Download Unit 4: Ancient China

Unit 4: Ancient China
For each social studies unit, students will be required to complete a social studies
project. This will be assigned as homework. There are three main goals:
1. that the student demonstrates he or she has done some independent research
2. that the project visually communicates what the student has learned
3. that the project includes some form of written content, composed by the
student (never copy/paste directly from the Internet)
Students will be able to choose any project that relates to the unit. There is a list of
suggestions on the back of this paper, or you may design your own project as long as it meets
the three goals listed above. If you design your own project, please discuss it with the teacher
first to get approval for your idea.
I welcome and encourage parent assistance with projects, but I don’t expect the work to
look like anything beyond what a sixth grader can do. A project should reflect sincere effort
and quality work. They are evaluated on (a) evidence of independent research,
(b) communication of information visually AND in writing, (c) creativity and neatness, and
(d) meeting the due date.
THE UNIT 4 PROJECT IS DUE ON
Please Note; Bigger is not necessarily better - it is the quality that counts! Limit posters to a
half-sheet of poster board. Be mindful of our space limitations in the classroom (80 projects
take up a lot of space!) Thanks!
Remember, all projects include some form of written information, which will be on display
with your project. The writing should be final draft quality, including error-free spelling,
capitalization and punctuation.
Chinese Menu of Project Ideas
Choose one from column A and one from column B
Presentation Formats
Great Topics
3-D model
Geography of China (pick one)
Shoebox diorama
Taklimakan Desert
Interactive poster
Gobi Desert
Map
Yangtze River
Mobile
Himalaya Mountains
ABC book
Qin Shihuangdi
Pop-up book
Confucius
Comic book
Terra-Cotta Army
Illustrated timeline
The Great Wall
PowerPoint slideshow
The Silk Road
Video
How Silk is Made
Make an artifact
How Salt is Produced
Clay sculpture
Traditional Food Item (provide recipe)
Dramatic monologue
Chinese Customs
Collage
Chinese New Year
Boardgame
Feng Shui
Vocabulary project
Chinese Horoscope Characters
Animals of China
Traditional Clothing
All About Rice
What’s Bamboo?
Calligraphy / Logographs / Writing
Chinese Kites
Chinese Dragon – Significance?
Scientific Achievements (pick one)
Seismograph
Compass
Acupuncture
Comets
Traditional Chinese Music / Instruments