6-1 Social Studies News
September 19-23
Heather Bishop
Email: hbishop@k12k.com
Phone: 423-378-2200
Charging Issue
We are having a major issue with students coming to school with a laptop that is NOT fully charged. This is especially an issue over long weekends and school breaks. Please remind your 6-1 student to charge their laptops nightly. Thanks so much!!!
Absences
Social Studies Updates and Information
We have finished Ancient Mesopotamia but we will be revisiting again when we comparing it to the new civilizations we study. This week students will start studying Ancient Egypt. They will have much more background knowledge about pyramids, mummies, and geography from Ancient Egypt.
Expect the following for the Week
Monday - 9/19
- Mesopotamia Tests
- Students will make corrections by the end of their class periods.
- Give Ms. Bishop a little while to grade the essay questions.
Tuesday - 9/20
- Students are cleaning up their SS Folders in their Google Drives.
- Go over Egypt Vocab. to introduce us to Ancient Egypt
- read pages 100-102 in textbook about Egypt Geography
- Homework: Finish Maps of Egypt and the World only
Wednesday -9/21
- Read pages 103-105 about Egypt's Geography
- Work on remaining portions of Egypt Geography packet.
- Homework: Finish all portions of the Egypt Geography Packet
Thursday - 9/22
- Students work on Egyptian Religion Web Study.
- They should at least finish the gods section by the end of class
- Homework: None
Friday - 9/23
- No School for students/ Parent Teacher Conference Day
- Students cont. to work on Egyptian Religion Web Study.
- They should have finished the gods and mummies sections by the end of the class period.
- Homework: None
Lessons and Homework are subject to change.
Important Technology Info.
Textbooks can be found in the Students Google Drives.
Students keep all of their Social Studies papers digitally in their Social Studies folder in their Google Drives.
Please encourage students to charge their laptops every night!!!!
Social Studies Units
Human Origins in Africa through the Neolithic Age
Students analyze the geographic, political, economic, and social structures of early Africa through the Neolithic Age which led to the development of civilizations.
Mesopotamia c. 3500-1200 BC/BCE
Students analyze the geographic, political, economic, social, and religious structures of the civilizations
Ancient Egypt c. 3000-1200 BC/BCE
Students analyze the geographic, political, economic, social, and religious structures of the civilizations