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EDIM 502 - Project-Based Learning
Group 4
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Group Members:
Baruch Winderbaum
Brad Steigerwalt
Heidi Minnier
Julie Ramsay
Big Idea:
Ancient Contributions to Our Modern World
Essential Question:
How have prior civilizations contributed to modern Western society?
Challenge:
Illustrate how ancient civilizations and cultures have impacted your day-to-day life.
Guiding Questions:
What features in today’s architecture were influenced by ancient civilizations?
What mathematical functions that you use today were discovered during ancient times?
How do the history of words, their origins, their form and their meaning change over time?
What impacts have ancient cultures had on the arts?
What musical instruments and artistic tools have we adapted from ancient cultures?
What contributions did early civilizations have on the social order of our societies?
Guiding Activities:
Activity 1: Ancient Contributions to Modern Architecture (Heidi)
Guiding Question: What features in today’s architecture were influenced by ancient
civilizations?
Objective:
Students will identify architectural features that developed from ancient Egyptian, Indian,
Chinese, Greek, and Roman civilizations.
Procedures:
1. Using Google Earth, students will take a virtual field trip that includes web links, video
segments, and VoiceThreads.
a. Students will stop in Egypt to explore the pyramids at Giza.
b. Students will stop in India to explore the Taj Mahal.
c. Students will stop in China to explore the Great Wall.
d. Students will stop in Greece to explore the Acropolis at Athens.
e. Students will stop in Rome to explore the Colosseum.
2. Students will maintain a journal on Google Docs where they will store their research.
3. Students will create a VoiceThread in which they upload pictures of
buildings/architectural features in their town. In the VoiceThread students will include
narration that explains the ancient influences on the architecture of these buildings or
structures.
Guiding Resources:
Egypt
Ancient Egypt for Kids. (n.d.). Ancient Egyptian pyramids and tombs. Retrieved from
http://egypt.mrdonn.org/pyramids.html.
The British Museum. (n.d.). Pyramids: Houses of eternity. Retrieved from
http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/pyramids
Discovery Education. (2005). Pyramid of Chephren and Great Sphinx, Giza. [Image]. Available
from http://www.discoveryeducation.com
Fabian-Baber. (2006). Culture and math: The Egyptians [Full Video]. Available from
http://www.discoveryeducation.com/
India
Mughal warriors Taj Mahal construction specification history. (2007). Retrieved from
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppAQDPb8DYM
Taj Mahal across pool (2) [Image]. Available from http://www.discoveryeducation.com/
The Taj Mahal: Architecture of a love story. (2001). Retrieved from
http://www.exoticindiaart.com/article/tajmahal.
China
Atlantic Creative. (2006). Journals through History: Ancient China: From dynasty to destiny [Full
Video]. Available from http://www.discoveryeducation.com
Discovery Education. (2005). The Great Wall of China. [Image]. Available from
http://www.discoveryeducation.com/
The Great Wall of China. [image]. (2006). Retrieved from
http://www.nationsonline.org/gallery/Monuments/Great_Wall_of_China.jpg
Mr. Dowling’s Electronic Passport. (2002). The Great Wall. Retrieved from
http://mrdowling.com/613-greatwall.html.
Greece
The British Museum. (n.d.) Acropolis. Retrieved from
http://www.ancientgreece.co.uk/acropolis/home_set.html
Discovery Education. (2005). The Athenian Acropolis. [Image]. Available from
http://www.discoveryeducation.com/
Discovery Education. (2004). The Parthenon: Design and architecture [Full Video]. Available
from http://www.discoveryeducation.com/
Rome
Termite Art Productions. (2005). Unsolved History: The Roman Colosseum [Full Video].
