Unit of Inquiry #5 - Where We Are In Place and Time (Past Civilization)
Grade 5 continued their learning of past civilizations during the second week of the unit! Over the coming weeks, students will be inquiring into their new central idea: Evidence of the past civilization can be used to make connections to present-day societies. Students displayed great independence and cooperation with their groups to research and post their learning on the hallway bulletin boards.
Central Idea: Evidence of the past civilization can be used to make connections to present-day societies.
Lines of Inquiry:
- Characteristics of civilizations and societies.
- Connections between past and present societies.
Investigation Activities
Learning Intention #1: To organize dates and multiple past civilizations on a timeline in chronological order.
As a getting started activity, each student viewed and organized dates on a timeline in chronological order. In small groups, students transferred their timeline draft onto sentence strips to post on the bulletin board.
Learning Intention #2: To locate a past civilization on maps.
The next day, each student browsed through a variety of books on past civilizations and took notes of civilization location and its beginning of recorded time period. Small groups collaborated to locate and plot multiple past civilizations on a word map and a timeline.
Learning Intention #3: To describe the local features that aided the civilizations growth.
On Friday, students continued compared physical feature maps to plotted location of past civilizations on maps to note surrounding land forms and bodies of water. They used their research skills by seeking and selecting best sources of information how people used their surroundings that helped their daily lives and civilization growth. Throughout the week groups used efficient collaborative skills with by sharing ideas respectfully, recording and retelling findings, and doing fair share of work.
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