Now can you make a Mummy?

Open with Internet Explorer the link below.
At this link here, try the Mummy making challenge. 

Hieroglyphic Typewriter for Mobile Phone

http://mobile.discoveringegypt.co.uk/typewriter.html


Sent from my iPad

Heiroglyphics

This age old truth, found in the Great Pyramid of Giza, translates to "teachers rule at volleyball"


Blog the answer to the following two questions
1.













2.

Mummification Green Day style

An Ancient Egyptian Student you are

Solve the math problems starting at this link and going up to your age group. Show the teacher the correct answers.

Tell us about your day, using hieroglyphics. Have your classmates decipher your message.

Cleopatra

One of the most fascinating stories of history is the story of Cleopatra. Be prepared to tell this fascinating story that still captures the imagination of people two thousand years later. An excellent link for this can be found by clicking Links above.

Timeline Ancient Egypt

Blog below, and add into your notes, the following dates.
1.When people started to settle in the Nile Valley
2.When Hieroglyphics started to be developed.
3.When the Rosetta Stone was carved.
4.When Alexander the Great came from Greece and conquered Egypt.
5.When Cleopatra, considered the last pharaoh, died.
6.When the Great Pyramids were built

http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/time/explore/main.html

http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0210200/ancient_egypt/timeline.htm

Presentations

Kiara from St. James-Assiniboia School Division

Jon g from St. James-Assiniboia School Division

Nathan from St. James-Assiniboia School Division

Dom from St. James-Assiniboia School Division

Sierra from St. James-Assiniboia School Division

Isiah from St. James-Assiniboia School Division

Sydney from St. James-Assiniboia School Division

Darius from St. James-Assiniboia School Division

Zeta from St. James-Assiniboia School Division

Maricris from St. James-Assiniboia School Division

Paige from St. James-Assiniboia School Division

Neil from St. James-Assiniboia School Division

Brooke from St. James-Assiniboia School Division

Everyday Life from St. James-Assiniboia School Division

Bob from St. James-Assiniboia School Division

Owen from St. James-Assiniboia School Division

Mariel from St. James-Assiniboia School Division

Helping others

For the extra class we get this cycle, if you are done with your project, we will be making some Kiva loans. Here are past loan.

Hamida

Herbert

Ekome

Veronicah

Lenah

King Tutenkhamen

Nobody picked King 'Tut', so here is an presentation on King Tutankhamen. Remember the bonus question about why 12 or a multiple of twelve is used so often?

King tut from St. James-Assiniboia School Division

Portfolios and Review

We will be doing our portfolios this class and doing a review in Kahoot.it.
For your portfolio, take a picture of an item you feel proud of and an item that you would do better on given another chance.
After doing your portfolio, go to Kahoot.it

More about Pyramids

Find out about pyramids  from this link. Read the story, take the challenge.  Now create a test. 

1. Have a question on why the pyramids were built, this would be important. 

2. Have at least 2 questions on how the pyramids were built. 

3. Think of another question

4. Finally, have a question about the complex that surrounds the Khufu's Pyramid, which is something that archeologists have been finding more about in recent years. 

Blog the questions and the answers below. We will be using this information in further classes. 

How big is that Pyramid?

The Great Pyramid of Giza was built some 45000 years ago, and for nearly 4,000 years was the tallest building in the World.  How big is our school compared to this fabled structure? See how many of the following ways to compare size you can complete.

The size of the Great Pyramid of Giza can be found from this Link.   Remember to show your work!

1.One way to compare is to measure the base area of Bruce and the Great Pyramid. Area is Width X Length

2.Another Way to measure is to compare the heights of the two structures. No climbing the school to find the height!!! Have someone stand beside the school estimate how many of them it would take to reach the top of the school.

3. Perhaps the most accurate way to measure the size is by comparing the volume.  Width X Length X Height/3 gives us the volume of Bruce Middle School. The volume of a pyramid is  Width X Length X Height /3.


Answers to above

Area of school and the pyramid

Bruce school 51,430 sq. ft

Height of main building, about 17 ft

Area of pyramid 586,500 sq ft

Height 481ft

11 Bruce’s for the base of the Great Pyramid

29 Bruce’s for the height of the Great Pyramid

Volume of the Great Pyramid

Area times Height divided by 3 = 94035500

Volume of Bruce = 291436

Difference between the two in area is that 323 Bruces would make the volume of the Great Pyramid. 

