Hello Everyone,
Below are important events happening this week:
- Open House is on Wednesday, September 11th at 6:00 p.m. There will be a short parent meeting to review 2019-20 Title I and School Improvement initiatives at 5:30 p.m. in the auditorium.
- Chapter 1 Test is tentatively scheduled for Thursday, September 12th. Students are currently working on projects that will provide the important chapter information to them. The study guide is as follows:
Chapter 1 Assessment Study Guide
Investigating the Past
People who study the past are commonly referred to as what?
What do we call an object made or used by people in the past?
Why are ancient handprints found on cave walls very small?
What do cave paintings help us know the most about the past?
A prehistoric object is one that comes from a time before we had what?
What is the evidence that prehistoric cave artists built wood structures (scaffolding) to stand on?
What questions do scientists ask when they discover ancient paintings?
Which clue to the past has been found near the artwork displayed in
parts of caves.
About how long ago were the objects and art described in this chapter
created?
Which of activities would an archaeologist most likely do?
How did ancient cave artists create different colors of paint?
Name one human made thing a geographer might study?
Scientists believe the spear throwers were used for what kind of purpose?
- ALSO: know ALL vocabulary from chapter 1 (blue and black terms!!). You may NOT use your vocabulary notes on the test!