Extension Activities
Below is a list of extension activities for teachers to share with students. All of the software listed is free for student use.Indiana Academic Standards Addressed:
6.1.1 Describe the rise; the political, technological and cultural achievements; and the decline of ancient civilizations in Europe and Mesoamerica*. (Individuals, Society and Culture) 6.1.2 Describe and compare the beliefs, the spread and the influence of religions throughout Europe and Mesoamerica. (Individuals, Society and Culture) 6.1.18 Create and compare timelines that identify major people, events and developments in the history of individual civilizations and/or countries that comprise Europe and the Americas. (Individuals, Society and Culture) 6.1.23 Form research questions and use a variety of information resources* to obtain, evaluate and present data on people, cultures and lands. 6.2.1 Identify and compare major forms of historical and contemporary governments in Europe and the Americas. 6.2.2 Explain how elements of Greek direct democracy and Roman representative democracy are present in modern systems of government. |
Have students use Prezi to create a presentation on what they have learned about "life in Ancient Rome". A guide to creating presentations using Prezi can be found at this link. https://prezi.zendesk.com/forums Web Graphic Organizer
Have students create a web of the life of Julius Caesars . The link below offers a printable web for students. Click here for the link. Have Students create a timeline of the rise and fall of Ancient Rome using the Time Glider website. This website allows students to add events and pictures to a timeline. The link is below. https://timeglider.com/ Delicious Social Bookmarking
Click on the link below to go to my Delicious page where I have bookmarked all of the student resources in the "websites" section of this pathfinder. https://delicious.com/acbadger Ancient Rome Rap
Have students create a rap song sharing what they have learned about the fall of Ancient Rome. The link to the lesson is below. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TF1QL-aQ2Vg4cy-yqulUYnOGi2Hy6kIq0IUStVvaHv8/edit?hl=en |
Microsoft Photo Story 3
Have students use the Photo Story 3 software to create a video presentation on one aspect of the Roman Empire that they have learned about. Below is a video tutorial of how to use the software. PBS Lesson Plan
The link below is for a lesson plan that can be used with 6th grade students. PBS created this lesson plan to go along with their series on Ancient Rome. The link is provided below. https://www.pbs.org/empires/romans/pdf/lesson1.pdf Creaza Cartoonist
Have students create a movie or comic book sharing what they have learned about Ancient Rome, using Creaza Cartoonist. The video below takes you through the steps of creating a cartoon. Students can add some of the clipart they found on the DK Clipart page. http://www.creazaeducation.com/ |
Works Cited:
Prezi. N.p., n.d. Web. 9 Feb. 2014. <http://prezi.com/>.
Microsoft. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Feb. 2014. <http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=11132>.
"The Life of Julius Caesar." N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Feb. 2014. <http://www.anoka.k12.mn.us/education/page/download.php fileinfo=Q2guXzExX0p1bGl1c19DYWVzYXJfR09fU3R1ZGVudC5wZGY6Ojovd3d3Ni9zY2hvb2xzL21uL2Fub2thL2ltYWdlcy9hdHRhY2gvMjkyMDM1LzI1NDAzNl8yOTIwMzVfYXR0YWNo>.
Time Glider. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Feb. 2014. <https://timeglider.com/>.
"The Roman Empire." PBS, n.d. Web. 10 Feb. 2014. <https://www.pbs.org/empires/romans/pdf/lesson1.pdf>.
Delicious. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Feb. 2014. <https://delicious.com/acbadger>.
Creaza. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Feb. 2014. <http://www.creazaeducation.com/>.
"Ancient Rome Rap." N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Feb. 2014. <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TF1QL-aQ2Vg4cy-yqulUYnOGi2Hy6kIq0IUStVvaHv8/edit?hl=en>.
Microsoft. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Feb. 2014. <http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=11132>.
"The Life of Julius Caesar." N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Feb. 2014. <http://www.anoka.k12.mn.us/education/page/download.php fileinfo=Q2guXzExX0p1bGl1c19DYWVzYXJfR09fU3R1ZGVudC5wZGY6Ojovd3d3Ni9zY2hvb2xzL21uL2Fub2thL2ltYWdlcy9hdHRhY2gvMjkyMDM1LzI1NDAzNl8yOTIwMzVfYXR0YWNo>.
Time Glider. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Feb. 2014. <https://timeglider.com/>.
"The Roman Empire." PBS, n.d. Web. 10 Feb. 2014. <https://www.pbs.org/empires/romans/pdf/lesson1.pdf>.
Delicious. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Feb. 2014. <https://delicious.com/acbadger>.
Creaza. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Feb. 2014. <http://www.creazaeducation.com/>.
"Ancient Rome Rap." N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Feb. 2014. <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TF1QL-aQ2Vg4cy-yqulUYnOGi2Hy6kIq0IUStVvaHv8/edit?hl=en>.