Monday, October 21 NO SCHOOL
Tuesday, October 22
Maya Settlement Patterns
Reminders:
Iowa Core STANDARD:
G.1.1. Understand the characteristics and purposes of geographic tools and representations of the earth such as maps, globes, graphs, charts, models, grid systems, aerial and other photographs, GIS, satellite-produced images and databases.
OR in simpler language:
Understand how to use different geographic tools and models of the earth such as maps, globes, aerial and other photographs, geographic information system (GIS), satellite-produced images and databases.
Essential Question:
How did the Maya live and how do we know?
How did the physical geographic features like
elevation, and climate, affect how the Maya
lived?
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Iowa Core STANDARD:
G.1.1. Understand the characteristics and purposes of geographic tools and representations of the earth such as maps, globes, graphs, charts, models, grid systems, aerial and other photographs, GIS, satellite-produced images and databases.
OR in simpler language:
Understand how to use different geographic tools and models of the earth such as maps, globes, aerial and other photographs, geographic information system (GIS), satellite-produced images and databases.
Essential Question:
How did the Maya live and how do we know?
How did the physical geographic features like
elevation, and climate, affect how the Maya
lived?
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Look at the ancient Maya sites overlay on Google Earth. Discuss the following:
- What settlement patterns do you see? Are there more or less settlements in some geographic areas? Scroll in to see the smaller ranked ruin settlements. Are there more or less settlements in some geographic areas?
- What might be the reasons for this?
- View archaeology video
ABOVE: This NOVA scienceNOW video shows how experts are using NASA satellite photography to find ancient Maya architecture hidden deep in the rain forest of Guatemala. It's a marriage of 21st-century technology and centuries-old archeological techniques that has already unearthed some striking Maya remains, including a jungle-covered temple containing an extremely rare, 2,000-year-old mural
YouTube link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLmiauBOJWw
YouTube link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLmiauBOJWw
Wed, Thurs, Fri Oct 23, 24, 25
Maya Prediction T-chart
View video from yesterday for classes that didn't get to.
Work on Maya Map Prediction T-chart.
Class first reads through climate information.
Teams work together on Google doc to predict advantages and disadvantages of elevation and climate on the Maya populations and way of life.
To make predictions, students use their Google Earth Maya overlay of ancient sites, their Maya elevation and climate map and the climate information.
All students have had their team's Google doc shared with them.
Work on Maya Map Prediction T-chart.
Class first reads through climate information.
Teams work together on Google doc to predict advantages and disadvantages of elevation and climate on the Maya populations and way of life.
To make predictions, students use their Google Earth Maya overlay of ancient sites, their Maya elevation and climate map and the climate information.
All students have had their team's Google doc shared with them.