What should the pictures say?

I asked students to look at the pictures and try and find out what message the pictures had. Each student or pair of students were given one picture. Their guesses are in the blog posts below.
I didn't tell them that the pictures had the same meaning, but many of their guesses were similar. The message the pictures were to convey was:
Take the goats down to the grass by the fork in the river. The goats prefer that grass, and with it being such a bad season for wheat, we need fat goats. 

What do the pictures say 1?

A message with pictures. Please blog below what this message is

The Law

Make some rules in the style of King Hammurabi. Make note of the style of the code. If . . . Then . . .

With your group, create at least 5 codes in your assigned category.

Communication

The ability to communicate is thought to be a contributor to the great leap forward, and later the downfall of the Neanderthals. How would a phonetic alphabet increase our knowledge? What is happening in society now with communication that has lead to a huge increase in available information? Blog your answers below

Voting

Voting in Canada, 2015.  One person gets elected from each riding. Many of the people running represent one of the 4 major political parties, Conservatives (in power ), NDP (Official opposition), Liberals (leading in the polls at the moment), Green Party. Those elected become members of parliament and the ruling party is the party that has the confidence of parliament. At the link given below, are question about where you stand on some major issues in the this campaign. Based on your answers to those questions, the site will gauge the parties your views most closely align with. This of course may not be who actually support,  single issues like Day Care or Canada's Defence may be very important to you and would sway your vote to a particular party. Then of course, you may think a person running in your riding is a really good representative, even if that person isn't running for your favourite party.

Click on this link here and then wait for the teacher to start

Election Day is around the corner!

Athens and the birth of democracy

Using the link and/or this link for guidance, be prepared answer the following questions.

1.Who were the people that were able to vote in Ancient Greece. How does this compare with Canada of 2014? Oops, don't forget your I.D.  

2. What decisions did the voters of ancient Greece make? Or Make a Pun about something to do with Democracy. 

3.What is the problem of people having to gather to vote on every decision? What solution did the ancient Greeks come up with? What solution do we use for this problem in Canada?

4. Their are concerns with how Canadians choose their representatives. Some of the concerns are: Majority Governments have great power, but seldom get elected with a majority of the votes. Many votes don't lead to representation, such as the Green Party getting a million votes but not a single seat. There is also increasing concern that Canadian elections are not being held in a far and reasonable manner. More people are becoming disillusioned with our system of democracy and not bothering to vote now, especially younger people. Give a suggestion to improve our system of government.

Answers are due for next class. 

How farming changed our lives

Civilization

Civilization is a word with loaded meanings. Often the word is used to describe societies that are agriculturally based, agrarian societies, like ours. To get a sense of timelines and the passage of history, answer the following questions. This link might help you and this link has some good graphics. Blog the answers below:

1. As a review, see earlier blog posts if you need help, where are the earliest Homo Sapiens (us)  remains found and how old are those remains.

2. Review again, when did people take the Great Leap forward and what was that leap. (hint, if you don't get this, you too might have to go back 50,000 years hehehe)

3. What climatic event had to end for agriculture to begin?

4. What materials did people, Homo Sapiens, need to start agriculture?

5. About when did agriculture start?

6. Is agriculture the domestication of plants, the domestication of animals, or . . . ?

7. How did agriculture affect ones lifestyle?

8. How does agriculture lead to specialization?

9. What is specialization (asked the grade 8 Manitoba Social Studies teacher)?

Early People

People

When and how we came to be has been the source of much thought. Many stories exist in various cultures about how we came to be.  Read the Greek Creation story. Scientists have also weighed into the debate, and though evolution isn't proven, here are dates that are widely accepted in the scientific world. Timeline 1   Timeline 2

Some major dates are:

1.When us, Homo Sapiens, appeared on the scene.

