Good Morning My Angels!
I hope you and your family are will. I miss seeing you and telling you stories. I am picking up where we left off in World Religions. I am hoping that you all will find these activities interesting and share what we have covered with your family and friends/classmates. Yes, I am encouraging you to use your phones to call and text your friends! Can you believe it? If you, or your parents, have any questions about the lessons, please feel free to email me: kathy.pampe@rps205.com. I am also interested to see how you are doing, so please check in with me to let me know. When you contact me, it does not just have to be about school. You can let me know what you think about this whole Covid-19 thing. Be well and be kind! Mrs. P.
Mrs. Pampe’s Social Social Studies Class
| Monday, 3/30 | Tuesday, 3/31 | Wednesday, 4/1 | Thursday, 4/2 | Friday, 4/3 |
Social Studies |
| | | ~ Find a simple map of Saudi Arabia on Google or Bing. ~ Draw the map “free hand” Remember ti start with the Mediterranean Sea coast and then add the other bodies of water in the region. ~ Can you find the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?(we studied these already… Mesopotamia?) How about the Nile River and the Red Sea? ~ What happens to a hat that is thrown into the Red Sea? ~Label the cities of Mecca/Makkah and Medina/Yathrib You will need the title of the Map, the key and the compass rose, color the map. ~Show your map to your parents, explain what you did. ~Phone a friend and explain what map you chose and why, what was easy, what was difficult, what sea is to the west? What Gulf is to the east? Where are the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers in relation to yhe cities? | ~Using Google, define the following Vocab. Words: Qur’an (Koran) Islam Caliph Sunni Shi’ite (Shia) Kaaba Mecca/Makkah ~After writing the definitations, draw pictures to help you remember these words. ~Tell, show two different friends or people in your family what you have made. Explain Why you chose these pictures and How they will remember your words. ~Phone a friend and quiz each other on the words.
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| Monday, 4/6 | Tuesday, 4/7 | Wednesday, 4/8 | Thursday, 4/9 | Friday, 4/10 |
Social Studies | ~Type “Muhammad History” into Google `Scroll down to Biography.com. ~Using the article as a guide, put the events of the Prophet’s life in sequential order. Muhammad was born CE/AD 570 The Angel Gabrial visits Muhammad. Muhammed dies CE/AD632 Abu Talib, Muhammad’s uncle, took care of him. Muhammad leaves Mecca in CE/AD 622 Muhammad’s mother dies when he is six. Muhammad married Khadijah. Muhammad captured Mecca. ~Once you finish putting the events in order, call two friends and compare your lists. “Fix what needs fixing. ~Use the evidence in the text to check your accuracy. | ~Google “Islam: Basic Beliefs URI. ~Tap on Islam: Basic Beliefs URI. ~Create a web. ~Pick 10 beliefs to put in your web. ~Share the beliefs you picked with two friends. ~Tell them why youchose those beliefs. | ~Google Five Pillars of Islam. ~What do each of these pillars mean? (Hint: Use the You Tube videos) ~ Contact two friends. ~Explain the Pillars and tell them which video(s) you used ~which one did you like? Why did you like it? | ~Google the 10 Commandments. ~Write down what each commandment means. ~Google the Five pillars of Islam. ~Write down what each pillar means. ~Make a “T” Chart and list the meanings of the “rules” in the proper category. ~Share your chart with a friend. ~Together, make a Venn Diagram comparing and contrasting these two documents. | |
HOLIDAY :)
Teachings of
Islam
| Monday, April 13th | Tuesday, April 14th | Wednesday, April 15th | Thursday, | Friday, |
