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TEACHER Hamish McMillan
YEAR
9 |
LEVEL
5 |
DURATION
3 weeks |
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Strand Achievement Objectives to be Assessed
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Learning Outcomes
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Place and Environment 5.2
Why particular places and
environments are significant for people.
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Students will:
- Explain why historic places like the city of Rome and Ancient Roman sites
are significant for people.
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Time, Continuity and Change 5.2
How the
ideas and actions of individuals and groups that have shaped the
lives and experiences of people are viewed through time.
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Students will:
- Explain how ideas and actions of the Ancient Romans that shaped the lives of people, were viewed back then.
- Explain how ideas and actions of the Ancient Romans that shaped the lives of people, are viewed today.
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Processes
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Learning Outcomes
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Inquiry
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Students will carry out their own inquiry using a variety of sources, including the Internet.
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Requirements
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| Settings: | Europe |
| Perspectives: | Multicultural, Gender |
| Essential Learning About New Zealand Society (ELANZS): |
European cultures and heritages and the influence of these heritages on New
Zealand's social, cultural, political and religious beliefs and systems.
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Assessment
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Design your own assessment using the template provided.
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TEACHING AND LEARNING ACTIVITIES
Select and adapt these learning activities to best meet the needs of your
students, and to fit the time available:
Teacher's Note:
Before you begin these activities you will need a blank outline map of the
World,
Europe
and Italy.
Starter Activities
- Significant Places
What is significant?
- Mapping Activities
Where in the world?
- History of Ancient Rome - How it all began - Romulus and Remus
Students read the story of
Romulus and Remus, then complete the
activities.
- The Kings of Rome
Who were the Kings of Rome and what were they famous for making?
Students complete the
fact-finding mission about the Kings of Ancient Rome.
Roman Ideas and Actions
- Religion
Gods and Godesses
- The Forum
The Forum
- Roman Ideas on Health and Sanitation
Why was public health so necessary and important in Ancient Rome?
- The Baths
The Romans loved taking baths.
- Postcard from Rome
- Roman Roads
All Roads Lead to Rome
- Inquiry
- Roman ideas on Recreation/Sport
- Watch the movie Gladiator.
- What was it like to be a Gladiator? Students research where Gladiators
lived, trained and fought in Ancient Rome, using a variety of sources.
Then complete the task sheet.
- Extension Activity
Roman Meal
RESOURCES
Print
- Cubitt. S., Irvine. R., Dow. A. (1999) Top Tools for Social
Sciences Teachers, Addison Wesley Longman
- Burrell. R. (1991) The Romans, Oxford University Press
Electronic
This material has been produced by UNITEC Institute of Technology
under contract to the Ministry of Education.
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