Last week, I gave students the Comparing Civilizations handout (Big History Project Unit 7) and asked them to research one civilization and fill out the appropriate column.  We started class this week by going over the worksheet and discussing all the different early civilizations.  We also put post-it notes on a large world map for each of the civilizations. I gave a short presentation on civilizations and then we moved on to defenses, primarily castles in Ireland.  The information on the castles comes predominately from the It’s About Time – Archaeology in the Classroom curriculum , Unit 2 Defence, Irish Castles Throughout the Ages.   At the end I gave them one of the handouts to list all the features of the castle in the picture.  I also sent links for a video on the Evolution of Castles for those who want to learn more.  And the following link:

With the coronavirus hitting our area, we’re taking next week off for spring break and the week following that we have a field trip with a ranger planned at a local park.  I gave students the information for the Little Big History Project and asked them to start researching a topic for that assignment.