2. The eruption of Mt Tobo

3. The 'Great Leap Forward' in Homo Sapiens's ability to adapt, think, communicate.

4. When the land bridge developed to enable people to travel to North America

5. When the last ice age ended
6. From your readings, what was the fate of Prometheus?
7. What was the last thing to leave Pandora's box?
Blog the answers to the above 7 questions.

If done early, review how we talk about time. Edmodo has been down today, otherwise you would have had another test on that. Also peruse the iTunes textbook. 

Timeline

Time Line

Using photoshop, or the other programs shown by the teacher, or doing it by hand, create a timeline. Be sure to include graphics and have the timeline easily readable.

-Have the year of your birth as your starting point. Remember, there are no 0 years on a timeline.

-Have at least 3 dates from before you were born

-Have at least 3 dates after you were born

-Have at least 10 dates

-Have at least 4 dates that have no personal connection to you
The dates must all be referenced by when you were born. The math for this would be (Year of event)-(year you were born)+1
Marked out of 15. 10 proper dates, some type of BCE-CE, graphics (links?), and ease of reading.

A review of the math-example for 9/11  year of birth 2002-2001+1= year 2
-example for the 2015 federal election 2015-year of birth 2002+1= year 14

NB-Keep the timelines neat, keep the timeline proportional or use a squiggly line. 

Pot Luck Tomorrow, play next week!

Blog below what character from history you plan to come us tomorrow. Also mention what you plan to bring and share. It could be a poem from/about your character, a food, or . . . ? Mention the history of the item that you plan to share.For example 'I plan to come as Raphael, who created paintings that were so lifelike people said God tried to copy Raphael. I am bringing Fettucine Alfredo, a simple noodle dish and recipes for it can be found dating back to the start of the Renaissance. It became famous and known as Fettuccine Alfredo in North America because a restaurant owner name Alfredo served it to some american movie stars who were visiting Rome, they loved it and told everyone in Hollywood about it.' This should take about half the class. For the second half of class, get into your groups, see the pic below from the magic group sorter, and practice your shakespeare play. The teacher has copies of the script. The play debuts Tuesday afternoon.

The End of the Middle Ages

One of the last pictures of this World Heritage site?

Picture source and more information here

Societies of the Past

Each society we have studied, Early People, Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt, Rome, and the Middle Ages, have had its own characteristics and influenced following societies. Below are some characteristics of societies.

– beliefs and values
– history
– structures of governance, power, and authority
– interaction with the natural environment
– economic activities
– social organization
– communication and education
– art forms
– tools and technologies

Which society do you think has left a more lasting impression on society. Why?

The Renaissance

(For the Koollidz Kids to work ahead)
Renaissance Project

For your project on the Renaissance, you will pick a famous representative or event from the time and try to convince the class that this person or event or location or philosophy was the most influential person/event of the era.

You will need to have a 2 1/2minute speech with 10 pictures for your presentation (set the presentation to change the picture every 15 seconds).

You may choose from the following people, topics:
Leonardo DaVinci Machiavelli Shakespeare
Gutenberg Michelangelo Magna Carter
Catherine de Medicci (or another Mecicci) Henry VIII
Elizabeth I Descartes The Borgias Dante
Fibbanacci Isabella d’Este Galileo Galilei
Isaac Newton Christopher Marlowe Nicolaus Copernicus
Jacques Cartier Vasco de Gama John Cabot
Johannes Kepler Donatello Marco Polo
Magellan Sir Walter Raleigh Isaac Newton Printing Press
Raphael Martin Luther The Inquisition
Saint Bartholomew's Massacre The Reformation Art and Perspective
Developments in Navigation Spanish Armada Bloody Mary Petrarch Florence
Milan Genoa Humanism Artwork Don Quixote Ulrich Zwingli John Calvin Thomas Hobbes


Things to focus on:
1. Why they are/it is famous.
2. Impact on today’s society.
3. How they/it advanced science/technology/literature/government?
4. Interesting Facts (at least 5-with explanations)

You will be marked on the following:
1. The information presented.
2. How it is presented.
3. Pictures used (do they match your speech).

The end of the Middle Ages and the arrival of the Renaissance.

In the teacher provided Links at the top of the page, I have posted 5 sites that give information about changes in society that led to the Renaissance, which means Rebirth. Devour those pages and become a class expert on what lead to the Renaissance. There is a project coming up that will require you to impart much knowledge in little time about the downfall of the Medieval Times.

