PowerPoint presentations

The students have been very busy this week researching explorers.  After gathering all of their information, we headed to the computer lab to learn a new skill.  Working with partners, students created PowerPoint presentations which they will share with their classmates next week.   They caught on very quickly, and learned how to bullet important information, click and drag photos onto their slides, and add custom animation to their slides.  The presentations came out terrific!

Ancient Civilization Centers

We finished our study of ancient civilization by creating Mayan codexes, Incan quipos, and Aztec masks.   A codex is a Mayan book that was comprised mostly of pictures.  A quipos was a counting tool, much like an abacus, only it was created with string.

The sounds of Inca Son played in the background as we created all of the projects.  It was definitely a memorable afternoon in room 23.

Aztec posters

We did another jigsaw activity this week, this time teaching each other about the Aztec culture.  Here are the posters that were created:

Aztec Society

The Spanish Conquest

The City of Tenochtitlan

Aztec Agriculture

The Aztec Calendar

Aztec Religion

Aztec Warfare