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Project Overview<\/h2><\/div>
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Project Name:<\/strong> Ancient Greek Legacy
\nTeacher(s):<\/strong> Georgia Konstantinou
\nGrade Level:<\/strong> 6th Grade
\nSubject\/Course:<\/strong> Social Studies
\nOther Subject areas to be included, if any:<\/strong> ELA, World Languages (Greek)
\nDuration:<\/strong> 6 weeks
\nProject Idea\/Description:<\/strong> The students will use various resources (videos and webpages) and visit a local museum (MET in New York) to discover the contributions \/ influence of Ancient Greece to modern day western societies. Their research will focus on the following areas: government, law, art, architecture, sports, literature and sciences. When they answer the driving question, they will have to decide how to present the information gathered to the rest of the school and the local community at an end of the year fair. Possible ideas include, but not limited to, philosophical debates, Greek plays\/skits inspired by the Ancient Greek literature, constructions (ancient temples, theaters, buildings, sculptures etc.), ancient Greek inventions, Greek inspired Olympic games, role playing scenarios and simulations, interactive displays and presentations, etc.
\nVisual Project Organizer: <\/strong>The Piktochart<\/a> on the right illustrates the most important stops of this project.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Driving Question<\/h2>
How has ancient Greece changed our world?<\/div>
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Sub Questions<\/h2><\/div>
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1. Where is Greece located?
\n2. What do we mean by the term \u201cClassical Greece\u201d?
\n3. How can we measure the impact of Classical Greece on modern civilization
\n4. What were the accomplishments of Classical Greece in Science? (Math, Astronomy, Medicine)
\n5. What were the accomplishments of Classical Greece in Art? (Painting, Sculpture, Literature, Theater, Architecture)
\n6. How did the government of Athens in the Classical era influence modern governments?
\n7. How did the Olympic Games influence modern-day sports\/athletes?
\n8. How did Classical Greece’s legal system and courts function?
\n9. How did these achievements influence later societies (Roman for example)?
\n10. Which of the achievements survived\/evolved in our modern societies?<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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