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Lessons > Ancient Egypt powerpoint ***
Topic Ancient Cultures
Grade(s): 6-7
Written by Rosy Rajasingham
Created: 11/30/05
Updated: 12/02/05
Skill Sets: Research | Oral Presentation | Information Literacy
Format: Project
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Description, Learning Objective: Students build information literacy skills by conducting research and learning about the Egyptian culture by creating a PowerPoint presentation. Students research the Ancient Egypt using a multi-step process: 1) take notes on 4x6 notecards, 2) write paragraph.Students research the key topics in groups using a structured research strategy, KWL template
Procedure:

PATH: MyBookmarks--Social Studies--Ancient Cultures--Ancient Egypt (various sites)

Procedure:
1) Teacher should break the students into 6 groups and assign each group a different topic.

2) Teacher introduces the project and reviews the project plan.

3) Students research during social studies class, computer class, library, and for homework.

4) After taking notes on notecards, students write 2-3 paragraphs to be collected and graded.

5) Students summarize their paragraphs to create the bullet points for their PowerPoint slides.

6) Once the group creates their PowerPoint presentation, they present it to the class in an oral presentation.
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