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**__ Unit Lesson Plan __** **Name:** Courtney Rouzer **Lesson Title:** Pyramids of Egypt **Unit:** World History; Historical Sites and Material Artifacts **Subject Area:** History and Geography **Grade Level:** 3rd Grade **Time Required:** __Day 1 (20 minutes)__ introducing the pyramids and showing a video clip, __Day 2 (30-40 minutes)__ using national geographic to research pyramids and write 3 facts and also sharing facts with the class, __Day 3 (20-30 minutes)__ to create their own pyramid including facts on the walls of the pyramid, __Day 4 (15-20 minutes)__ students will take a multiple choice quiz. ·  8.4.3 B Identify historical sites and material artifacts important to world history o  Africa (e.g., pyramids, treasures of Tutankhamen, Nefertiti’s sculpture) ·  7.3.3 C Identify the human characteristics of places and regions by their settlement characteristics ·  **Culture:** Students will learn about Egyptian culture and the pyramids that they created. ·  **People, Places, and Environments:** Students learn about one of many historical sites. ·  **Civic Ideals and Practices:** Students will learn the beliefs of the pharaohs and why they had the pyramids built. 1.   Give a KWL, students will fill out what they know about pyramids and what they hope to learn from this lesson about pyramids. 2.   While watching a video about pyramids students will fill in what they learned about pyramids and any new questions that they have. 3.   Students will use the internet to research and find three new facts about pyramids. 4.   In groups students will discuss what they found on the internet and they will pick 5 facts they found and share them to the class. 5.   Students will create their own pyramid including the three facts they found on each side of the pyramid. ·  Worksheet for making the pyramid ·  Crayons ·  Black marker ·  Tape ·  Video 1 ( [] ) ·  Video 2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHic3ukE4Xc&feature=related) ·  Internet (http://www.nationalgeographic.com/pyramids/pyramids.html) ·  KWL chart 1.   Introduce pyramids to the students by asking them three posing questions. (What is a pyramid, who built the pyramids, and why were the pyramids built?) 2.   Have the students fill out a KWL chart. The students will only fill out the first two columns, what they know and what they want to learn. 3.   Discuss as a class what the students put on their charts. 4.   Play the first video for the students. 5.   Have the students fill out the third column in the KWL chart, what they learned. **__Day 2 (30-40 minutes)__** 1.   Have the students go to the computer lab to research more about pyramids. 2.   Students will be working in pairs on this activity. 3.   Using the national geographic website, have the children write down at least three facts that they have learned. 4.   When the students return to the classroom place the students in small groups to share the facts that they learned. 5.   Have the students pick 4 facts they think are interesting in their group and share them to the class. 6.   Students can write their facts or any facts that they learned from the class on their learned column on the KWL chart. **__Day 3 (20-30 minutes)__** 1.   Show students the second video. This video shows different images of the pyramids. 2.   Hand out the worksheet for making a pyramid. 3.   Students will color the triangles of their pyramid. 4.   Using a marker, students will write down one fact they learned on each triangle. 5.   Students will cut out the triangles and using tape they will tape them together to make their own pyramid **__Day 4 (15-20 minutes)__** 1.   The teacher will give the students a multiple choice quiz to see if the students understood the content being taught. 2.   The teacher will read all the questions and answers to the students. ·  Instruction Adaptation o  Students can work with another student to help them create their own pyramid with the facts they learned. o  Students will work with partners in the computer lab. o  The teacher will read the questions and the answers on the quiz. ·  Curriculum Integration o  This lesson includes literacy. Students will be reading an article on the computer to further their knowledge on pyramids. o  Geometry is integrated in this lesson. Pyramids are a common term seen in geometry and the students will be building a pyramid. o  Writing is also integrated in this lesson. Students will fill out the KWL chart. ·  21st Century Skills o  Day 2 students will be using the computers to research more about pyramids. Students will not be using the whole internet. They will only be using the national geographic site specified. 1.   The teacher will collect the students KWL chart after day two to assess what the students learned. The teacher can also make comments to what students learned to make sure their facts are right before they are placed on their pyramid. 2.   The teacher will give a multiple choice quiz to assess the students understanding of the content. **__ Pyramids Quiz  __** Name: Date:  1. What is a pyramid?  a.     A tomb for Pharaohs.  b.     A place to shade the Egyptians from the sun  c.     A man made mountain  2. Who built the pyramids?  a.     Americans  b.     Europeans  c.     Egyptians  3. Why were the pyramids built?  a.     So the Pharaoh could hide from the villagers.  b.     To shelter the Pharaohs soul that remained.  c.     To shelter the Egyptians from storms.
 * Unit Lesson Plan **
 * 1. PA State Standards **
 * 2. NCSS Themes **
 * 3. Learner Information **
 * 1.   ** Before teaching the lesson I will have the children fill out a KWL chart to find out what they know about pyramids and what they want to know about pyramids.
 * 2.   ** This lesson is designed for multiple learning styles. I would provide pictures and a video for visual learners. Having a class discussion about pyramids would be good for auditory learners. Children will work in groups to create a pyramid. If students have a learning disability it might help to pair them up with other students to help them do some of the activities.
 * 4. Learning Objectives **
 * 5. Materials **
 * 6. Procedures/Activities **
 * __Day 1 (20 minutes)__ **
 * 7. Assessment **

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