Emily's+Lesson+6-C-1

8th Grade Ancient History Class Unit: Ancient Greece Background info: Students will have background knowledge on world explorers from earlier history classes. We will have already discussed triremes, Greek sailing, and Herodotus. Students have already made travel brochures on the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World and learned who Herodotus was.

Objective: Students will understand how maps have changed over time with the discover of new lands. They will also understand what areas of the world were known to the Greeks in 450 B.C.

=**E**ssential Question:= What were the contributions of the Greeks? How does the culture of ancient Greece still influence our lives today?

=**A**ctivating Strategy:= Students will be arranged into 6 groups of 3-4. To get in groups they will add the number of siblings, shoes, and pets they have. They will form a line starting with the smallest number to the largest number. I will pair them with the people next to them in line. Before they sit down students will share with their group members how they or their parents have used maps before. Examples: navigate a theme park, labeled a map in class, or to find directions. =Teaching Strategy:= 1. 2 groups will analyze Herodotus' map, 2 groups will analyze the 1500s map, and 2 groups will analyze the current world map. Herodotus' world map ca. 450 B.C.[]

World Map ca. 1500s []

World Map ca. 2005 []

2. Students will use my edited version of NARA map analysis to analyze their map. When finished, they will have 10 minutes to briefly collaborate with the group who analyzed the same map. Working together, they will combine their NARA onto an overhead and choose two people to share their analysis with the class. My verision of the NARA map worksheet.

3. Once students have a chance to see all 3 maps side by side, they will do a Venn Diagram comparing and contrasting all 3 maps. I will prompt them to look at the map scale (if any), countries listed, cities that are the same on all 3, design of each map, etc. 4. As a class we will make one large Venn Diagram on the 3 maps and discuss their findings.

=**S**ummary:= In their journals students will use complete sentences to answer the following questions: 1. What did the work of Herodotus contribute to future map-makers and explorers? 2. What parts of our planet, if any, do you think needs further exploration today? 3. What do you think our explorations of the plantets/universe will contribute to future space explorers?