Section outline

  • Kia ora...students and welcome to term 3. This term we have an exciting new Context : Innovations. For this idea we will research the way Ancient civilisations lived their  lives and discover the many innovations that designed. We will also examine to see how these past innovations have changed and have purpose in our lives today. 

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    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • understood the meaning of Innovations
    • connected the meaning of Innovations to to Ancient Civilisations
    • discovered new words and multiple words that link with this idea
    • Examined images from the past and and beginning to  explored why people lived differently to us today.

    Activities:

    1. What does innovation mean to you today. Give examples of products and technology that is useful to you. Eg the motor vehicle, boats, chairs and books to write in. Think for a moment: when do you think these products and technology was first innovated. Was it 10 years ago, 100 years or perhaps several thousand year ago?Give reasons for your response. class discussion on your ideas.
    2. I hope you have gathered that many products of today are linked to the ancient civilisations. Example: paper created by Ancient Egyptians using papyrus. Read this link: 

      Papyrus-Making in Egypt | Essay | The Metropolitan Museum ...

    3. By using coggle.com or a mind map or your choice, Lets create a brainstorm of words that link with Innovations eg: ideas, creativity, money, business, market and technology, as well as Ancient Cultures.Discussions on meaning of these words eg: invention, civilisation, trader, slave, merchant, irrigation, religion, cultures, class, caste, laws, wars, astronomy, maps.
    4. Examine the pictures on the white board on Ancient civilisations. table group discussions to identify landmarks linked to Ancient Cultures. Why were these amazing landmarks built. How where they built. Each table group research one landmark. Hopefully you would discover that it takes great skill to design these landmarks, as well that they all represent deep cultural importance.Ancient

    5) Have a look at the world map. Can you identify where these ( shown above )land marks are indicated.

    6) Extension activity: Create a timeline of Ancient civilisations. See example here.Ancient

    Resources:


    What Exactly Is Innovation? - Forbes



    Homework:
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    EXPLORE / TŪHURA

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

    • We are EXPLORING...to investigate the meaning of innovations and how this idea links to ancient cultures
    • We are EXPLORING...to discover the many concepts linked to Ancient Civilisations and innovation
    • We are EXPLORING...to research the many cultural innovations from around the world, begining with Ancient Egypt