Thursday-now that you have done some reading, and engaged in class discussion, blog below at least 5 things that led to the Renaissance. 

The Black Death

How would the world's most deadly pandemic lead to an improved lifestyle? Read this link and this link to get a better understanding of  the Pestilence.

1. From your reading, why would the term Black Death be used for the Bubonic Plague?
2. Describe how years of good crops and population growth followed by two years of dismal crops would be a good condition for the plague to attack.
3. How did increased trade lead to the spread of the plague?
4. IMPORTANT-What happened to the worth of the Serfs after the plague decimated much of the population in the country side.
5. How was urine and manure used in efforts to stop the plague
6. How did the above method actually probably help with the spread of the plague?
7. Why would people confess to causing the plague by poisoning wells and what punishment did the Christian majority bestow upon many of the Jewish faith?
8. Give a name that the plague was called during the Middle Ages.
9. How were those that died used as weapons by the Tartars?
10.What percentage died from the Black Death and why would that number be hard to verify?
11.Why did people think changing clothes would make you more likely to get the plague?
12.The plague had 3 forms, depending on how it is caught (explained here). Two of the forms are treatable today. One form still isn't treatable and has about a 100% death rate. Which form is so deadly?
13.Being as precise as you can, state what creature spread the plague

A nursery rhyme that some say describes the Black Death.

The role of Religion

From what we talked about and saw in class, and from this reading here and here and here and here and here answer the following questions, which I will post after you have done some reading.

1. What is a Tithe?

2. What is a pilgrimage?

3. At the start of the Middle Ages, how many versions of Christianity were there?

4. How did the Christian church treat other religions? Give an example for your answer

5. How did The Church in the Middle Ages treat christians who tried a new way to worship God? Give an example for your answer

6. What is the difference between a cathedral and a church?

7. Give two uses for the huge stain glass windows

8. Explain how hope would draw people to the church in the Middle Ages

9. Explain how fear would draw people to the church in the Middle Ages

10. During the Middle Ages, which religion was known for its scientists?

11. Though not always followed, the law in much of the Middle ages forbid or discouraged Christians from lending money for a profit. Which religion allowed its members to provide the service of lending money for a profit (usury)?

12. Name some essential services that the church took upon themselves in the Middle Ages, services that they still do to this day.

More review here of the contributions of Islam.

Gothic Churches

This class we will go over some of the Medieval charges. Then we will have a self guided tour. For your own tour, here is a link to a virtual tour of Notre Dame cathedral, a Gothic church built in the Middle ages, about a thousand years ago. Here is a link to multiple pictures of multiple Gothic Churches from the Middle Ages. What makes a church Gothic? Why so high, so many windows? Why flying buttresses and gargoyles? What is a relic?

More Serfs, with some religion thrown in.

With information already provided in class, and this link, answer the following questions.

1. Where did The Church store the tithes they were paid?
2. What was a cruck house and did it really have poop on the walls?
3. List 4 ways The Church made money
4. Serfs paid taxes to the King and a Tithe. The Kings paid a Tithe. Who did The Church pay a tax or Tithe to?
5. Who belonged to a guild?

Fikayo, Jarret, Christina, max, josh

Thursday's Shortened Class

Blog in your pics of your house, email address is here  pharland1.8dss@blogger.com 

Imagine what life would be like your imaginary house. A serf family in Medieval Europe would commonly have 7 children, two of whom would survive to their twenties. Of the two who reached adulthood, if would be rare for them to see age 50.

Read here about the life of a serf.

Farming

Here is a link with some information Serfs were tied to the land. Generations would live in the same spot. The serfs would have a house in the village, often 10ft by 20ft, but sometimes a little larger. The serfs would farm the fields in the surrounding area. About 30 acres would be farmed by a family and produce enough for them to survive. The serfs would often have to pay outrageous portions of their crops to the lord or the manor.
Fields were in long strips, which was easier for the ox to plough, and an acre was the measurement of what an ox could plough in one day, One furlough long by one chain wide ((660 by 66ft).
One third of the land would be planted with barely (or sometimes another crop) in the spring, one third would be planted with wheat (or another winter crop) in the fall, and one third would be left to fallow (rest). The serf would rotate the fields around for the next growing season.

