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Ancient Greece Ideas for 5th grade topics

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I. Weapons
A. What were the innovations the Greeks made to weaponry?
1. How did Greek weapons/innovations affect their history? Were they more successful?
II. Architecture
A. Are there any ruins of ancient buildings still in Greece?
1. What were the famous buildings in Greece?
a. What were they made of?
b. What were they used for?
c. Who built them? Who paid for them?
d. What do ancient buildings tell us about the people who lived there?
B. What kinds of houses did people live in?
C. Compare these buildings to buildings in US today. How does architecture reflect society’s
values?
III. Gods/Myths
A. Create a hierarchy of the Greek Gods
B. Did the Greeks worship their gods or were these just stories?
C. What was the religion of the ancient Greeks? How did this affect their daily life, art, culture,
society?
IV. Inventors/Inventions
A. Who were the famous inventors of ancient Greece?
1. What did they invent?
a. Are any of their inventions still used today?
V. Greek Literature/Art
A. Did the ancient Greeks read and write?
1. Are there any famous Greek writers?
a. What did they write?
B. Did most people in ancient Greece know how to read and write?
C. Were there any ancient Greek famous artists?
1. Are there still artifacts from Ancient Greece?
a. What do they tell us about life in ancient Greece and the values of the society?
VI. Greek Theater
A. What were the 3 genres of Greek Theater?
B. Who were the ancient Greek playwrights, and what did they write?
C. What did the theaters look like?
D. Who went to Greek theaters?
E. Who were the actors? Who was the audience?

VII. Everyday Life


A. What was everyday life like for people in ancient Greece?
1. Was life different for men, boys, girls, women, rich, poor, soldiers?
2. Compare life in Sparta vs. Athens

VIII. Overview of History/Geography


A. Give a brief overview of the history of ancient Greece starting with the Mycenaeans and going
up through Alexander the great.
B. What was the land like in Greece? How did the geography influence the actions of the people?
C. Create maps of ancient Greece from the times of the early Greeks up thru Alexander the Great

IX. Philosophers
A. Who were the Greek Philosophers?
B. What influence did philosophy have on Greek life?

X. Government/City States/Polis
A. how was ancient Greece governed?
B. What were the city states in ancient Greece?
1. Did the city states get along and work together? How did their interactions influence the
history of Greece?
Ideas for tools/projects
I. Tools
A. Toondoo
B. powerpoint
C. photostory3
D. Glogster
E. Use audacity or dropio to record audio/interivew
F. Use flip cameras for interviews, skits
G. Camera
H. Voicethread
I. Microsoft Word or Publisher

II. Project Ideas


A. Create a short video interview - pretend to be an ancient greek being interviewed- i.e. Homer
B. Create a newspaper with the news of the Peloponnesian war
C. Create your own version of a myth about the Greek Gods
D. Use photostory or powerpoint or glogster to create a virtual museum tour
E. Write your own version of the Odyssey and show your chapters on google maps/google earth
F. Take pictures of buildings with Greek architecture. Are they public buildings, private homes?
G. Do a travel brochure or commercial- visit ancient Greece
H. Make up your own Greek myth- record it/use photostory/skit

III. Organization
A. Choose a topic or come up with your own- must be approved
B. Choose your groups- no more than 3 people in a group, no one works alone
C. After choosing your topic- research it and turn in a short outline of your research
a. Cite your sources- including pictures
D. Choose how your information will be presented- what tools are you going to use?

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