Class Projects and Activities
Mesopotamia
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| A student is using a stylus to carve a cuneiform script onto a clay tablet. |
SS.6.W.1.6 Describe how history transmits culture and heritage and provides models of human character.
SS.6.W.2.3 Identify the characteristics of civilization.
SS.6.W.2.8 Determine the impact of key figures from ancient Mesopotamian civilizations.
SS.6.W.2.7 Summarize the important achievements of Mesopotamian civilization.
Ancient Egypt
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| Student-made name cartouche using Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics. |
SS.6.W.1.6 Describe how history transmits culture and heritage and provides models of human character.
SS.6.W.2.5 Summarize important achievements of Egyptian civilization.
SS.6.W.2.3 Identify the characteristics of civilization.
Judaism
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| Student-made Judaism brochures on display at the Walter C. Young Public Library. |
SS.6.W.1.1 Use timelines to identify chronological order of historical events.
SS.6.W.1.5 Describe the roles of historians and recognize varying historical interpretations (historiography).
SS.6.W.1.6 Describe how history transmits culture and heritage and provides models of human character.
SS.6.W.2.9 Identify key figures and basic beliefs of the Israelites and determine how these beliefs compared with those of others in the geographic area.
Ancient Rome
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| Variations of student-made paper mosaics, |
SS.6.W.1.6 Describe how history transmits culture and heritage and provides models of human character.
SS.6.W.2.3 Identify the characteristics of civilization.
SS.6.W.3.14 Describe the key achievements and contributions of Roman civilization.
Ancient China
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Click on the picture to listen to a student-made song about Ancient China. |
SS.6.W.4.6 Describe the concept of the Mandate of Heaven and its connection to the Zhou and later dynasties.
SS.6.W.4.8 Describe the contributions of classical and post-classical China.
SS.6.W.4.9 Identify key figures from classical and post-classical China.
Mesoamerican Civilizations
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| Students are tasting various cacao and chocolate products. |
SS.6.W.1.6 Describe how history transmits culture and heritage and provides models of human character.
SS.6.W.2.10 Compare the emergence of advanced civilizations in Meso and South America with the four early river valley civilizations.
SS.6.G.2.6 Explain the concept of cultural diffusion and identify the influences of different ancient cultures on one another.
Life Skills Training with Memorial Health Hospital
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| Students are simulating the negative effects of smoking. |
G.R.E.A.T Program with the Pembroke Pines Police Department
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| Students are receiving certificates for completing the G.R.E.A.T Program with Office Griffin of the Pembroke Pines Police Department. |
Museum of Discovery and Science Field Trip, Fort Lauderdale
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| Students are digging for fossils in the prehistoric exhibit at the Museum of Discovery and Science in Fort Lauderdale. |
SS.6.W.1.1 Use timelines to identify chronological order of historical events.
SS.6.W.1.2 Identify terms (decade, century, epoch, era, millennium, BC/BCE, AD/CE) and designations of time periods.
SS.6.W.1.3 Interpret primary and secondary sources.
SS.6.W.1.4 Describe the methods of historical inquiry and how history relates to the other social sciences.
SS.6.W.1.5 Describe the roles of historians and recognize varying historical interpretations (historiography).
SS.6.W.1.6 Describe how history transmits culture and heritage and provides models of human character.