Using the cones, your group will start off on the tarmac outlining the size of your house. See how you all fit inside the house.  Then measure out the size of one acre, what you could get ploughed in a day. In the spring time you would plough 10 acres, and the same in the fall.

Bonus, about how many acres would the school yard be?

Upcoming Banquet

Last class we studied Eleanor of Aquitaine. Tomorrow we have our banquet, so we will again go over expectations and then practice behaving like we belong to the court. Here again is a link to the Code of Chivalry and Courtly Love and here it is again in more modern language. Here is a link to some common terms and some more common phrases are here.

Life during the Middle Ages

Take a tour of this map and explore everyday life in Europe during the Middle Ages.  Also travel through this website to find out more about how life during the Middle Ages worked.  Lastly, study this map and review the extent of the Roman Empire and who ruled what in the years after the collapse of the Western Roman Empire.

A) Putting your knowledge of castles to good use, fling the teacher from a medieval siege weapon. Click here and good luck! B)An interactive map is here C) )Click here to tour the middle ages and study what life what life would be like, especially life of women in the middle ages. D)Another interactive map is here , which is chock full of information.

Castle Knowledge

A) Putting your knowledge of castles to good use, fling the teacher from a medieval siege weapon. Click here and good luck! Must use an iMac in your attempts to fling the teacher.

Castles

Remember our class discussions and do some reading here about castles. Explore the site and become one of our Castle experts.

Some terms and principles to take away from your studies:

Height (remember the Greeks?)
Stone
Bailey or Ward
Concentric Ring
The Keep
Arrow Loops
Crenelations
Machicoulis or Murder Holes
Gate House
Circular Staircase going up clockwise
Moat

Go to the app store and get the tumblr app.  Use your iCloud email to create a tumblr account.

Go to this link here and follow the our Social Studies tumblr account.  Now leave a comment by creating a post on ten of the castles. Comments are done by clicking on the double arrows, typing in the comment box and pressing Post.  In your ten comments, you must use, at least once, each of the 11 words above.

Example
 If commenting on the castle above, one could say-The castle has a dry moat, which at one time was probably full of water. There is a Gate House at the entrance and probably murder holes within the Gate House. I see what looks like Arrow Slits in the towers and Machicoulis along the walls. I bet during festive occasions they flew flags above the towers, maybe they still do!

Update: James Scott, Duke of Monmouth was the victim of a botched beheading and who legend has it his portrait for the National Gallery was done after his head was stitched back on. Below is an eyewitness account of the beheading and the painting that launched the legend.

The first blow inflicted only a slight wound. The Duke struggled, rose from the block, and looked reproachfully at the executioner. The head sank down once more. The stroke was repeated again and again; but still the neck was not severed, and the body continued to move. Yells of rage and horror rose from the crowd. Ketch flung down the axe with a curse. ‘I cannot do it,’ he said; ‘my heart fails me.’ ‘Take up the axe, man,’ cried the sheriff. ‘Fling him over the rails,’ roared the mob. At length the axe was taken up. Two more blows extinguished the last remains of life; but a knife was used to separate the head from the shoulders. The crowd was wrought up to such an ecstasy of rage that the executioner was in danger of being torn in pieces, and was conveyed away under a strong guard.

In the meantime many handkerchiefs were dipped in the Duke’s blood; for, by a large part of the multitude he was regarded as a martyr who had died for the Protestant religion.

Your Coat of Arms

Many names used in our society can be traced back to the Middle Ages, perhaps your name can be trace back to those times. In your quest, if it pleases my lady/my lord,  you may use this link for your last name  and/or this link for your (Christian) first name. Blog below what you found out about your name.

Now we are going to make a coat of Arms, which royalty had. Why would they have a Coat of Arms? Think about the purpose of stain glass windows.

For your coat of arms, make it about yourself. You may wish to incorporate the meaning behind your name onto the coat of arms. Pick a template from the pick up box. Put things on it that represent the best about you. Most coats of arms have Latin on them, so you can put Latin on it if you like. Here is a link to translate English into Latin. Here is a list of some famous latin mottos that you may wish to adapt.

