How Has Egyptians Changed Their Land to Suit Their Needs?

Title: How has Egyptians changed their land to suit their needs?

Topic: Relationships in Egypt Grade: 5

Show-Me Standards

S.S.-6- Relationships of the individual and groups to institutions and cultural traditions.

Performance Standards

Goal 2-1: Plan and make written oral and visual presentations for a variety of purposes and audiences.

Goal 2-4: Present perceptions and ideas regarding works of art, humanities and sciences.

Goal 2-7: Use technological tools to exchange information and ideas.

Grade Level Expectations (GLE)

5G Reading and constructing maps: Grade 5: Use geographical research sources to acquire information and answer questions.

Group membership: Grade 5: Identify how a person becomes a member of a group or institution and what factors influence inclusion or exclusion from a group.

Enduring Understandings

To meet the standards, students will need to understand how people from Egypt interact with the rest of the world.

They will need to understand that human interaction is vital for us as well as the environment.

Vocabulary

Human interaction

Environment

Essential Questions

How have Egyptians changed the land in order to suit their needs?

Why is it important to communicate with other countries?

Rationale:

Everyday students interact with each other. But what students need to learn is how we are responsible for the environment as well.

Lesson Objective

● The first thing will be to ask students about any former experiences they know about Egypt

● The students will research information on the internet. And then try to find a few things that Egypt has changed in order to fit their environment.

● Fill out a crossword puzzle at the end of lesson

Criteria for Success

Formative Assessment:

The teacher will walk around the classroom to make sure all the students