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    This unit plan outlines a 6-8 week unit on ancient civilizations for 3rd grade social studies. Students will learn about daily life, environmental influences, concepts of time and space, historical records, and inventions in ancient civilizations in America, Africa, Asia, and the Mediterranean. This particular lesson focuses on the Roman invention of aqueducts and how it changed lives by addressing the need to transport water over long distances. Students will discuss how Romans and themselves use water, learn about the aqueduct invention, read about its facts, discuss how it impacted Roman life, and explain how another invention changed an ancient civilization.

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    This unit plan outlines a 6-8 week unit on ancient civilizations for 3rd grade social studies. Students will learn about daily life, environmental influences, concepts of time and space, historical records, and inventions in ancient civilizations in America, Africa, Asia, and the Mediterranean. This particular lesson focuses on the Roman invention of aqueducts and how it changed lives by addressing the need to transport water over long distances. Students will discuss how Romans and themselves use water, learn about the aqueduct invention, read about its facts, discuss how it impacted Roman life, and explain how another invention changed an ancient civilization.

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    Unit Title: Ancient Civilizations


    Subject: Social Studies
    Grade: 3
    Summary of unit:

    Teacher: Ekrem
    Duration: 6-8 weeks

    Unit3Grade3SocialStudiesAncientCivilizationsinAmerica,
    Africa,AsiaandtheMediterranean
    Inthisunitstudentswilllearntorecordtimeperiods,createtimelinesin
    differentscales,tellinfluenceofenvironmentoncivilizations,compareforms
    ofcommunicationbetweendifferentsocietiesinancienttimes,examine
    historicalartifactstoidentifyandexplainbasicquestionsoftimesandevents
    inhistoryandexplainhowpastinventionschangedlifeforthepeople.
    3.1Icancompare/contrastthedailylivesofdifferentpeoplelivingancient
    times.(3.4.3.8.1
    3.2Icanexplainhowancientcivilizationswereinfluencedbythe
    environment.(3.4.3.7.1)
    3.3Icancompare/contrastvariouswaysthatdifferentcultureshaveexpressed
    conceptsoftimeandspace.(3.4.1.2.3)
    3.4Icanexaminehistoricalrecordsandartifactstoanswerandexplainbasic
    questionsabouttimesandeventsinhistory,bothancientandmorerecent.
    (3.4.1.2.1)
    3.5Icanexplainhowinventionschangepeopleslives.(3.4.1.3.1)
    3.6Icancreatetimelinestorecordimportanthistoricalevents.(3.4.1.1.2)
    This lesson Invention: aqueducts
    Objectives/Standards:
    Essential Questions:

    3.2Icanexplainhowancient
    civilizationswereinfluencedby
    theenvironment.(3.4.3.7.1)
    3.5Icanexplainhowinventions
    changepeopleslives.(3.4.1.3.1)

    Whydowewanttolearnaboutancient
    times,places,andpeople?
    Howlongagoisancient?
    HowdoweuseRomaninventionstoday?

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    Factual Knowledge
    Students will know:
    Vocabulary: invention,
    aqueduct

    Procedural
    Knowledge
    Students will be able
    to:
    Describe how the
    invention of an
    aqueduct affected
    Roman life

    Conceptual Knowledge
    Students will understand:
    Why an ancient civilization
    needed to make a change,
    and how that change affected
    daily life.

    Observation lesson - Roman invention/Aqueducts


    Outline:
    1. How do we use water in our lives today? (quick brainstorm drink, hygiene,
    clean stuff, farm, etc.)
    2. What if you lived 2000 years ago and there was no water nearby? What if
    the closest fresh water was 50 miles away? How would you get that water?
    (partner share/share out)
    3. Romans found this to be a struggle too. They invented a way to move water
    from a far away place to their city. They invented aqueducts.
    4. Show pictures of aqueducts. Discuss.
    5. Form groups
    High/Medium/low
    High Latrell, Hailey, Lamar, Ladraea, Demya
    Medium DeAysia, LaNaya, Octavian, Janiya
    Low Brandyn, Terryontae, Shenetta, Royanna, Marisa (Put student teacher
    here)
    6. Read write 3 facts
    7. How did Roman lives change after using aqueducts? (Group talk/share out)
    Possible alternative How would your life be different without water? Give
    specific examples.
    8. Exit: Name a Roman invention and tell how it changed Roman life.
    (Notebook)
    9. In the afternoon, or if time allows, we will build our own aqueducts. If you
    have the time to come back, please do! Showtime is at 2!

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