Lesson 4: Effects of Acid Rain on the Sphinx, Giza
Resource Details: A Glog or digital poster I made based on the effects acid rain could have on the great Sphinx looking at how to carry out an experiment to investigate this.
Teaching Ideas: Engage in a discussion with the children based on what is written in the Glog. The teacher may pose certain lower order questions to recall information learnt such as "What is the cause of acid rain, do we know? etc. and some higher order questions such "How could an individual like you try and reduce acid rain in their area?" "What could we do as a class?" "What buildings/monuments in out local area might be affected by acid rain?" "How could we investigate whether a building is made of Limestone?" etc.
Apply what the children have learnt about acid rain to carry out the investigation which I had done earlier in making the Glog (see the three investigation pictures).
Set up work stations for the children to try out the investigation.
Design a series of investigation rules with the class beforehand and then once all children are aware of the safety procedures they may begin to pour some vinegar into a jar and observe what happens when they drop in a piece of chalk.
Complete a investigation worksheet one for each group, that shows children's predictions, setting up a control, the results, evaluations (what is to be learnt) etc.
Type up the class findings using the class computer or ask the children to suggest alternative ways they could present the results they find.
Curriculum Linkage: Science and History
Teaching Ideas: Engage in a discussion with the children based on what is written in the Glog. The teacher may pose certain lower order questions to recall information learnt such as "What is the cause of acid rain, do we know? etc. and some higher order questions such "How could an individual like you try and reduce acid rain in their area?" "What could we do as a class?" "What buildings/monuments in out local area might be affected by acid rain?" "How could we investigate whether a building is made of Limestone?" etc.
Apply what the children have learnt about acid rain to carry out the investigation which I had done earlier in making the Glog (see the three investigation pictures).
Set up work stations for the children to try out the investigation.
Design a series of investigation rules with the class beforehand and then once all children are aware of the safety procedures they may begin to pour some vinegar into a jar and observe what happens when they drop in a piece of chalk.
Complete a investigation worksheet one for each group, that shows children's predictions, setting up a control, the results, evaluations (what is to be learnt) etc.
Type up the class findings using the class computer or ask the children to suggest alternative ways they could present the results they find.
Curriculum Linkage: Science and History
Lesson 5: Irrigation and The Nile Region
Resource Details: Two maps to show the exact location of Giza and where the pyramids are located in Egypt, a video by BBC Worldwide which discusses the Nile and a Padlet, a discussion page which enables the children to show new learning the have connected with.
Teaching Ideas: Present the following two maps to the children, and if needed use the zoom button to show Egypt and the Nile from a much further out distance or likewise zoom in to see more minute details on the map. This can be great to show children the location of where the Ancient Egyptians lived and compare it to where they are living etc. Respond to the children if they would like to compare or record the distance between where Giza is on the map and possibly another foreign country they know well. Watch this video which was based along the Nile region, looking in particular at the lifestyle these ancient Egyptians lived, the importance of the river to them etc. You could also get them to comment on the landscape and compare it to soils and growing conditions here in Ireland. If the children appeared largely interested in this topic they could even choose an aspect of further study on the Egyptians and do a project on it which they could present to the class. Complete a padlet as a class, like the sample one I made below. If there is only one computer in the class, children could take it in turn to come up and write in one new fact or area they learnt about in this lesson. This is great for assessment purposes and finding what the children have learnt/something they didn't quite grasp/something they would still like to know and can therefore help for developing future lessons. Curriculum Links: Geography and History |
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