Social Studies | ~ Google Sunni vs. Shia ~ Go to “People to Ask” Find answers to the following questions. ~ Who is the the caliphate or leader? Sunni- Shia- ~ Where is the geographic concentration (countries) -Sunni -Shia ~Percentage of each faction world wide -Sunni -Shia ~Meaning of the name ~Sunni ~Shia ~How are both of these similar? ~ What are some struggles these two groups share? ~ Share your findings with family or friends. | Thinking about our compelling question;”Are Religions really that different?” Please do not answer this question yet, just keep it in mind as you Google these questions. ~ Please answer the following questions. Google will help you. ~ Who was the founder of Islam? ~ Who are some other important in the faith? (you should be able to come up with at least 10 names. HINT: some people are also important in Judaism and Christianity) ~ What are the basic beliefs? Hint: think of your belief web! ~ What are the important holidays? ~ What are some of the persecutions or struggles of Islam? | ~Make a “Double “T” chart. A chart with three columns instead of just two. ~One column is Judaism, the next is Christianity, and the third column is Islam. ~Write what you know about each religion. Think of founders, prophets, important people, beliefs, sacred writings, holidays, persecutions, struggles ~Check your chart with two of your friends. | ~Looking at the information on your chart from yesterday, please answer the following questions ~How are these three religions the same? (6 similarities) ~What is unique to Judaism? (Just Judaism) (3 things at least) ~What is unique to Christianity (just Christianity) (3 things at least) ~What is unique to Islam (just Islam) (3 things at least) ~How are Judaism and Christianity similar? (2-3 things) ~How are Christianity and Islam similar? (2-3 things) ~How are Judaism and Islam similar? (2-3 things) | Looking at your answers from yesterday, make a “chicken foot” to help you write the paragraph that will answer our compelling question. “Are religions really that different?” ~Answer the question in paragraph form. ~Share your answer with a family member and/or friend. ~Have a good weekend! |
| Monday, April 20 | Tuesday, April 21 | Wednesday, April 22 | Thursday, April 23 | Friday, April 24 |
Social Studies | ~ If you are receiving these lessons, could you please use your school email to contact me? I would like to know how you are doing. kathy.pampe@rps205.com ~ Google Map of Greece. ~ Click on the ninth map “Greece Today For Kids” ~ Answer the following questions:
Bonus Questions: ~ Use another map: What is the name of the sea between Greece and Turkey? Where is the city-state of Troy? What city-state is on the Peloponnesian Peninsula? Share your answers with your family and friends. | ~ Google Knossos Ancient Greece ~ Answer the following questions: 1 Who was the king of Knossos? 2. What was Knossos? 3. Where was Knossos? 4. When did Knossos exist? 5. Why was Knossos important? (what do you think?) 6. How did Knossos “fall”. Use a dictionary to look up haw the word FALL is used in the sentence. ~ Google the palace of Knossos. ~ Tap on the word “images” on the toolbar. ~Examine and explore the pictures. ~Find the drawings of what the palace looked like “back in the day”. ~What are your thoughts or reactions to these pictures? Think about size, shape, what it looks like, what it could be used for etc. ~talk to or show your answers to family or friends. | ~Google Theseus and the Minotaur ~Check out the You Tube videos about the story ~Which video was your favorite? Why? ~Share the story with a family member(little brother or sister) and a friend. ~Answer the “People Also Ask” questions. ~Find out more about Theseus. ~Find out more about the minotaur. ~ | ~Google Minoans ~”Explore” the videos ~Make sure to watch the “History With Cy” clip ~Looking at the Characteristics of Civilization list below, find the evidence to prove that the Minoans were indeed a civilization List the evidence for: ~ Cities ~Art ~Class division or Social structure ~Religion ~Organized Government ~Writing System ~Show and explain the evidence to a family member, or phone a friend and discussit. | ~Google Atlantis Minoans for kids ~Click on Atlantis the Lost Continent ~Answer the following questions: ~ Who was Plato? ~Where are places people thought Atlantis could be? ~What do scientists think happened to the “continent”? ~Check out more information on Atlantis and the Minoans by clicking on the websites below “People also ask” ~Come up with some questions on your own. Share what you found with a family member or friend. |
| Monday, April 27 | Tuesday, April 28 | Wednesday, Aprill 29 | Thursday, April 30 | Friday, May 1 |
Social Studies | ~ Please contact me at kathy.pampe@rps205.com and let me know how you are doing. Mycenaeans ~ Look at the You Tube video “History With Cy”. ~ Based upon the six characteristics of civilization, was the Mycenaean society a civilization? ~ List three pieces of evidence from the video in each of the following categories.
