Students are the Teachers

This week in Social Studies, the students got to be the teachers.  In both 6th and 8th grade, groups of students researched a section from the book and then found a creative way to teach the information to the rest of the class.

In 6th grade, the students taught their classmates about Ancient Sumer, in Mesopotamia.

 Johanna narrates about Sumerian inventions as her group members act them out.  Eli is displaying how a potter's wheel works.

This group is teaching about Sumerian architecture.  Kate explains to the class about what a ziggurat is.  Ask your local 6th grader if you don't know!

This group taught the class about the arts in Sumer.  They created a commercial advertisement to sell things like jewelry and cylinder seals. 

In 8th grade, the students taught each other about cultural changes in America during the 1920s.

 This group is showing Americans celebrating Charles Lindberg's (played by Karl) first solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean.

This group chose to teach their lesson with a Power Point presentation.  Sam is teaching his classmates about the use of the radio to communicate news and bring new entertainment to Americans. 

The leisure time in the 1920s left a lot of time for frivolous fads.  This group is teaching the class about flagpole sitting (which is exactly what it sounds like).  They also talked about crossword puzzles, Mah-jongg, and the first Miss America Pageant.