After recess we had 15 minutes of silent reading – I’ve
started to use reading as a way to transition from breaks to instruction after
recess and after lunch. Next we
did math. In Math 7 we worked on the practice set on pp. 73-75. Many students were able to finish. Some are moving more slowly as they
work to master the concept of subtracting integers. To be sure, the concept that adding a positive integer is
like subtracting a negative integer is the one piece that is giving the most
people the most trouble, but it’s coming.
We’ll work to achieve mastery through the process of over-learning and
hopefully achieve a deeper, longer-lasting fluency this way. Please try to complete the questions for homework.
During lunch the grade 7s had a second fund-raising meeting
with some of the parents. Mr. Pond
and I were advised that some students might have felt shy to sign up for
committee work because of the process that was first employed, so today we
asked students to write on a ballet their first choice for the committee they’d
like to work with and we will compose a new list from that information. Not being on a planning committee does
not mean a student will be excluded from participating in the execution of an
activity. Our meetings seem to be Fridays at lunch, and all parents are welcome
to participate.
After lunch we read used an iPad and Google Earth to
investigate global geographic perspectives, and to look at Egypt from a number
of views. We practiced posing
questions and hypothesizing before seeking answers through investigation and
experimentation. It was fun
finding pyramids and the Great Sphinx and looking at the High Aswan Dam and its
effect on the Nile. We noted that
the textbook map of Egypt included the Aswan reservoir, which of course did not
exist in the period we’re studying.
Afterwards, we read pp. 86-90. Remember to take bullet notes and answer ONE of the prompts at the bottom of p. 90 in a 5-sentence paragraph. Please post your paragraph as a comment to this blog post - remember to add your name.
We ended the day with the second group doing their “beep
test” up in the gym. I was pleased
with the strong effort that everyone showed – there was no slouching and
everyone appeared to try his or her hardest. We do the strength and flexibility training next week and
then test those categories, too.
Have a good weekend.
The Nile River gave Egyptian people what they needed for their culture to grow.It gave them a lifestyle that they all relied on. Their culture guided them with everything the Egyptians needed to make their daily lives worth while. It includes how they make a living. For example, maybe they carry water to different places for their work.Their institution buildings like hospitals and schools need a supple of water from the Nile River. An important gift that the Nile River gave the Egyptians was a sense of when the floods were going to occur. It was so accurate that it helped them make a calendar of when they were going to happen. They grew wheat, barley and corn along the Nile River without having to worry that it wouldn't grow. However, none of this would be possible without 'The Gift of the Nile'.
ReplyDeleteOh and mine was on "Egypt was 'the gift of the Nile'. But I'm not quiet sure if I did it right. I thought it was about the gift of the Nile but it says in the text book "EGYPT was "the gift of the Nile". So I'm a little confused...
ReplyDeleteIn Egypt one of the tools that they used for farming and daily living was the Nile River. For the ancient Egyptians one season came after another. The seasons were: Shemu which was when the farmers harvested their grain, Akhet was when the summer floods covered the valley floor and Peret was when the people plowed their fields and planted their crops in the moist soil. The Nile was the only and major source of water in Egypt because it is a very hot and dry land and can get up to 50o C. I think that I would like to learn more about why they flooded the land because I did not quite get it in this paragraph.
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I think that Egypt could be called "the gift of the nile" for many good reasons. It was a very fertile land that could be used for crops very easily. The Egyptians then found out how to irrigate the land using ditches, dikes and dams. This helped them grow crops farther away from the nile. The nile also had rapids upstream from Egypt witch created barricades to stop other cities from coming down the river in boats to invade. It provided water for drinking in the villages. The Nile also provided a place for entertainment and relaxation for villagers. The Nile was also used for transportation because it provided a "highway" for boats. The boats could then be used for transporting goods for trade with other cities along the nile. However none of this could be possible without "the gift of the Nile".
ReplyDeleteMine is on Egypt "the gift of the Nile" I am not quite sure if I did mine right though.
All the comments to-date are right on track. Good work, folks.