Available from http://www.discoveryeducation.com/
University of Notre Dame. (2007). The Colosseum [image]. Retrieved from
http://ocw.nd.edu/classics/history-of-ancient-rome/the-flavian-dynasty
University of Notre Dame. (2007). Inside the Colosseum [image]. Retrieved from
http://ocw.nd.edu/classics/history-of-ancient-rome/the-flavian-dynasty
VoiceThread
Ali Gizah pyramids near Cairo [image]. (n.d.). Retrieved from
http://www.happytellus.com/gallery.php?img_id=186
Taj Mahal [image]. (2009). Retrieved from http://www.tssphoto.com/index.php?p=208
Great Wall of China [image]. (n.d.) Retrieved from http://www.airninja.com/articles/worldwonders/great-wall-of-china.jpg
The Acropolis [image]. (2009). Retrieved from
https://questgreekmythology.wikispaces.com/file/view/acropolis_aerial_veiw.jpg
Colosseum [image]. (2010). Retrieved from http://www.deluxekoshertours.com/wpcontent/uploads/2009/10/colosseum-night.jpg
Activity 2: Ancient Contributions to Modern Mathematics (Heidi)
Guiding Question: What mathematical functions that you use today were discovered
during ancient times?
Objective:
Students will identify mathematical functions that were developed during ancient times that are
used in their mathematics class.
Procedures:
1. Students will research ancient contributions to mathematics using online resources,
videos, and books.
2. Students search their mathematics textbook to locate examples of ancient mathematics.
3. Students will create a mind map that displays mathematical contributions from ancient
civilizations.
Guiding Resources:
Ancient Lights. (2000). Living History: Living in Ancient Egypt [Full Video]. Available from
http://www.discoveryeducation.com/ F0-7EEA9D878CFB
Edgework Media. (2006). What the Ancients Knew: India - Numerals and the Origin of Zero
[video segment]. Available from
http://player.discoveryeducation.com/index.cfm?guidAssetId=C1CEF971-942E-4553-9E
Fabian-Baber. (2006). Culture and Math: The Egyptians [Full Video]. Available from
http://www.discoveryeducation.com/
Millimore, M. (1997). Discovering Ancient Egypt. Retrieved from
http://www.eyelid.co.uk/index.htm
O’Connor, J. and Robertson, E. (2000). An Overview of Babylonian Mathematics. Retrieved
from http://www-groups.dcs.stand.ac.uk/~history/HistTopics/Babylonian_mathematics.html
O’Connor, J. and Robertson, E. (2000). Ancient Egyptian Mathematics. Retrieved from
http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Indexes/Egyptians.html
Activity 3: Ancient Contributions to Modern Laws (Julie)
Guiding Question: What contributions did early civilizations have on the social order of
our societies?
Objective:
Students will learn about the laws established by ancient civilizations and how they continue to
impact our beliefs and laws today.
Procedure:
1. The students will begin to develop their awareness of laws that created social order in
ancient civilizations by conducting research on Ma’at, code of Hammurabi,
Mesopotamian laws and laws from ancient China.
2. The students will create a comparison chart of some of the laws/codes that they have
found interesting and compare the ancient laws of Ma’at, Hammurabi, Mesopotamian
laws and laws of ancient China with laws that govern our behaviour as responsible
citizens
3. The students will survey their classmates to gather information on what laws/codes of
conduct govern their behavior. The students will use a tool such as Survey Monkey.
Guiding Resources:
Kowalski, J. (n.d.). The 42 Commandments of Ancient Egypt. Retrieved from
http://www.aerobiologicalengineering.com/wxk116/Maat/
AllHistories. (n.d.). Turning Points in History - Hammurabi's Code of Laws [Video file]. Video
posted to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDALXORbtR4
Greyshark. (2009, November 22). Origin of Law - The Hammurabi Code [Video file]. Video
posted to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbJbFQVPRBM&feature=related
Halsall, P. (1999). Ancient History Sourcebook: A Collection of Mesopotamian Laws, c. 2250 550 BCE. Retrieved from
http://ancienthistory.about.com/gi/o.htm?zi=1/XJ&zTi=1&sdn=ancienthistory&cdn=
education&tm=47&gps=148_618_1259_570&f=11&tt=14&bt=0&bts=0&zu=http%3A//ww
w.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/2550mesolaws.html
About.com. (2010). Twelve Tables. Retrieved from
http://ancienthistory.about.com/library/bl/bl_12tables.htm
Ancient Rome for Kids. (n.d.). The Twelve Tables. Retrieved from
http://rome.mrdonn.org/12tables.html
Carr, K. (2010). Kidpede:Greek Law Courts. Retrieved from
http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/greeks/government/courts.htm
Pearson Australia. (n.d.). Crime and Punishment The Laws of Ancient China. Retrieved from
http://www.hi.com.au/resource/rfacts.asp?kla=16&subtopicid=2508
Activity 4: Ancient Contributions to Modern Government (Julie)
Objective:
Students will learn how governments of ancient civilizations have helped define our government
today.
