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Teacher's Guide for CALLIOPE ® The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World This guide was prepared by Mary B. Lawson, a teacher at Michigan Avenue Elementary School, Saint Cloud, Florida, and Florida Geographic Alliance Consultant. September CALLIOPE ® issue: The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, markers, blank transparencies, construction paper, writing paper, crayons or colored pencils, transparencies of maps of page 3 and current area, large index cards, yarn, overhead projector, computer, Internet access, printer, encyclopedias, dictionaries, clay, poster board
Make a transparency of the map on page 3. Find a current map of the area and make a transparency of it. Over lay them on the overhead and locate the ancient wonders on the current map. Create a chart with the following information on it. Ancient Wonder Year Built Ancient Location Current Location Divide the class into seven groups. Have them read one of the seven articles. 1. The Great Pyramid at Giza p.6-11 2. Hanging Gardens of Babylon p.12-15 3. Statue of Zeus at Olympia p.16-20 4. Mausoleum at Halicarnassus p.24-26 5. Temple of Artemis at Ephesus p.28-31 6. Photos or Lighthouse at Alexandria p.32-34 7. Colossus of Rhodes p.36-39 As students read the assigned articles have them fill in their part of the chart. Have the students prepare a report to give to the class on their wonder.
Create a timeline using yarn around the classroom. Have the students while reading the articles post dates and events on the timeline by writing information on the large index cards and connect by yarn.
Dictionary Scavenger Hunt Divide the students into small groups. Pass out dictionaries. Give students a list of words. Have them search for each word, write down the page the word is found on in the dictionary and the origin of the word. When the first group finishes, stop and check the answers with the class. If not correct, continue until a group gets them right. When finished, ask the students to think of other words based on the root words
Go to the Internet and research the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Put each site you deem to be appropriate in your favorites or print out information on the different lists of wonders of the world. Possible Wonders could be The Seven Wonders of the Middle Ages (Medieval Mind), The Seven Natural Wonders of the World, The Seven Underwater Wonders of the World, The Seven Wonders of the Modern World, The Seven Forgotten Natural Wonders of the World, The Seven Forgotten Wonders of the World, The Seven Forgotten Wonders of the Modern World, The Seven Forgotten Wonders of the Middle Ages (Medieval Mind), The Forgotten Wonders. Divide the students into groups according to the number of lists you have. Then have each group create a visual on their list and present to class.
Have students read p. 40-42 and 45-49. In small groups have the students discuss the different wonders. Discuss why they think these places are considered to be wonders. Have a whole group discussion. Brain storm what the students think would be the criteria for a place to be considered a wonder. Could people be wonders? If so, what would be the criteria for their selection?
Have each student select a place or person to be a wonder. They may not select one that has already been named. Write and persuade their fellow classmates why they think their choice should be considered a wonder of the world. Have the students select 5 wonders of their classroom. Write about the ancient wonder the student studied in their small group. Pretend you are a reporter who has been transported back in time-interview the people who live and work in the area that the ancient wonder has been built. Write a newspaper article reporting your findings.
In their small groups, have students create a clay diorama of assigned ancient wonder. Make a travel poster to go along with the diorama. Display in classroom.
In small groups, have students do page 21. When ready have a group tell their reasoning for their answers. If incorrect, repeat the process until it is figured out.
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