ReplyDeleteThe geography of Egypt influenced its culture. Because of the great Nile, the Egyptians could use boats to easily get around. Sandstone was provided by the desert to make buildings and statues. To the south, a series of white water rapids protected the Egyptians from invaders. Beyond the river, the dessert was known as the red land nothing could live there that included invaders. The narrow strip of fertile land along the river was called the black land because of its black soil. Because of that the Egyptians called themselves the people of the black land. The Egyptians greatly respected the Nile.
ReplyDeletePeaple call egypt the gift of the nile for maney different reasons. Egypt made the Nile very very popular with their graet
ReplyDeletecivilization. It also came so popular becouse egypt lasted a long time beffore it was taken over. The resson egyt lasted so long was because of the nile. In some whays i think they were a gift to each other.
I am responding to the second quote, that “The geography of Egypt influenced its culture.” In the text book it says to either agree or disagree with the statement. I think the second statement is true for many reasons, a few are listed below:
ReplyDelete1.Egypt was one of the biggest empires the world has ever known, however, it probably have amounted to next to nothing if it weren’t for the Nile river which gave Egypt water, animals to hunt, crops, etc.
2.The delta was rich in many important resources that Egyptians lived off of or traded.
3.Rapids in the south protected Egypt from invasion; these rapids are called cataracts.
4.The ancient Egyptians thought of their country as two parts, the Black land and the Red land.
a- The Black land was the only place in Egypt they could farm, and only then because of the annual flooding that deposited rich (black) silt, hence the name.
b- A desolate desert surrounding Egypt protected two of its sides, separating it from hostile countries and invading armies; another important thing this desert provided was that it was chalk full of precious metals and semi-precious stones, this desert was called the Red land.
People could call Egypt the ‘gift of the Nile’ for many reasons. Land along the Nile provided what would be needed for a rich culture. The Nile would also provide floods, which would be later on trapped in dikes, ditches or dams. The floods also made the land fertile, so then they could use it for growing barley, wheat and corn. The Nile also had an efficient seasonal rhythm, which they would later name as “Shemu” for harvest time, “Akhet” for flood time, and “Peret” for sowing time.
ReplyDeleteMy paragraph was on ‘the gift of the nile’
Egypt was called the "gift of the Nile" for many reasons. Here are some of the reasons. The Nile provides food like barly, wheat and corn. It protected the people from invasion from the south. It was easy to travel by boat to trade goods. Reeds grew so you can make papyrus (a paper like sheet for writing), reed boats and houses. I think the Nile was very importanat to the Egyptions because if the Nile wasn't there they wouldn't of had food, shelter, transportation, water and protection
ReplyDeleteI did my paragraph on the statement "Egypt was the gift of the Nile".
ReplyDeleteThe Nile River was very important to the civilization of ancient Egypt in many ways. The early Egyptians found quite early on that the land around the Nile River was very fertile and good for growing things. Later on, the Egyptians started to discover the use of dams and dykes to keep water in a contained space to use later. The Nile River was also the key to transportation because it supplied something of a “road” for boats. Because of these reasons the Nile River could be considered responsible for the bountiful civilizations of ancient Egypt.
By Noah :)
“Egypt: Gift of the Nile” by Sam
ReplyDeleteThere were many gifts from the Nile River that made ancient Egypt very powerful. Here are the 5 important gifts:
1) Every year the Nile River flooded its banks leaving behind rich silt. The desert land was now healthy for crops, so people could eat.
2) The Nile River gave people water to drink and survive.
3) The Nile River gave the people of Ancient Egypt protection from invasions in the South. The Nile had a lot of dangerous whitewater rapids, which were what as known as cataracts.
4) The Nile river had gave the Egyptians access to travel to the Mediterranean Sea, thus allowing them to trade with all the other countries that also had ancient civilizations.
5) The ancient Egyptians used something for writing called “papyrus”. It was a kind of reed grown in the Nile River.
I can see how many people would say that "the geography of Egypt influenced it's culture". for example: Egypt was very dry and hot, and could reach temperatures up to 50 degrees C. This forced Egyptians to live along the banks of the nile. Because if they tried to live anywhere else, they would not survive. the nile had it's advantages though. the soil around the nile was rich and fertile so they could grow crops such as wheat, barley and corn. Also, they found that they could transport goods up and down the nile on boats and other watercraft. so in many ways the egyptians relied on the nile for life, and these are a few examples of how the geography of Egypt influenced it's culture.
