Learn about the invention of paper in 105 AD.
Learning Objectives
National Information Literacy Standards (K-12): Evaluates information critically and competently. Selects information appropriate to the problem or question at hand. Uses information accurately and creatively Organizes information for practical application. Integrates new information into one's own knowledge. Produces and communicates information and ideas in appropriate formats
Information Skills and Subskills (K-16)
Collection: Skims/scans information sources Locates relevant information within selected sources Identifies and extracts relevant information from selected sources Stores information for potential future use
Organization: Filters out irrelevant information
Presentation: Assembles organized information for presentation Reviews presentation for grammatical, spelling, and other errors Presents results
National Content Standards (K-12)
Subject: World History: Era 3 - Classical Traditions, Major Religions, and Giant Empires, 1000 BCE-300 CE Understands how major religious and large-scale empires arose in the Mediterranean Basin, China, and India from 500 BCE to 300 CE
Kentucky Standards: GR7 - SS-7-HP-S-1.a) Investigate and chronologically describe (e.g., using timelines, charts, fictional and report writing, role playing) significant events in world civilizations prior to 1500 A.D. and draw inferences about their importanceGR7 - SS-7-HP-S-2.b) Describe the contributions made by world civilizations prior to 1500 A.D. (e.g., Egypt, Mesopotamia, the Indus River Valley, the Middle East, India, China) to society and analyze the impact these contributions made to future generationsGR7 - SS-7-HP-S-2.d) Describe the rise of western civilizations (e.g., Mayan, Incan, Aztec) and non-western civilizations (e.g., Egyptian, Chinese, Indian, Persian) and analyze ways in which these cultures influenced government, philosophy, art, drama and literature in the present day
Materials include videos, quiz, and writing prompt. See the link below:
http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/studentCenter/index.cfm?cdCode=T37B5-3FAB
The lesson includes viewing videos, taking the quiz and completing a writing prompt.
To view videos, and find more detail on the procedures, please visit the following link:
http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/studentCenter/index.cfm?cdCode=T37B5-3FAB
Students will be assessed via the grade on the quiz and completion of the writing prompt.
National Information Literacy Standards (K-12)
Evaluates information critically and competently.
Uses information accurately and creatively
Information Skills and Subskills (K-16)
Exploration
Collection
Organization
Presentation
National Content Standards (K-12)
Era 3 - Classical Traditions, Major Religions, and Giant Empires, 1000 BCE-300 CE