Egypt

Social Studies Online

This assignment provides students with the opportunity to demonstrate their knowledge and understandings within an action learning Inquiry that identifies different ways Ancient Egyptians recorded the past.

The framework is provided by the deciding, finding, using, notetaking , bibliography sheets. The teacher will give the students opportunities to practice new learning and directs the inquiry. The students are responsible for finding (from a variety of sources), collecting, recording, processing and communicating the information in an appropriate way.

Achievement Objective:

Inquiry: Implement the processes and reflect and evaluate the steps they have taken and their findings.

Learning outcomes:

Carry out a Social Studies Inquiry that identifies different ways Ancient Egyptians recorded the past.

Students will be able to:

• Frame questions to focus their inquiry.
• Find information from at least 3 different media sources.
• Collect, collate and analyse information.
• Process information using their own words and check the validity of this information.
• Make valid statements and/or generalisations that are supported and justified by their information.
• Communicate findings.
• Use criteria to complete self evaluation and complete individual peer evaluation.
• Manage time without any teacher input.