Procedure:
1. Students will view a variety of resources to develop an understanding of different forms
of government.
2. Students will conduct research to examine how ancient Egypt, Rome and Greece were
governed.
3. Students will develop a mind map using Bubbl.us or Webspiration to help them
understand the governmental structure of ancient Egypt, Rome and Greece.
4. Students will conduct research to review the structure of the democratic government in
the United States and add this information to the mind map.
Guiding Resources:
Colman Communications. (1996). Governments [Video Segment]. Available from
http://www.discoveryeducation.com/
Oracle ThinkQuest. (1996). Ancient Egyptian Government. Retrieved from
http://library.thinkquest.org/3011/egypt3.htm
Oracle ThinkQuest. (1998). Egypt: Government. Retrieved from
http://library.thinkquest.org/16325/e-gov.html
Ancient Greece for Kids. (n.d.). Around 510 BCE - The Ancient Athenians
Invented Democracy. Retrieved from http://greece.mrdonn.org/athensdemocracy.html
Carr, K. (2010). Kidpede: Ancient Government. Retrieved from
http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/government/
Ancient Lights. (2001). Ancient Greece: The Democracy of Athens, 500 BC [Video Segment].
Available from http://www.discoveryeducation.com/
100% Educational Videos. (2001).
Our Government [Video Segment]. Available from http://www.discoveryeducation.com/
Activity 5: Ancient Contributions to the English Language (Baruch)
Guiding Question: How do the history of words, their origins, their form and their meaning
change over time?
Objective
Students will demonstrate their understanding of the basic etymology of the English language.
Procedures:
Students will use the Guiding Resources and other research materials to complete their
activities as specified below.
Guiding Activities
The following demonstrations of learning will be displayed within a glog:
1. Students will use digital storytelling as a vehicle to demonstrate how Greek, Latin and
English spread geographically across the globe.
2. Students will create a digital image chronology of English from the Roman invasion of
Britain by Julius Caesar to the British colonization of North America.
3. Students will create a digital image family tree of the Germanic Languages.
4. Students will provide digital images and voice recording examples of Old English, Middle
English, Modern English and Late Modern English.
Guiding Resources:
Arcturus . (2010, April 14). Empire Map: Roman Empire Simulation [Video]. You Tube.
Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nkQESfa1mg
Bosworth, J. (2009). Origin of the English Germanic and Scandinavian Languages and Nations.
Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press.
Bubbl.us Free Mind Mapping, . (2010). Brainstorming made simple. Retrieved from
http://bubbl.us/
Discovery Education. (2004). Ancient Rome: Expansion and Conquest [Full Video]. Available
from http://www.discoveryeducation.com/
English Club, (2010). History of the English Language. Retrieved from
http://www.englishclub.com/english-language-history.htm
Goldhil. (2002). Latin and Greek Prefixes: Negatives [Video Segment]. Available from
http://www.discoveryeducation.com/
Goldhil. (2002). Latin and Greek Prefixes: Positives [Video Segment]. Available from
http://www.discoveryeducation.com/
Google Images. [Web]. Retrieved from http://images.google.com/
Langauge. C. (2010, April 26). A Brief History of the English Language [Video]. YouTube.
Retrieved from
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFcjeCIQiME&feature=watch_response
Ohler, J. (2008). Digital Storytelling in the Classroom. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.
Activity 6: Connecting Greek, Latin and English (Baruch)
Guiding Question: How do Greek and Latin root words help determine the meanings of
unfamiliar English words?
Objective
Students will build vocabulary by discovering connections between Greek, Latin and English
words.
Procedures:
Students will use the Guiding Resources and other research materials to complete their
activities as specified below.
