Calisthenics

Which of these years came before the year 25 B.C.E.?

a. 5 C.E.b. 10 B.C.E.c. 100 C.E. d. 50 B.C.E.

Social Studies Jobs

EQ: What does SS have to do with real life?

Task• You are the President of Boston University. You

need to hire a team of experts to help you write a new and better "History of the World". This is a highly anticipated book, and you will need a well-rounded, diverse staff to accomplish this challenging task.

Jobs to Hire

• Historians • Archaeologists• Anthropologists (Cultural and Physical)• Geologists

Historians

• What do they study?• Historians study past

events, people, and societies.

• How do they study?• Historians study written

records, physical remains such as buildings and roadways, and artifacts.

Archaeologists

• What do they study?• Archaeologists study

prehistoric and ancient cultures.

• How do they study?• Archaeologists hunt

for evidence buried in the ground like bones, tools, and artifacts.

Cultural Anthropologists

• What do they study?• Cultural anthropologists

study human societies, their cultures and characteristics.

• How do they study?• Cultural anthropologists

interview people and observe them as they go about their daily lives.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjcD-U1LxH4&feature=related

Physical Anthropologists• What do they study?• Physical anthropologists study

what early hominids looked like and how they lived and died.– Hominid = “human beings and

human-like ancestors”. • How do they study?• Physical anthropologists study

fossil remains of hominids.– Fossil = “the remains of a plant or

animal of a past age preserved in earth or rock”

Geologists

• What do they study?• Geologists study what the earth is

made of, how it has changed in the past, and how it is changing now.

• How do they study?• Geologists study rocks and other

physical features.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQ0RZ7dGxGw

Practice on QUIA!

Kalil JohnsonExperienceProfessor; University of PennsylvaniaWrote an award-winning book on 19th century England. Studied the “Bennett Letters”, letters written by a family from the 19th century in England.Wrote an article about 19th century British architecture.

Imani JacksonExperience: Field Worker, Amazon Rainforest in BrazilLived with an Amazonian Indian family for 3 yearsObserved and wrote about the effects of environmental change on the culture of the Amazonian Indians.

Jayla Jones

• Experience: Summer Intern; Black Hills National Park, Black Hills, South Dakota

• • Participated in the study of rock composition and deterioration of the Black Hills National Monument.

• • Developed seismographic program to measure the deterioration factor of various rock strata to assist researchers

Deon Brown

• Experience• Graduate Student, Yale University• Studied the skulls of early hominids in Ethiopia• Published an article about hominid’s ability for

speak.

Ayana Smith

• Experience: • Volunteer; Dig Site in Bet Shean, Israel• Removed thousands of artifacts from the soil,

sifted through screens, bagged and labeled artifacts

• Cataloged artifacts about ancient civilizations

TCAP Practice – Exit Ticket!Which of the following is the work of archaeologists?

A. They study the life and culture of ancient peoples by excavation of ancient cities and artifacts.

B. They study the variety, distribution, characteristics, and cultures of mankind.

C. They study the physical nature of the Earth, its structure, interior, types of rocks, and fossil forms.

D. They study written records of the past in order to create a narrative of what has happened.

Practice 2

• Which of the following people study the physical nature of the earth, the earth’s structure, types of rocks, and fossil forms?

A. archaeologistsB. geologistsC. anthropologistsD. historians

• Which activity is performed by an archaeologist?– A. examine recent events – B. discover new diseases – C. search for ancient tools – D. investigate new volcanoes