The Fertile Crescent

We started out the year studying the beginning of civilization in the Fertile Crescent. To understand the difficulty of creating a city out of nothing, the ninth-graders created bricks out of dirt, sand, flour, and water. Some of the bricks could actually be used in Ancient Mesopotamia but the history experience turned into a science experiment when many of the bricks grew mold and stank to high heaven. Students said that they learned that ancient peoples must have learned to work well in teams and have experimented a lot to get the perfect combination of ingredients.

Miss Schutz

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Topics: 9Ninth Grade
Date: Tuesday, October 5th, 2010 1:01 pm