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Back to the Future: A Tour of Ancient Civilizations

In this 8-week course, students will study various cultural, political, philosophical, and economic aspects of ancient Civilizations throughout the world.
Elan Divine
Average rating:
4.4
Number of reviews:
(49)
Class

What's included

16 live meetings
16 in-class hours
Homework
1-2 hours per week. I will assign experiences that would really work well with other family members. It could range from cooking assignments, family discussions, reading, or a short writing assignment.
Assessment
Participation will make up 100% of the assessment. I will be looking for each student to participate to a degree with which he or she or they are comfortable. Whether it is through speech or art or writing, I want students to illustrate what they have learned confidently. It will be vitally important for each student to participate in some fashion as the quality of the class relies on what each student brings and how each student engages with the material.

Class Experience

US Grade 3 - 6
Students will have access to slides that outline the most important takeaways from each civilization. We will also play different games to take a deeper dive into the details of the civilizations and understand the ways in which these ancient communities still impact modern civilizations. 
Week 1: What defines a civilization? We will explore general characteristics of civilizations and introduce some of the civilizations we will study. The study of Mesopotamia.
Week 2: Ancient Egypt 
Week 3: The study of Ancient Greece and Rome
Week 4: Turkey
Week 5: Mali 
Week 6: China
Week 7: Central and Southern American Civilizations
Week 8: Wrap up discussion of how these civilizations still contribute to modern civilizations.

The first hour of the week will be spent on the background of the civilization and a discussion about why this particular civilization is considered an advanced civilization. The second hour will be spent completing activities of inquiry and project based learning. We will experiment with diverting floods and methods of irrigation, a key concept that all of these civilizations needed to master. We will study both the art of mummification and pyramid-building. We will engage in Socratic dialogue when we study Ancient Greece. All of these inquiry projects will cover science, technology, engineering principles, art, and math. The projects will be group focused and students will need to work together to address the project challenges.
Learning Goals
students will identify and describe ancient civilizations and their lasting contributions.
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Other Details

Parental Guidance
There will be discussions of mummies as well as a slide show about Pompeii.
Supply List
Materials will involve some cooking utensils, art supplies, and use of a computer. I will send a materials list the week before as well as the homework assignment to complete.
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Joined June, 2019
4.4
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Teacher expertise and credentials
I have taught fourth grade general studies for seven years, and Social Studies was my favorite topic. I was always excited to teach history lessons, and I spent a lot of time coming up with different methods of instruction to make the information more meaningful and relevant. 

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$75

for 16 classes
2x per week, 8 weeks
60 min

Completed by 149 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 8-12
2-10 learners per class

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