Ancient Greece and Rome

LESSON PLAN 2
SS Unit Plan Essential Question/s Where is Greece located? What are the physical characteristics/terrain of Greece? What resources were available to the Greeks? How did the terrain and physical characteristics of Greece influence their lives? NCSS THEME People and Places Culture VA Standards of learning
3.4 he student will develop !ap skills by a" locatin# Greece$ %o!e$ and West &frica' b" describin# the physical and hu!an characteristics of Greece$ %o!e$ and West &frica'

c" e(plainin# how the people of Greece$ %o!e$ and West &frica adapted to and/or chan#ed their environ!ent to !eet their needs Objecti es )tudents will be able to locate Greece on a !ap. )tudents will be able to describe the terrain and physical characteristics of Greece. )tudents will be able to describe the resources available to the Greeks and how this influenced their way of life/civili*ation Materials for !earning Acti ities )tudents will need their social studies +ournal$ #raphic or#ani*er ,which they will use throu#hout the entire unit and #lue in +ournal$ or put in binder$ or folder"$ !ap of -urope$ and a writin# utensil. eacher will need a )!art .oard or co!puter to pro+ect power point or )!art .oard presentation. eacher will need a #raphic or#ani*er and docu!ent ca!era to pro+ect #raphic or#ani*er when fillin# it out. . Procedures for !earning Acti ities "ntroduction / ,whole #roup/01 !inutes" eacher and students will review the previous day2s lesson about Greece. What do you re!e!ber about Greece? ell !e about the cli!ate? ell !e about the land/#eo#raphy? ell !e about the soil?

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3oes anyone have any predictions about how the Greeks adapted to their environ!ent and were able to prosper? ,these will be written on the dry erase board to refer to durin# the power point" "nstructional strategies / ,whole #roup/45 !inutes" he students will be #iven their #raphic or#ani*er to fill out with the different ways the Greeks were able to adapt to their environ!ent. , his will be done throu#hout the power point$ the teacher will also fill out #raphic or#ani*er and !ap to scaffold/ point out relevant infor!ation". Po#er Point Outline$ First slide6 ,will be a !ap of Greece" 7esterday we talked about how Greece was surrounded by water and had lots of natural harbors. How do you think the Greeks used this to their advanta#e/ adapted to survive? , eacher is lookin# for fished$ beca!e sailors$ and traded" Second slide6 Will say that the Greeks beca!e e(cellent sailors and fisher!en. hey set up colonies and outposts for tradin# around the 8editerranean. Third slide6 ,will be pictures of the terrain in Greece" 7esterday we talked about how the terrain of Greece was very !ountainous and had a lot of cliffs. his !ade it hard for the Greeks to #et around. How do you think the Greeks were able to use this to their advanta#e? ,teacher is lookin# for beca!e sailors to #et around$ lived alon# the coasts$ traded with other countries" Fourth slide6 Will say that the Greeks used the water to #et around and to trade with other countries. hey also lived alon# the coast. ,there will be a !ap showin# this http9//www.ancient#reece.co.uk/#eo#raphy/e(plore/e(p:set.ht!l" Fifth slide6 How do you think the Greeks adapted to and used the soil they had in Greece? ,lookin# for traded with other countries$ ate fish$ had to raise #oats and !ountain sheep$ crop rotation$ irri#ation" Sixth slide- he Greeks traded with other countries to #et the #oods they could not #row and needed. hey ate a lot of fish and raised ani!als that could survive in this environ!ent. hey raised #oats and !ountain sheep. hey !ade cheese fro! #oats !ilk and drank #oats !ilk. he Greeks used crop rotation and irri#ation to help #row crops. 3oes anyone know what crop rotation is or irri#ation? Seventh slide6 Crop rotation is6 the practice of #rowin# different crops in succession on the sa!e land chiefly to preserve the productive capacity of the soil. he Greeks would alternate the types of crops they #rew to help keep the soil ;fresh<. )o!e crops can revitali*e the soil. =rri#ation6 the waterin# of land by artificial !eans to foster plant #rowth. he Greeks would brin# water fro! other sources to water their crops. Eighth slide- hese are so!e of the ways that the Greeks were able to adapt to their environ!ent to produce a prosperous society. Ninth slide- o!orrow we will be#in lookin# at %o!e. We will look at the #eo#raphy$ cli!ate$ and natural resources available to the %o!ans. Su%%ar& / ,Whole #roup/01 !inutes" %eview what we +ust went over hi#hli#htin# the key points we put on our #raphic or#ani*er. =nfor! the students to!orrow we will be

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lookin# at %o!e. )tudents will finish fillin# out their #raphic or#ani*er and put it in their social studies notebook this can be done independently or in pairs their choice. )how video clip while students finish http9//www.watchknowlearn.or#/>ideo.asp(?>ideo=3?44@A1BCate#ory=3?ACA Assess%ent he student2s answers to the Duestions asked at the be#innin# of the lesson and the predictions the students !ade about how the Greeks adapted to their environ!ent. )tudents will fill out #raphic or#ani*er worksheet and teacher will look at the! throu#hout the unit. he sheets will be kept in their social studies +ournal. . 'ifferentiation & list of sentences/word bank will be provided for students that need the help fillin# out #raphic or#ani*er. his can be written or cut out and pasted on the #raphic or#ani*er. )tudents who need !ore ti!e will be #iven e(tra ti!e to fill out #raphic or#ani*er. )tudents who need to verbally co!!unicate their understandin# will be allowed to do so. )tudents that need to work in with a partner will be allowed to do so. & copy of the presentation ,paper for!" will be provided for students that need a copy of the presentation to help with their understandin# his lesson address all types of learners i. &uditory learners will benefit fro! the verbal presentation ii. >isual learners will have the presentation and #raphic or#ani*er iii. actile learners will have the #raphic or#ani*er to !anipulate iv. Einesthetic learners will benefit fro! bein# able to !ove around at the end of the lesson to finish fillin# out #raphic or#ani*er

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