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INTEGRATIVE MODEL
Date: March 27, 2002
Grade level: Second Grade
Subject: History
Unit topic: Ancient Egypt and China
Lesson topic: Contributions of Ancient Egypt and China
Goals:
Students will be able to recognize patterns within and inductively
arrive at generalizations about the contributions Ancient Egypt and
China have made in regards to a) written language, b) laws, c)
calendars, and d) architectural monuments.
SOL 2.3:
The student will study the contributions of Ancient Egypt and China,
which have had an impact on world history, with emphasis on written
language, laws, calendars, and architectural monuments such as the
Pyramids and the Great Wall of China. Key concepts include: a) ancient,
b) architecture, c) contributions, and d) climate.
Objectives:
Presented in information on a matrix, students will be able to:
1. Describe, compare, and search for patterns among the data
(knowledge, comprehension, analysis)
2. Explain the similarities and differences among the data (analysis)
3. Hypothesize outcomes for different conditions, based on evidence
from the data (synthesis)
4. Generalize to form broad relationships and summarize the content
(synthesis, evaluation)
Materials: Power Point presentation slides and handouts of terms on
matrix
Concept: ancient civilizations
Concept Definition:
A group of people that lived long, long ago.
Concept Attributes:
location, climate, land, written language, inventions, architecture
Concept Analysis:
Contribution (superordinate)
Ancient civilization (concept)
Ancient China (coordinate)
Ancient Egypt (coordinate)
Location (subordinate)
Climate (subordinate)
Land (subordinate)
Written Language (subordinate)
Inventions (subordinate)
Architecture (subordinate)
Government/Laws (subordinate)
Introduction:
1. The teacher will check the prior knowledge of the students by asking
divergent
and convergent questions about Ancient Egypt and China.
What do you remember about the key terms from last week? What do
you know about Ancient China? What do you know about Ancient
Egypt?
Possible Responses
a) the wall, the Ming Dynasty, Samurai warriors protected the Emperor
of China
b) the Sphinx were built after the pyramids, pyramids are tombs,
pyramids hold
jewelry and treasures, pyramids hold the Egyptian royalty
2. The teacher will write student responses on the chalkboard.
3. The teacher will show Power Point slide of terms.
Procedure:
I. Describe, Compare, and Search for Patterns
1. The teacher will present a Power Point slide of a matrix
2. The teacher will direct student attention to rows and columns, and
ask for
observations and descriptions about specific cells.
What do you notice about the rows? What do you notice about the
columns?
II. Explain Similarities and Differences
1. The teacher will ask students to compare and contrast similarities
between Ancient
Egypt and China in regards to location, climate, land, plant life, written
language,
and inventions.
What similarities do you see between Ancient Egypt and China?
Possible Responses
a) both have deserts
b) both have rulers
c) both have big buildings