Opening the Tomb

Project Guide

Curtis Taylor and Gabrielle Thinh

6th Grade Humanities and Math/Science
HTMNC

ProjectDescription

Haveyouwonderedhowmuchofyoureverydaylifehasbeeninfluencedbyancient
civilizations?AncientEgypthasexposedourmodernlifetowonderfultreasures.Thisproject
willallowstudentstogainanunderstandingofAncientCivilizations,andhowaspectsofthis
eracarriedintoourcurrentlives.Inthisproject,studentswillberecreatingancientartifactsof
AncientEgypt,composingaresearchpaperonsignificantaspectsofAncientEgypt,and
creatingascaledmodelofAncientEgyptanditscities.

EssentialQuestions

WhatarethemainfeaturesofAncientEgyptartandarchitecture?
HowdidAncientEgyptiansusemathasalanguageofcommunication?
HowhaveaspectsofAncientEgyptinfluencedourmoderndaylife?

LearningGoals
Math
6.G.1Findtheareaofrighttriangles,specialquadrilaterals,andpolygonsby
composingintorectanglesordecomposingintotrianglesandothershapesapply
thesetechniquesinthecontextofsolvingrealworldmathematicalproblems.
6.G.2Findthevolumeofarightrectangularprismwithfractionaledgelengthsby
packingitwithunitcubesoftheappropriateunitfractionedgelengths,andshowthat
thevolumeisthesameaswouldbefoundbymultiplyingtheedgelengthsofthe
prism.ApplytheformulasV=lxwxhandV=bxhtofindthevolumesofright

rectangularprismswithfractionaledgelengthsinthecontextofsolvingrealworldand
mathematicalproblems.
6.G.4Representthreedimensionalfiguresusingnetsmadeupofrectanglesand
triangles,andusethenetstofindthesurfaceareaofthesefigures.Applythese
techniquesinthecontextofsolvingrealworldandmathematicalproblems.

Humanities

6.2.1

Locateanddescribethemajorriversystemsanddiscussthephysicalsettings
thatsupportedpermanentsettlementandearlycivilizations.
6.2.5DiscussthemainfeaturesofEgyptianartandarchitecture.
6.2.6DescribetheroleofEgyptiantradeintheeasternMediterraneanandNilevalley.
6.2.7UnderstandthesignificanceofQueenHatshepsut.
6.2.9Tracetheevolutionoflanguageanditswrittenforms.
W.6.2
Writeinformative/explanatorytextstoexamineatopicandconveyideas,
concepts,andinformationthroughtheselection,organization,andanalysisofrelevant
content.
W.6.9
Drawevidencefromliteraryorinformationaltextstosupportanalysis,
reflection,andresearch.

Product
StudentswillberesearchingvariousaspectsofAncientEgyptandcomposingaresearch
paperontheirchosentopic.Alongwiththeirresearchpaper,studentswillberecreatingan
ancientartifact.InMath,studentswillbecreatingascalemodelofachosencitywithin
AncientEgypt.

ProjectTimeline(5weeks)

Dates

Focus/Tasks

April28May1st

Math:
QFTFindingYourQuestion
ExploringAncientEgyptianMath
ChoosingCities(DetermineGroups)
AnalyzingEgyptianArchitecture
AreaofTriangles
Humanities:
MUN
Researchquestion/topicformation
Discusscrediblesourcesandcitation

May4th8th

Math:
DesigningCity(1stDraft)
VolumeofRectangularPrisms

Humanities:

MUN
Question/topicresearch
Researchpaperoutline

May11th15th

Math:
CritiqueofDrafts
SketchupPD
Begintransferringdesigninsketchup
ContinueExploringVolume

Humanities:
MUN
Question/topicresearch
ResearchpaperformationRoughDraft
andCritique

May18th22nd

Math:
ContinueworkingonSketchup
SBACCTesting

Humanities:
SBACCTesting

May25th29th

Math:
ExploringSurfaceArea
BuildingModelsofAncientCities

Humanities:
Researchpaperformationandcritique
FinalDraft
Artifactcreation

June1st5th

Math:
ContinueBuildingModels
CelebrationofLearningGeometry
June5thProjectDue!

Humanities:
June5thResearchpaperfinaldraftand
artifactdue!

Exhibition
Exhibitionwillbedecideduponasateam.

Assessment
:
ResearchPaper
Artifactcreationrubric
Presentations

Draftedandcompletemodelofcity
ProjectRubric
ProjectReflection