Create a Feast!

In your groups, make a list of foods that you will serve at your feast. You can find dishes, complete with descriptions here and here and here. Here is a dish called Bruce

Food during the Middle Ages

With information from this link, answer the following questions in the blog. 1. List at leasts 2 ways that travel (in particular, the Crusades) change meal time during the Middle Ages. 2. Who would eat rye bread? 3. Assuming that you have enough food to feed yourself properly during the middle ages, would extra money lead you to have a healthier diet? Explain. 4. Many of our foods were developed as a result of preservation practices during the Middle Ages. In the days before fridges and canning, foods were prepared in various ways so that they would last longer. These various methods of preparation gave the foods a distinctive taste. Read the article here and list at least 5 foods that you have had that would have been subjected to a Middle Ages preservation technique. Some more information can be found here 5. A ploughman is a field worker from the Middle Ages and a ploughman's lunch is a common menu item today. What would you get if you ordered this? 6. What were some main differences between the meals of the upper class and the lower class?

More on their food is here

Circucs Maximus

Find out some information about this wonder of the Ancient Roman Empire. More information here and here








Circus Maximus and the Colosseum were/are in the city of Rome. Here is another entertain facility, this time located outside the city of Rome. Such entertainment centres were very common and found in many Roman centres.




What is meant by the term Bread and Circuses (Games)?

Rome straight roads ( green )

Duncan, Devon, Ethan, Fikayo, Samamtha, and Christina Picture

Surveying a Straight line

Taking the cones and in your groups, survey a straight line between Bruce and Athlone School. Take a picture of your straight line with each member of your group standing on the cone. Blog the picture here  pharland1.8dss@blogger.com

Beware the Ides of March

Some basic information on the Ides of March is here and also here is a slightly different take on the Ides of March. 

Class discussion points

1. What is an Ides?

2.What issue was Caesar murdered over?

3. How was Caesar acting in comparison to the previous leaders of the Roman Republic? Hint, look at what he did with the appearance of the coinage. 

4. After Caesar's murder, what eventually happen to the idea of a  Roman republic? 

5. If you were Brutus, or one of the other Roman senators, what would you do. 

The Roman Army

The Roman Army and The Weapons of Roman Soldiers

1. Why would a disciplined army be an advantage?
2. What 2 reasons were there for a javelin to bend?
3. What is a Gladius, credited as the object that caused the most deaths until the invention of the modern hand gun.
4. From the name Gladius, make a guess who besides soldiers would use this weapon.
5. How much was a soldier paid? How might a soldier at war supplement his pay?
6. How far did a Roman army travel in a day?
7. How were signals sent during battle?

Project on Ancient Greece Posting

For your project on Ancient Greece, blog below the link where you have chosen to share your project.

Greek Myth Trailer

When finished blogging the answers to the previous assignment, browse Greek myths, a link is here

Assist the sub in using the group maker file, kept in documents, to make 5 groups. In your group, pick a myth to make a trailer for. Blog your pick below, no repeats. In presenting the trailer, give a synopsis of the myth before playing the trailer. Use the iMacs to make the trailers and of course, the cameras on your iPads. Presentations on Friday.


Well done on the Presentations!
Below are the trailers you made, posted onto an unlisted youtube file.

Cover of Maclean's newest magazine edition

http://www.macleans.ca/news/canada/welcome-to-winnipeg-where-canadas-racism-problem-is-at-its-worst/

Roles of Greek Gods

We have presented various major Greek Gods and read some stories about them. If you were to cast people into the roles of the various Greek Gods, Heroes and Creatures, who would be what? For example:

Mr. Lipinski-Zeus, because he is the head of the school and probably would like to use a Thunderbolt during indoor recess.

Shanelle-Appolo, She was our sun in Grade 7 and continues to brighten our lives.

Kardashians- Dionysus, because the Kardashians only seem interested in partying.

Ms Lelieveld-Hermes, because she takes care of all the messages in our school.

In your groups, take ten Greek gods and blog below people you would cast as those gods and why.


The pun for today, to follow our story about how Apollo came to drive the Sun