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School Price: $38.95

Format:
Paperback
80 pp.
9" x 12"

ISBN-13:
9780195416831

Publication date:
September 2002

Imprint: OUP Canada

Discovering Early Civilizations

Edited by Joe Sheik

Series : Discovery Series

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In Discovering Early Civilizations, students will investigate the importance of the environment in shaping early civilizations and identify how various human needs, such as food, shelter, and clothing, were met. Students will also examine and describe the influence of early civilizations on modern society with respect to science, technology, language, art, and government. Skills developed in Discovering Early Civilizations include inquiry/research and communication skills.

French version Je Decouvre Les Civilisations Anciennes available. Please contact Chenelière Éducation (www.cheneliere.ca) for details.

Readership : G5 Social Studies students nationwide

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Teacher's Resource

Joe Sheik is Principal, Franklin D. Roosevelt PS, London, Ontario.

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Special Features

A new addition to the Discovery series
Designed to meet the expectations for the History strand of the Ontario curriculum guidelines for grade 5
Students learn about the importance of the environment in shaping these civilizations and identify how various human needs were met
Students also investigate and describe the influence of early civilizations on modern society
Written primarily in a two-page spread format for easy reading, the text is richly illustrated in full colour, with maps, illustrations, and photographs