were trying to find information available at an elementary school site.

SummarySummaryContinuedContinued

Creating a lesson using the History-Social Science /World History and Geography: Ancient Civilization standard for my grade level and relating it to my subject matter, Ancient Egypt, was unproblematic. I would advise others who attempt this process to use a timeline theme as their first try at this process.

I have learned a great deal from this project. I plan to share what I have learned with my fellow colleagues.

Student WorkStudent Work

The following slides contain pictures of the students working in their Nomes on their timeline project.

MemphisMemphis

Predynastic Period c. 5000 – 3100 b.c.

Archaic Period c. 3100 - -2686 b.c.

Old Kingdom c. 2686 – 2181 b.c.

AbydosAbydos

First Intermediate Period c. 2181 - 1991 b.c.

Middle Kingdom c. 1991 – 1786 b.c.

Second Intermediate Period c. 1786 – 1567 b.c.

Hermopolis/AkhentatenHermopolis/AkhentatenNew Kingdom c. 1567 – 1085 b.c.

BubastisBubastisEarly Period c. 1085 – 525 b.c.

First Persian Period c. 525 – 404 b.c.

Late Period c. 404 – 343 b.c.

Second Persian Period c. 343 – 332 b.c.

ThebesThebesConquest c. 332 b.c.

Ptolemaic Period c. 332 – 30 b.c.

Conquest by Romans c. 30 b.c.