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Reminder: The Eastern Hemisphere Museum is Thursday, March 11 2010

Eckstein’s 6th grade humanities teachers would like to invite you once again to attend the Eastern Hemisphere Museum on Thursday, March 11 2010 from 6 – 8pm. Students will be turning in their artifacts on Wednesday morning. They have already … Continue reading

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Heroes of Modern Africa Wiki Project

Today we began work on the Heroes of Modern Africa Project. Students are researching how individuals and organizations are working together to solve problems faced by the people of Africa, such as poverty, famine, threats to the environment, human rights … Continue reading

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Heroes of Modern Africa Topic Selection Survey

Update: the survey is now closed. Click this link to go the topic selection survey

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Artifact Caption Template

Use the file below to format the caption for the Eastern Hemisphere Museum Project. Right-click and use “Save target as…” to save the file your home folder Directions Right-click on the icon above. Select “Save target as…” When the save … Continue reading

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Artifact Caption and Design Rough Drafts

Today we began writing rough drafts of the caption that provides contextual information about the artifact for the Eastern Hemisphere Museum project. The rough draft of the caption is due Friday, February 12, 2010. After turning in the captions, students will begin … Continue reading

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African Artifact Notetaking

On Friday, students showed the signed EH Museum Topic Selection Letter to Ms. Falls and I. We initialed the letter to let students know if we approved their topic choices.  In order to get a variety of artifacts in the museum, … Continue reading

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EH Museum Family Letter and Topic Selection

During the next month, all 6th graders at Eckstein will be converting their social studies and language arts classes into museums. Each team will focus on a different region of the Eastern Hemisphere, including Egypt, Greece, Rome, and China. Our team … Continue reading

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Africa Map

We are now moving on from the Middle East to Africa. We will begin by creating a map of the physical features of the entire continent. We are beginning this assignment on Thursday, December 17, 2009, but it will not … Continue reading

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