Guiding Activities
The following demonstrations of learning will be displayed within a glog:
1. Students will create a document that lists no less than 100 Latin and Greek root words,
their meanings and examples of common English words that emerged from them.
2. Students will create a set of online flash cards to learn no less than 100 Latin and Greek
root words.
Guiding Resources:
Flash Card Machine, LLC, Flash card machine. Retrieved from
http://www.flashcardmachine.com/
Winderbaum, B. (2006). Winderbaum's Winner Guide. Snohomish, WA: Self.
Activity 7: Ancient Art & Music Examples (Brad)
Guiding Question: What impacts have ancient cultures had on the arts?
Objectives:
1. The students will use web-based resources to locate examples of ancient and modern
day works of art.
2. The students will make connections between the artwork from the past and
modern day art.
3. The students will work as a group and compile a grouping of several different pieces of
art, a modern example that follows a similar theme or idea, and what element of art or
music connects them.
Procedures:
1. The teacher will display some sample images, videos, and articles as a hook. These
images will demonstrate a variety of art forms throughout several different ancient
cultures.
2. The students will then research their own examples of artwork from one or several
ancient cultures using both the provided guiding resources as well as resources that
they contribute through Diigo links.
3. The students will then observe and experiment with Linoit.com
4. After becoming comfortable with Linoit, the group will work collaboratively to embed their
linoit with their researched images/videos/sound-files.
5. The students will then research their own examples of artwork from modern Western
culture using both the provided guiding resources as well as resources that they
research and contribute through Diigo links.
6. The students should then try to look through images of modern arts/music
to find
examples of 20th and 21st century art that resemble the artwork they have already
placed on their linoit.com.
7. Students will then have to connect their past images/video/music with the modern day
counterpart, using a post-it that verbally describes what elements of music or art they
found similar.
8. Students will be assessed on both the resources they embedded as well as their text
post-it that drew the connections
Guiding Resources:
TV Ontario. (1992). A Study of Ancient Cultures [Video Segment]. Available from
http://www.discoveryeducation.com/ at
:http://player.discoveryeducation.com/index.cfm?guidAssetId=53691B6B-7883-40ABBA2E-D954FB31E828&blnFromSearch=1&productcode=US
EMI. (1987). Roman Frescoes: An Old Art of Painting [Video Segment]. Available from
http://www.discoveryeducation.com/ at:
http://player.discoveryeducation.com/index.cfm?guidAssetId=8F0B1A76-67BD-4DE3930C-16BAF9DA9B31&blnFromSearch=1&productcode=US
Authentic Maya (2010). Retrieved on November 10, 2010 from Authenticmaya.com at:
http://authenticmaya.com/maya_art.htm
Roman Colosseum (2008). Roman music [webpage]. Retrieved on November 8, 2010 from
Roman Colosseum at: http://www.roman-colosseum.info/roman-life/roman-music.htm
Anonymous (unknown). The music of ancient Rome [webpage]. Retrieved on November 8,
2010 at: http://www.aug.edu/~cshotwel/2001.Rome.htm
The Artchive (unknown). Greek art [webpage]. Retrieved on November 8, 2010 from The
Artchive at: http://www.artchive.com/artchive/G/greek.html
Ancient-Greece.org (2007).Greek art [webpage]. Retrieved on November 8, 2010 at:
http://www.ancient-greece.org/art.html
Unknown (2010). Maya Music. Retrieved on November 10, 2010 from Wikipedia
at:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maya_music
Anonymous (unknown). The music of ancient Rome [webpage]. Retrieved on November 8,
2010 at: http://www.aug.edu/~cshotwel/2001.Rome.htm
Attic Designs (2008). Ancient Egyptian Music [webpage]. Retrieved on November 11, 2010 from
Ancient-egypt-online.com at: http://www.ancient-egypt-online.com/egyptian-music.html
Various Contributors (2010). Music of Egypt. Retrieved on November 11, 2010 at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_Egypt
Dunn, J. (2010) An introduction to ancient Egyptian music. Retrieved on November 11, 2010
from http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/music.htm
