history7: 2007

Friday, 19 October 2007

Dig!

Explore these ancient civilisations by clicking on the images.:

Ancient India, Mesopotamia in Ancient Iraq, Ancient Greece and Ancient Egypt.

Choose one!

Follow the stories, do the explorations, face the challenges.

Then make a PowerPoint presentation with 7 slides, one for each of the following:

Environmental (natural surroundings)

Political (government)

Military (warfare)

Economic (money and trade)

Religious

Social (daily life)

Artistic and Scientific

Ancient History Games!

Have fun!

Quizzes

Egypt Walk the Plank

Greece Penalty Shootout

Romans Penalty Shootout

Romans Penalty Shootout (harder)

Ancient Medicine Penalty Shootout

Archaeology Games:

Hunt the Ancestor

Pyramid Builder

Mummy Maker

Gladiator

Fiendish Adventures:

Death in Sakkara

Death in Rome

CDX

Most George Mitchell students are first, second or third generation migrants. That means either they, their parents or their grandparents were born in another country.

So why did family members make the journey to Britain? What made them leave their homes? What made them come here?

To find this out you will need to ask questions. You may get some surprises! There will be stories of hope, despair, pain, happiness, courage, excitement and loss. What kinds of lives did people leave behind and what was life like here when they arrived?

FLO:

Take notes. Write down as much as you can. Make your own family history notebook. Share some of these stories with us in class.
If you are interested in the whole story of migration to Britain try these links:

Moving here

Channel 4

Connections

How it's changed!

You are growing up in the first decade (first ten years) of the 21st century.

What was it like when your parents grew up in the 1980s?

Or when your grandparents were young in the 60s and 70s?

Or even the time of your great grandparents?

Find out about ordinary life 'back in the days'.

FLO:
Music, fashion, entertainment, transport, communications, sport, employment, doctors, schools…. How have they changed?

Choose a topic and make a timeline, poster or collage showing changes over time from the 1930s till the 2000s.
You can get information from older family members and from the internet.
For example, ask a grandparent what car they used to drive when they were young, then find an image of the car on the internet.
These websites may help you get ideas....

The past in pictures

One way to make a record of the past is through family photos.

FLO:
Look through your family photos and choose ones you think will be interesting to other people: that show changes in people, places and things.
Organise the photos in chronological order (date and time order) and put them in a small album or a display. Add a caption for each photo and explain why you chose it.