1. Exploring Ancient Greece It’s All Greek to Me! Student Web-based Lesson on the Geography of Ancient Greece

2. The Geography of Ancient Greece Introductory Activity As a class, discussed the 2000 Summer Olympics in Australia The students located modern-day Greece in their atlases

3. The Geography of Ancient Greece Introductory Activity The students researched the Olympics held in ancient Greece, using on-line links Each student will complete a teacher created handout on the ancient Greek Olympics

4. Geography of Ancient Greece Grouping and Resources In heterogeneous groups of 4- 6 students, the class will research the geography of ancient Greece, using a variety of resources, including textbook, A Message of Ancient Days, teacher-created handouts and maps, teacher lecture, and the Web

5. Geography of Ancient Greece Enabling Activity Students hypothesized and then discussed the meaning of the terms city-state and polis

6. Geography of Ancient Greece Enabling Activity, continued Students used textbooks and the web to research the geography and climate of the region and how the geography led to the formation of the Greek city-states. They successfully completed maps and handouts.

7. Greek Poleis The students used the web to research 5 ancient Greek Poleis (Athens, Sparta, Megara, Argos, and Corinth) and completed a Polis question sheet.

8. Ancient Greece Culminating Activity Each polis created a poster sized, three-dimensional map of ancient Greece, which included major geographical features and city- states

9. Student Assessment Students were assessed using a written unit test, covering the areas of the Ancient Olympics, the Geography of Greece, and Ancient Greek City-States.