Various contributors. (2010). Art of ancient Egypt. Retrieved on November 11, 2010 from
wikipedia.com at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_of_ancient_Egypt
Love-Egypt.com (2007). Contribution of Egypt civilization to humanity and other civilizations
[webpage]. Retrieved on November 7, 2010 from love-egypt.com at: http://www.loveegypt.com/egypt-civilization.html
Rymer, E. (2010). Ancient Egyptian culture [webpage]. Retrieved on November 7, 2010 from
historylink101.net at: http://historylink101.net/egypt_1/index.htm
Emuseum (unknown). The Ancient Egyptian Culture Exhibit [webpage]. Retrieved on November
3, 2010 from Minnesota State University at:
http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/egypt/index.html
Andrews, M. (2010). An introduction to Egyptian art. Retrieved on November 11, 2010 from
Touregypt.net at: http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/artoverview.htm
Various Contributors (2010). Ancient Art. Retrieved on November 11, 2010 from Wikipedia.com
at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_art
Lost Civilizations (2007). Mayan art. Maya. Retrieved on November 11, 2010 from Lostcivilizations.com at: http://www.lost-civilizations.net/mayan-art.html
Visual-Arts-Cork.com (unknown). Art of ancient Egypt. Retrieved on November 11, 2010 from
Visual-arts-cork.com at: http://www.visual-arts-cork.com/ancient-art/egyptian.htm
Activity 8: Ancient Artistic Tools and Instruments (Brad)
Guiding Question: What musical instruments and artistic tools have we adapted from
ancient cultures?
Objectives:
1. The student will use web-based resources to locate examples of an ancient instruments
or tools and modern day art forms.
2. The student will find a similar present day instrument or tool.
3. The student will create a VoiceThread that includes an image of the ancient and
modern-day tools or instruments and verbally describe and compare them.
Procedures:
1. The teacher will show a video of an ancient instrument and some ancient art tools as a
hook.
2. The student will then research their own examples of a musical instrument or an artistic
tool from one ancient culture.
3. The student will then observe and experiment with VoiceThread
4. The student should research her own instrument or tool, find a similar instrument or tool
that was developed from it using provided guiding resources or other online media she
has found.
5. The student will then develop a script and create a VoiceThread discussing both
instruments, their similarities, and any differences.
6. Students will view their classmates VoiceThreads and comment appropriately.
Guiding Resources:
Bose, D. (2010). Ancient Roman musical instruments [webpage]. Retrieved on November 8,
2010 from Buzzle.com at: http://www.buzzle.com/articles/ancient-roman-musicalinstruments.html
Unknown (2010). Maya Music. Retrieved on November 10, 2010 from Wikipedia
at:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maya_music
Roman Colosseum (2008). Roman music [webpage]. Retrieved on November 8, 2010 from
Roman Colosseum at: http://www.roman-colosseum.info/roman-life/roman-music.htm
Anonymous (unknown). The music of ancient Rome [webpage]. Retrieved on November 8,
2010 at: http://www.aug.edu/~cshotwel/2001.Rome.htm
Attic Designs (2008). Ancient Egyptian Music [webpage]. Retrieved on November 11, 2010 from
Ancient-egypt-online.com at: http://www.ancient-egypt-online.com/egyptian-music.html
Aldokkan (2010). Egyptian music [webpage]. Retrieved on November 11, 2010 from
aldokkan.com at: http://www.aldokkan.com/mp3/mp3.htm
Various Contributors (2010). Music of Egypt. Retrieved on November 11, 2010 at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_Egypt
Dunn, J. (2010) An introduction to ancient Egyptian music. Retrieved on November 11, 2010
from http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/music.htm
Andrews, M. (2010). An introduction to Egyptian art. Retrieved on November 11, 2010 from
Touregypt.net at: http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/artoverview.htm
Various Contributors (2010). Ancient Art. Retrieved on November 11, 2010 from Wikipedia.com
at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_art
Visual-Arts-Cork.com (unknown). Art of ancient Egypt. Retrieved on November 11, 2010 from
Visual-arts-cork.com at: http://www.visual-arts-cork.com/ancient-art/egyptian.htm