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Cataracts of the Nile Reviewing Egyptian History

Learn about Egyptian civilization

 

Grade Level: 6-8

Concept: Review your understanding of ancient Egyptian civilizations.

Estimated Duration: 40 minutes

 

Objectives
Students will be able to
  • identify the main people, places, and events in ancient Egyptian history
  • appreciate the contributions of Egypt to world civilization
Materials

White board, interactive white board, or overhead projector
Paper
Pencils
Cataracts of the Nile Review Questions 

 

Differentiation Strategies

These strategies are used to meet the needs of all learners:

  • for various grade levelsVarying academic levels: uses mixed-ability groups to allow students to learn from one another, uses small- and whole-group discussions to ensure all students participate
  • for visual learnersVisual learners: Students will model physical and chemical changes.
  • for auditory learnersAuditory learners: Guided questions and discussion will help students distinguish between chemical and physical changes.
  • for kinesthetic learnersKinesthetic learners: Students will play a game that reinforces their understanding of chemical and physical changes.

 

Procedures
Warm Up
  • for visual learnersDraw a line representing the Nile River from Khartoum to the Mediterranean on the white board. Mark the locations of the six cataracts (waterfalls) of the Nile by drawing double lines across the river.
  • for auditory learnersRemind the class that from Khartoum to the Mediterranean there are six cataracts of the Nile River. These cataracts prevent navigation of the Nile in some areas.
  • Ask the class how many people have gone rafting, canoeing, or kayaking. Tell them this game is called Cataracts of the Nile.  It will help them review ancient Egyptian civilization.

Direct Instruction

  • Use the Nile River review questions from this PDF or create your own questions. 
  • for various grade levelsDivide the class into 3-4 groups of mixed-ability students.  Draw a sailboat, at Khartoum, for each group.  The sailboat marks the start of their trip down the Nile.  To win the game your group will need to be the first to navigate through the six cataracts.

Explain the rules of the game:

  1. Each group, in turn, will be asked one multiple-choice question. They will have a few seconds to discuss their answer; if they are right they move past the first cataract (move the boat). Then the next group gets a question.
  2. If any group answers incorrectly, they will overturn at that cataract (redraw the boat upside down). That group must wait until their next turn to right the boat by answering a true/false question. They can then try another multiple choice question to move to the next cataract. If this answer is wrong, the group must wait until the next turn to try another true/false question and right the boat.
  3. The first group to navigate through the sixth cataract wins. The game may end then or the other teams complete the trip.
 Practice
  • for auditory learners for visual learnersRead each question to a group twice and give them 10-15 seconds to answer. Display the question on a whiteboard or overhead transparency for visual learners.  If you have four groups, then you will need 20-30 multiple choice questions.
  • for auditory learnersRepeat questions that students missed during the game, and let students try to answer.
  • Continue until game is completed.
 
Closure
  • Applied learning: A good way to review for a test is to write out questions and answers as you read through the lesson.
  • Create a list of important terms and write questions and answers based on those terms. 
Comments (1)
alyssa wrote at Dec 18, 2007 8:40 pm:
very helpful thankyou
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