I read the Lesson Plan on Ancient Societies and loved the opening activity: What Did the Ancients Give Us? I think my freshmen will have fun with it, sharing and analyzing claims. It can be a great motivator to choose a civilization for their Museum Project. The exit ticket is also interesting: How did these ancient societies impact our world today? Have you tried it? Eric Schulz Adriane Musacchio ERIN CUNNINGHAM
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It makes great sense to use this as a precursor for the Museum Project - dipping a toe in the water, so to speak. Now I'm wondering...what would happen if the students heard/read/viewed each other's final products answering this question and then voted on which society or which advancement had the greatest impact? Having to rank items is one of those great learning techniques and would give students an added incentive to pay careful attention to each of their classmates' projects. I don't know if you teach more than on section, but it might then be fun to share results with other sections of the course and discover similarities or differences in final results.
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It makes great sense to use this as a precursor for the Museum Project - dipping a toe in the water, so to speak. Now I'm wondering...what would happen if the students heard/read/viewed each other's final products answering this question and then voted on which society or which advancement had the greatest impact? Having to rank items is one of those great learning techniques and would give students an added incentive to pay careful attention to each of their classmates' projects. I don't know if you teach more than on section, but it might then be fun to share results with other sections of the course and discover similarities or differences in final results.
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Yes Denise Ford I teach three sections of Big History, so comparing results is a great way to keep students engaged. I'll need to figure out a plan because this year my students went to the Everglades and the groups were split over two weeks, meaning not everyone was present when they presented their civilization in a Museum Project format. Maybe I can use it as a review before the unit test when everyone is back in school. That might work! Thank you for the suggestion—it will be a great way to close the unit.