Geographic Alliance of Iowa

Putting Iowa in its place

Ancient Civilizations Review

This lesson plan was created by Whitney Ott-Zuzich (Jesup Middle School) for students in 6th grade. This lesson plan is a review for students about the ancient civilizations they learned about in class throughout the year. Students will use Google Earth to create a tour route of all the civilizations, and then create a postcard from one of the locations.

Discipline/Subject

World Geography

World History

Language Arts

Art

Theme

Cartography/Maps

Historical

Region

None specified

Five Themes of Geography

Location

Place

Human-Environment Interaction

Movement

Region

Iowa Core 21st Century Standards

TL 2. Use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others

TL 6. Demonstrate a sound understanding of technology concepts, systems and operations

National Geographic Standards

1. How to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information from a spatial perspective

4. The physical and human characteristics of places

17. How to apply geography to interpret the past

Iowa Core Social Studies Standards

GE 1. Understand the use of geographic tools to locate and analyze information about people, places, and environments