June 10, 2009: Rediscovering Pompeii

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Activities:

1. Draw a dramatic picture of a volcano erupting. Show people running away from it.

2. Create an album of our civilization. Cut out newspaper photos of everyday items that show what people use in their homes, at work and for fun and paste them in three different sections of a notebook.

3. Suppose you had to help rebuild your town after it was destroyed. Look through the newspaper for tools and equipment that would help you rebuild. Make a list of the items on a piece of paper.

4. How were each of these important to Pompeii: (a) aqueduct, (b) volcanic soil, (c) archaeologists, and (d) temples?

5. Use resource books and the Internet to learn more about a volcano in this country. Use these questions to guide your research: Where is the volcano? How large is it? When has it erupted? What is the land like around the volcano? Write a paragraph discussing what you have found in your research.

This week's standards:

• Students understand changes in the Earth and sky. (Science: Earth Sciences)
• Students understand the physical and human characteristics of places. (Geography: Places and Regions)
  
  

(standards by Dr. Sherrye D. Garrett, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi)