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=Unit Planner=

Critical Content/Concept Web

 * Unit Theme**: Ancient Egypt
 * Conceptual Lens:** Development
 * Unit Length:** 6 weeks


 * ===Unit Overview=== ||
 * Grab your shovel and join us in an archaeological dig of Ancient Egypt! Discover the treasures of King Tut’s tomb, understand the mysterious language of hieroglyphics, read the mythologies of Egyptian Gods and Goddesses, and see the math and science that were used to build the great Pyramids in the Valley of the Kings. In this unit students will learn about the development of Ancient Egypt by examining the language, history, geography, math, and science of the great empire that once ruled all of Northern Africa. Everyday students will dig deeper into the empire’s past in order to see that, 3,000 years later, many aspects of their society are still used today. ||

> || * Geometry figures
 * English || Mathematics || Science || Social Studies ||
 * * Primary and Secondary Sources
 * Presentation
 * Literary Text
 * Hieroglyphics
 * Mythologies
 * Area, volume, surface area
 * Pythagorean Theorems
 * Mathematicians and their findings || * Environmental
 * Irrigation
 * Nile River Valley
 * Mineral Exploitation
 * Medicine
 * Military
 * Maritime technology
 * ships/lighthouses
 * Resources (human/natural)
 * Ramp
 * Lever
 * Rope Trusses
 * Papyrus
 * Pottery
 * Pyramids || * Maps
 * Trade and Cultural Diffusion
 * Geographic grid
 * Timeline of Empire
 * Primary Sources (archaeology) ||