Here the students went from the concrete of Brazil to the abstraction of Mesopotamia. The advantage was that they already had a knowledge of the basic element of societies and were now solidly looking at how the various elements and institutions that they take for granted were generated back in that ancient river valley. 

Student Information: 6th Grade Profile and Worldview The Society Element Definitions The Material and Non-Material World Chart

Teacher Information The River Valley Characteristics and Standards The Material World Information Sheet The Non-Material World Information Sheet

Individual students web pages constructed by the students using Front Page 2003 and Microsoft Office free graphics.

                   Site constructed and maintained by Bridgette Fincher. 6th Grade Graded Humanities. 2007-2008