{"product_id":"rise-and-fall-of-ancient-civilizations-introductory-activity-paper-and-digital","title":"Rise and Fall of Ancient Civilizations Introductory Activity | Paper and Digital","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIntroduce the rise and fall of ancient civilizations with this ready to use resource that has students walk through the creation, rise and fall of a fictional civilization. If the new Grade 5 Alberta social studies curriculum overwhelms you, stop searching because we've done everything for you.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shopbrainninjas.ca\/products\/grade-5-alberta-social-studies-full-year-of-lessons-paper-and-digital\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSave $$$ with a whole year of Alberta Grade 5 Social Studies!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEven though this resource was written for Alberta, it works with any ancient civilizations unit.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis new social studies resource includes:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea meaningful activity to introduce internal and external factors in a simple, but engaging way\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003egeneral traits that led to ancient civilizations settling in specific geographic areas (geographic features like rivers or mountains)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003efactors that led to the rise of ancient civilizations (like farming innovations, organized structures, strong leadership or specialized tradespeople)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003efactors that led to the fall of ancient civilizations (like poor leadership, natural disasters, rebellions, conquests, or expenses)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ecomparing the impacts of the factors on civilizations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehow the factors are interconnected\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea detailed lesson plan with easy to read formatting.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003einstructions for how to use our activities with or without technology so you can be flexible for your students and classroom environment.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003einstructions for printing student workbooks while still offering differentiated options.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003edetailed outlines of each activity with a list of materials along with a centralized list and reminders in each section of the lesson plan.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eoptional Teacher Slides to support instruction and content delivery. You can choose to teach with or without them.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003evocabulary list with phonetic pronunciations and definitions to help support your students.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e“I can” statements written in student-friendly language so students can self-assess their learning.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emodifications to help you differentiate without spending more of your time.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003esuggested answers.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003edigital versions of most of the student pages to help support your students or reduce printing. To access the digital version, download the PDF and use the link inside that file.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eloose text in the digital version which can be read by your assistive technology. This is especially helpful since some of the text may be beyond the Grade 5 reading level (especially at the beginning of the school year).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003elist of Alberta outcomes broken down by activity.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNinja Note: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIf you teach in Alberta, this resource has been written for the new social studies curriculum. 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