~ Share your evidence with a family member or a friend. | ~ Google “Legend of Paris and Helen for kids” ~ Click on the “Golden Apple of Discord” YouTube video. ~Answer the following questions. They go in order, and you can pause the video. Please write in complete sentences. ~ I suggest that you watch it through once, and then watch it again to pause it and get the questions.
Tell the story of this myth to a friend or to a little brother or sister, or parent. | ~Please Google the “Legend of Achilles For Kids”. ~Explore the YouTube videos and “Achilles Facts For Kids”. ~Answer or create and answer the “5Ws and an H” questions
~Share your questions and answers with family and friends. | .~Google “The Trojan War Summary For Kids” ~Click on the History Channel “Trojan War” box below the YouTube videos. You can watch those later if you want to. ~Read the “Narrative of the Trojan War”. ~ Who were the following people, and what did they do?
~You may need to look these folks up to find out more about them. ~share what you have found with family and friends. | ~Please Google “The Journey of Odysseus” ~ Watch the two “end” YouTube videos. (The middle video is boring) ~Answer the “People Also Ask”questions> Please do so in complete sentences. Summarize the story to a friend or family member. ~ If you want to explore more, Google “The Odyssey For Kids” and watch the Hour plus long video. It is not too bad. |
| Monday, May 4 | Tuesday, May 5 | Wednesday, May 6 | Thursday, May 7 | Friday, May 8 |
Social Studies | ~ Please contact me at kathy.pampe@rps205.com and let me know how you are doing. ~Please make sure that you are doing your assignments. Your fourth quarter grade is dependent on what you do. ~Please Google “Ancient Greece for kids Sparta”. ~Click on “Ancient Greece for Sparta Ducksters. ~Answer the following questions IN COMPLETE SENTENCES… PLEASE 1.What made Sparta a warrior society? 2. Why did Spartans wear red? 3. Draw a “class division” OR “social structure pyramid. 4. Describe what life for boys was like in Sparta. 5. What was life like for girls? 6 Pick three more interesting facts about Sparta ~SAVE THIS ASSIGNMENT!!!! You will need it Wednesday. ~ Explore more about Sparta! | ~Please Google “Ancient Greece For Kids Life in Athens. ~ Answer the Questions in the “People Also Ask” section. Remember to use COMPLETE SENTENCES… PLEASE! Also, use “kid speak”. Do NOT copy! ~SAVE YOUR ASSIGNMENT for Wednesday! ~ Explore more about Athens. | ~Using your Monday and Tuesday assignments, make a T-Chart. Athens Sparta | .~Make a Venn Diagram. One side is Athens and one side is Sparta. ~List 5 characteristics that are Unique to Athens on one side. ~List five characteristics that are unique to Sparta on the other side. ~List at LEAST three ways those city-states are similar in the middle. SAVE THIS ASSIGNMENT for FRIDAY! | ~Please answer the compelling question. Which City-State was better, Athens or Sparta. ~Make a chicken foot with a thesis statement and three reasons. |
~SAVE THIS for Thursday and Friday’s assignments.
~Explore more!
~Write at least a five sentence paragraph to answer the question.
(hint: Use all of your reasons!)
HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND!
| Monday, May 11 | Tuesday, May 12 | Wednesday, May 13 | Thursday, May 14 | Friday, May 15 |
Social Studies | ~ Please contact me at kathy.pampe@rps205.com and let me know how you are doing. ~Please make sure that you are doing your assignments. Your fourth quarter grade is dependent on what you do. ~Please Google “Greece’s War with Persia for Kids” ~Scroll down to the videos. Please watch “The Persian War in 5 min” by Thought Monkey and “Ionian Revolt” the Mr. Granito. ~ Please answer the following questions, in COMPLETE SENTENCES, of course! ~Remember: you can pause and re-watch the video to get the answers.. Good Luck! 1. Persia was the first known large empire. What were its boundaries? 2. What was the one thing Greek city-states had in common? 3. Why did the Greeks think that the Persians were Barbarians? 4. How did the Greeks show that they were prejudice? 5. Who were… Cyrus Darius Xerxes 6. What was Iona? 7. Why was Athens attacked? 8. List the four major battles of the Persian War. EXPLORE MORE! | ~Please Google “The Battle of Marathon For Kids” Scroll down for videos. ~Watch “The Defense of the West: The Battle of Marathon” ~ Please answer the following questions IN COMPLETE SENTENCES. Remember that you can pause, go back, and re-watch the video. 1. When did the battle of Marathon take place? 2. Why did this battle take place? 3. Who was Phidipides, and why was he important? 4. Why did the Spartans stay home? 5. Why did the Persians want to fight on the Plains of Marathon? 6. What happened to the Persian cavalry? 7. How did the Greeks trick the Persians? 8. Who won the battle? 9. What happened to Phidipides? YOU CAN STOP WATCHING AT 4:47. EXPLORE MORE! | ~ Please Google “The Battle of Thermopylae for kids” ~Scroll down to the videos. Click on “Spartans vs. Persians”. Answer the following questions IN COMPLETE SENTENCES! ~Remember that you can pause the video and go back, or that you can watch it again. 1. Which two city-states took the lead in standing up to Persia? 2. What was Persia’s “ultimate goal”? 3. Who were the leaders of this battle, andon which side did they fight? 4. Why did the Greeks decide to use the pass at Thermopylae as thier battle ground against the Persians? 5. Why did SO many Persians fall (die)? 6. What caused SO many Persian ships to sink? 7. How did the Persians gain the advantage in the battle? 8. How many Greeks stayed to fight, and who were they? 9. WHY do YOU think Leonidis stayed to fight and die? | .~Please Google “Battle of Salamis for Kids” ~ Scroll down to videos. ~ Click on the Battle of Marathon and Salamis. You CAN watch the whole video if you wish, or you can “fast forward” to the eight minute mark. This is where the answers to the Salamis questions begin. Please answer these questions in complete sentences and IN YOUR OWN WORDS! 1. What is Salamis? 2. When did he battle take place? 3. Who were the leaders, andon which side did they fight? 4.WHY did Themistocles want the Persians to be in narrow straits? 5. How did the Greeks fight the battle? 6. What was the outcome of this battle? EXPLORE MORE! | Please Google “The Battle of Platea for Kids”. ~ Scroll down to the videos. Please click on “See You in History” first. Then, Click on “Adele DIYs”. You will have scroll to the left to find these videos. ~Please answer the following questions in COMPLETE SENTENCES and IN YOUR OWN WORDS. 1. Where was King Xerxes after the battle of Salamis? 2. Who commanded the Persian army? 3. What was happening to the Greek City-States while the Persians were on the mainland? 4. WHY were the Greeks on the top of the mountain? 5.Why were the Spartans SO thirsty? 6. How was the Persian general Mardonis killed? 7. What happened after he died? 8. What was the “treasure” the Greeks won after this battle? EXPLORE MORE! Have a good weekend!
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| Monday, May 18 | Tuesday, May 19 | Wednesday, May 20 | Thursday, May 21 | Friday, May 22 |
Social Studies | ~ Please contact me at kathy.pampe@rps205.com and let me know how you are doing. ~Please make sure that you are doing your assignments. Your fourth quarter grade is dependent on what you do. ~ Please Google “Hades and Persephone” ~ Take a look at the third YouTube video: (May 1, 2019) 4:21 ~ Please answer the following questions: 1.How did the Ancient Greeks explain the four seasons? 2. Did Persephone fall in love with Hades? How/Why, or How/Why not? 3. Why did Hades take Persephone? 4. Who was Demeter? 5. What was Demeter’s reaction to Persephone’s disappearance? EXPLORE MORE! | ~ Please Google “Daedalus and Icarus” ~ Scroll down to Videos ~ Click on the 7th video (Dec. 8, 2018) Told by Mimi the storyteller. ~ Please answer the following questions.