ReplyDeleteAncient Egypt and the Egypt we know today could not have survived without the dependance on the Nile River. In a continent with little water the Nile supplied Egypt in many ways. The river obviously gave the Egyptians drinking water, it made the valleys lush with vegetation and the soil so rich they could grow all their crops. The Nile gave mechants transportation to sell their goods, the river was probably home to many types of fish the Egyptains can eat. The Nile was the heart of Egypt it is what kept people alive for the past years and will do so for many years to come.
ReplyDeleteMy notes are on "The Gift of the Nile":
ReplyDelete*Evey year the banks of the Nile would flood leaving it rich with silt. The Egyptians soon found out it was easy to grow crops there.
*The Egyptians had accses to the Mediterranean Sea because of the Nile, which gave them a boat route.
*It also provided them water.
*The river also let them make lakes and stuff using dams and dykes.
-Saleah
My paragraph is on "Gift of the Nile"
ReplyDeleteThe main reason Egyptians are alive today is because of the Nile.
The Nile provided them with food, fertile soil, water (of course) and transportation, However there was a flaw when the Nile flood water drained away it left poisonous salt within the soil. The Nile didn't only provide the Egyptians with food and fertile land it also defended them from invaders and a place for relaxation, entertainment, games, fishing, hunting and swimming.
The Egyptians owe their lives to the Nile for the centuries it has provided them with all these things.
My paragraph is on "The Gift Of The Nile"
ReplyDeleteAn Egyptian myth is that the Sun God, Ra, created the nile. The nile was used for many things such as transportation and irrigation for farming. Each spring the river floods because of rain and melting snow in central Africa. When the flood drains it leaves behind fewer poisons salts and more fertile soil that is good for growing crops. This is all possible because the water does not evaporate, it drains northward into the Mediterranean sea. The nile grew a great substance of reeds that Egyptians used to make papyrus, a paper-like sheet used for writing. The Egyptians built dikes, ditches, and canals trapping water for later use and preventing floodwaters from washing away the settlements. And that is why the nile was so important.
Egypt was the gift of the Nile. The Nile was rich in many resources that helped the people grow and survive. Travel by boat was the easiest way to get around Egypt. There was a narrow strip of land along the edge of the Nile called the black land because of it's soil that was good for growing crops. The desert beyond the Nile was called the red and because nothing could live there including invaders. The Nile was respected by the people it was the heart of there culture. According to Egyptians the sun god Ra created the Nile.
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ReplyDeleteOne of the Egyptian myths is that the Sun God, Ra, created the nile. The nile was used for lots of things such as transportation and irrigation that helped farming. Every spring the river floods because of rain and melting snow. When the flood drains it leaves behind less poisons salts and more fertile soil that is used for growing crops. This all works because the water does not evaporate, it drains toward into the Mediterranean sea. The nile grew a great source of reeds that Egyptians used to make papyrus, a paper-like sheet used for writing. The Egyptians built dikes, ditches, and canals holding water for later use and stopping floodwaters from washing away the settlements.
Ancient Egypt was a hot and dry land. Temperatures would reach 50 degrees celsius. As you can imagine the heat caused the land to be dry and parched, making it difficult to grow crops. Each year heavy rain and snow from Central Africa flowed down the Nile causing it to flood. As the flood waters drained away, a layer of silt was left which left the land fertile. The Egyptians grew wheat, barley and corn easily in this fertile land. One of the many gifts that The Nile provided was through the natural rhythm of the annual flooding of the banks, providing the egyptians the gift of being able to produce , harvest and store their own food supply dependent only on themselves.
ReplyDeleteEgypt was effected greatly by the Nile both good and bad. The Nile, being the only major source of water, provided the Egyptians with clean water and left a layer of silt (fine, fertile soil) that turned the desert into green fields that provided abundant food. the yearly floods made it possible for the early settlements to develop into a complex culture that lasted thousands of years. the Nile gave Egyptians access to the Mediterranean Sea. In my opinion Ancient Egypt would not have existed without the Nile. It truly was "the gift of the Nile".
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