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Ostracism!!!

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Ostracism

Landmarks Contest #10

The Giant's Causeway

According to legend, these columns are the remains of a causeway built by a giant. The story goes that the Irish giant Finn MacCool was challenged to a fight by the Scottish giant Benandonner. Finn accepted the challenge and built the causeway across the North Channel so that the two giants could meet. 

In actuality, the Giant's Causeway is an area of about 40,000 interlocking basalt columns, the result of an ancient volcanic eruption.The tops of the columns form stepping stones that lead from the cliff foot and disappear under the sea. Most of the columns are hexagonal, although there are also some with four, five, seven or eight sides. The tallest are about 39 ft high, and the solidified lava in the cliffs is 92 ft thick in places.

What are the latitude and longitude of The Giant's Causeway?

Congratulations to last week's winner, Nyaziel!

Parthenon Sculptures

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Can you find...

a centaur?
a horse?
a chariot?
a cow being offered to the Gods?
pottery?






Go to this site to find out the definition of...       Relief Sculpture

• relief sculpture
• low relief
• medium relief
• high relief

The Acropolis

The Acropolis

Landmarks Contest #9

Loch Ness is a large, deep, freshwater loch in the Scottish Highlands extending for approximately 23 miles southwest of Inverness. Its surface is 52 ft above sea level. Loch Ness is best known for alleged sightings of the  Loch Ness Monster, also known affectionately as "Nessie".

What is a loch?

Ancient Greek Alphabet Sounds

Greek Theater!

Landmarks Contest #8

This is the Burj Khalifa, located in the city of Dubai.

What is the latitude and longitude of Dubai?
 What country is the Burj Khalifa located in?

Answer these two questions on a scrap piece of paper.   Make sure you put your name on it and put it in the raffle box.  The drawing will be on Day 1.

Congratulations to Tae-Su who won Contest #7!

Ancient Athenian Pottery!

Design Your Own Pottery

Ancient Athenian House!

Here is the rubric for your House Flyer!

Here is the exemplar.

Social Structure Skits!

       

Landmarks Contest #7

This is a picture of Mecca.  Mecca is a city in Saudi Arabia, a country in the Middle East. The city was the birthplace of Muhammad, the founder of Islam. Muslims all over the world turn toward Mecca to pray five times each day. It is the world’s holiest city to Muslims. Because of that, only Muslims are allowed to enter Mecca. Every Muslim who is able to must make a religious journey, or pilgrimage, to Mecca at least once. The pilgrims visit the Great Mosque.  

What is the name of the black box in the middle of the courtyard?

Write your answer on a piece of scrap paper and place it in the Raffle Box.  The drawing will take place on Day 1.  Congratulations to Tae-Su who won Contest #6!

Landmarks Contest #6!!!

This island, called Santorini, is the site of one of the largest volcanic eruptions in recorded history!!!!  

The eruption occurred some 3,600 years ago. The eruption left a large caldera (crater) surrounded by volcanic ash deposits hundreds of meters deep. Where you see the water is actually the crater of the volcano. A popular theory holds that the Santorini eruption is the source of the legend of the lost city of Atlantis.  (The buildings in this picture were built thousands of years later.)

What country does Santorini belong to?  Write your answer on a scrap piece of paper (along with your name) and put it in the Raffle Box.  The drawing will be on Day 1.  

Congratulations to Nyaziel for winning the last contest!

Social Studies Revisions

The gradebook for the 2nd trimester has been closed.  I will allow you to revise your Elements of Culture paragraph, though.  However, any and all revisions for this paragraph will not be accepted after April 8th.

Homework & Deadlines

• Greek Geography Text Dependent Questions worksheet due Tuesday, March 29th
• Greek Geography Quiz on Wednesday, March 30th (study the map & the TDQs)

IT'S ALL GREEK TO ME!!!!!!!!

Where the heck in Greece?  What kind of geographic features does it have?  Click the link below to find out.

World Atlas: Greece

Landmarks Contest #5

Have you ever seen Cinderella's castle at Disneyland or Disneyworld?  Did you know that it is a copy of a real life castle?  For this week's raffle, you must answer two questions.

What is the name of this castle?  Where is this castle?

Write down your answers on a scrap piece of paper and put in the raffle box.  I will draw a name on Day 1.  Congratulations to Joe Murphy for last week's win!

Landmarks Contest #4

This is Mount Everest, the tallest mountain in the world.  What country is it located in?  Write your answer (with your name) on a scrap piece of paper and put it in the raffle box (underneath the phone).  The raffle drawing will be every Day 1.

Congratulations to Tess for winning #3!!!!!!

"Elements of Culture" Paragraph

Now that you've completed your research it's time to start writing.  Below you will find the exemplar and the rubric.

"Elements of Culture" Research

How are you progressing on your Culture Research?  Remember, your first country note catcher is due Wednesday, March 2 and your second country note catcher is due Monday, March 7.

Landmarks Contest #3

The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao is a museum of modern and contemporary art, designed by Canadian-American architect Frank Gehry, and located in Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain. 

Use the atlas to determine the latitude and longitude of Bilbao, Spain.  Turn your answer into the raffle box (with your name on it) to win a free snack.  Congrats to the latest winner Anisa!

What are the 8 Elements of Culture?

Can you name the 8 traits of culture?  You will be comparing and contrasting the culture of two different countries.

Here are some links to help you with your research!

*Britannica Online Schools Encyclopedia

*CultureGrams

*TIME for Kids

Landmarks Contest! #2

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"Victoria Falls presents a spectacular sight of awe-inspiring beauty and grandeur on the Zambezi River, forming the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe. It was described by the Kololo tribe living in the area in the 1800’s as ‘Mosi-oa-Tunya’ – ‘The Smoke that Thunders’. In more modern terms Victoria Falls is known as the greatest curtain of falling water in the world.

Columns of spray can be seen from miles away as, at the height of the rainy season, more than five hundred million cubic meters of water per minute plummet over the edge, over a width of nearly two kilometers, into a gorge over one hundred meters below."

What is the latitude and longitude of Victoria Falls? 

 Write your answer (along with your name) and put it in the raffle box (by my phone).  On Day 1, I will draw a winner!  Congratulations to last week's winner, Joaquim!

Famous Landmarks Contest!

This famous landmark, called either Ayer's Rock or Uluru,  is in central Australia.  What are the latitude and longitude coordinates for this landmark?

Write your answer (with your name on it) on a scrap piece of paper and put it in the Raffle Box in my room.  On Day 1, I will draw a name from the box for a prize.

MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE!

Create Your Own Country - Latitude & Longitude

LT:  I can find my two countries using longitude and longitude.

Below you will find the exemplar and the rubric.  Use them!

Latitude & Longitude can be tricky!

Here's a cheat sheet for you!

Aiden and Carlos are studying hard for the Geographic Features Quiz tomorrow!

Have you studied?

GEOGRAPHIC FEATURES QUIZ on Friday!!!!!

Learning Target:  I can identify geographic features.

Also, don't forget to finish designing your country with 10 geographic features.  Here's the rubric....