EXPLORE MORE! | ~Please Google “Birth of Athena” ~Scroll down to videos. ~ Watch “the Birth of Athena”. (Oct. 22, 2017) 2:45 ~Summarize the story. ~Google “The Dispute Between Athena and Poseidon” ~Watch “Athena vs. Poseidon” (March 14, 2018) ~Answer the questions, please. USE COMPLETE SENTENCES!
EXPLORE MORE!!! | .~Please Google “Prometheus and Pandora”. Scroll down to videos. ~ Scroll over to “Pandora’s Box” (Dec. 21, 2015) 8:27 ~Please answer the following Questions IN COMPLETE SENTENCES! 1. What gift did Prometheus give man? 2. What was the consequence for Prometheus? 3. What was the consequence for man. 4. What gifts did the gods and goddesses of Olympus give Pandora? 5. What did Zeus give to Epimetheus and Pandora? 6. What was in the box? 7. How does hope help humans? 8. What is YOUR hope during these troubled times? 9. Share this story and question with your family and friends. EXPLORE MORE!!! | ~Please Google King Midas ~Scroll down to Videos. ~ Scroll across to the fourth video. “King Midas and the Golden Touch” (Jan. 24, 2018) 4:33 ~After watching the video, please list the two lessons that Kind Midas learned.. You might have to watch the video more than once. ~Share this story with family and friends. See if they can figure out the lessons. EXPLORE MORE!!! Have A GOOD WEEKEND! |
| Monday, May 25 | Tuesday, May 26 | Wednesday, May 27 | Thursday, May 28 | Friday, May 29 |
Social Studies | MEMORIAL DAY NO ASSIGNMENT | ~ Please Google “Myth of aeneas Founding of Rome for Kids” ~Scroll down to the videos. Click on the last video, “Aeneas the Last Trojan” ~ As you watch the video, PLEASE answer the following questions IN COMPLETE SENTENCES. ~What is Aeneas’ connection to the Ancient Greeks? ~Who was Aeneas’ teacher? ~ Priam, the Trojan was the father of Aeneas’ wife, Who were her two “famous” Trojan brothers? ~Which Olympian gods helped Aeneas? ~Which goddess despised the Trojans and made Aeneas face many difficulties? ~Why did the Carthaginians hate Aneaes? ~Which empire did Aeneas found? EXPLORE MORE! | ~Please Google “Founding of Rome for Kids” ~ Scroll down to videos. ~Scroll left to “ROME: The Mythical Founding of Rome” Oct. 13,2017 (5:20) ~Watch the video and PLEASE answer the Questions in COMPLETE SENTENCES. ~Who were the parents of Romulus and Remus? ~Why were the twins to be killed? ~What happened to the twins? Who was the twins’ adoptive mother? Father? ~How did Romulus save his brother? ~Why did the brothers fight? ~What was the result of this fight? ~What happened to the Sabine women? ~How did the women stop the war? | ~.Please Google “Julius Caesar for Kids” ~ Scroll to “Julius Caesar Mini-Documentary Dec. 2, 2016 (5:41) ~Please answer the following questions IN COMPLETE SENTENCES. ~What type of government have? ~What IS a republic? (Hint: Look it up in a dictionary oronGoogle) Use “kid speak” Do NOT copy! ~Who was Julius Caesar? ~What was the Triumvirate? ~How did Caesar gain his power? ~ What happened between Pompey i and Caesar? How did that affect the people of Rome? ~What happened on the “Ides of March” (March 15th) 44 BCE? ~WHY did this happen? ~Check out the other Julius Caesar videos. EXPLORE MORE!!! | TURN IN DEVICES NO ASSIGNMENT |