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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 been instructed to turn in their work depending on which region of Africa they focused on: north, west, and central African artifacts will be room 208 while eastern and southern African artifacts will be in room 209. When students turn in their artifact, they will need to place a copy of the grading rubric next to it. During the museum night, we will also have related assignments on display including the Praise Poems from language arts and the Heroes of Modern Africa reports we have been writing on the Eck208 wiki.
Meanwhile, students should have begun work on their African artifacts at home. We will not provide any more class time to research the artifact, though we will continue to work with individual students to get their artifact captions typed. Update: the survey is now closed. Click this link to go the topic selection survey
Use the file below to format the caption for the Eastern Hemisphere Museum Project. Directions
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 drawing a design for their artifact replicas. The design is not due until Thursday, February 25, 2010. Students are not expected to work on the project over Mid-Winter vacation, but if they are behind on the note-taking or writing the caption, it is a great opportunity to get caught up. Related FilesOn 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, we did not be let every student have their first choice. On Monday, students will begin taking more detailed notes from books provided in class using the following forms:
Students will have time in class on Monday and Tuesday/Wednesday, then the notes will be checked during class on Thursday, March 11 2010.
On Monday, February 1, students will receive a letter that summarizes the project and lists important due dates, which they must get signed by a parent/guardian and return to Mr. Miller and Ms. Falls by Friday, February 5, 2010.
The first step is for students to select a topic. We’ll begin by assigning each table to a region in Africa. Students will first record general information about the geography and people of that region using the topic selection worksheet on the back of the family Letter. Next, students will list their top two artifacts choices on the front page of the family letter. Parents/guardians should then sign the letter showing that they agree that the artifact choices would provide an appropriate challenge for their student. When the letters are turned in on Friday, February 5, Mr. Miller and Ms. Falls will notify students which topic is approved. Since we are looking for a variety of artifacts for the museum, not every student will receive their first choice. Artifact IdeasHere are some of the common artifacts students often choose to make. Students are not limited to these choices and originality is encouraged!
Example Artifacts from Previous Eastern Hemisphere MuseumsClick each image for a larger view. 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 be due for many days after we return from winter vacation. Work time in class will be provided in January so this assignment should not be considered homework during the vacation. Handouts
Coloring the MapThe map should be colored to show water, desert, savanna, rainforest, and “land” (areas that do not seem to fall into one of the other categories). To help students with the coloring, I’ve labeled the satellite photo below with the major climate zones. For more helpful information, read the Wikipedia article about the geography of Africa. |
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