Students will work with a partner to research ONE topic on Ancient China and teach it to the rest of the class.
Topics are:
The Great Wall
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This Research project is an open-ended activity that allows students to choose ONE invention to inquire into.
The choices include exploring:
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Students will learn about the discovery of the ancient chime bells.
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Students will be introduced to Chinese musical instruments and write 音乐.
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Students will learn about Chinese dance and write the characters 舞蹈.
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Students will learn about ancient rock paintings to tell stories in China.
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Students will learn the differences between western and Chinese painting.
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Students will learn about Chinese Opera and identify a Chinese musical instrument and design their own Opera mask.
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Students will learn about the invention of the printing press and write 印刷.
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Students will learn to write the Chinese word for paper - 纸 and then demonstrate their understanding of the Chinese invention of paper.
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Students will learn about another Chinese invention - gunpowder.
They will learn to write 火药 and illustrate what the first gunpowder weapon looked like.
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Students will learn about the Chinese invention - the compass 指南针.
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Students will learn about the significance of the moon and write the Chinese characters for 月亮.
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Students will learn about the legend of the 10 suns and write the characters 太阳.
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