History Video Supplements for upcoming week

Secrets of Lost Empires: Incas
Directors: Michael Barnes
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
Language: English
Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)

Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number of discs: 1
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Wgbh Boston
DVD Release Date: February 28, 2006
Run Time: 56 minutes


Touring Israel (Questar)

HIstory Video Supplements

Lost Worlds DVD: Volume 1. Includes Atlantis, Rameses' Egyptian Empire, and Athens: Ancient Supercity.

Discovering Egypt Dvd
Visit modern Egypt with its crowded bazaars in Cairo and Alexandria, the famous dam at Aswan, and the intriguing River Nile. At El Alamein, visualize one of the most important battles fought during World War II. Marvel at awesome pyramids, huge monuments, and dazzling tombs. Experience the incredible sights of treasures from King Tut’s tomb, the Great Pyramids at Giza, and remnants from the ancient city of Thebes. Extra Features: Great Pyramids at Giza - Great Pyramids at Giza probably took a half-million men and 20 years to build. Learn how these great wonders of the world were constructed. See recreations of what they looked like 4,000 years ago. And explore the intricacies of their clverly designed corridors. Find out how mummies were made. Learn the names of important Egyptian Gods and the influence they had on everyday lives of ancient Egyptians. See the death mask of King Tutankamen and some of his tomb's incredible treasures. Ancient Egyptian Cities - Travel down the Nile and visit ancient temples, palaces and tombs in Memphis, Luxor, Abu Simbel and Alexandria - the last capital of ancient Egypt. Hear the story of Egypt's last ruler, Cleopatra, and how her romances with Roman generals Julius Caesar and Marc Antony spelled final doom for the Egyptian Empire. Number of discs: 1
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Questar
DVD Release Date: February 27, 2001
Run Time: 120 minutes

Artist study for September--Leonardo Di Vinci

During the month of September, we'll be studying Leonardo Di Vinci. Here's some of the resources we'll be using.



Leonardo: A Dream of Flight (vhs)
Actors: Cedric Smith, Tom Melissis, David Felton, Allan King
Directors: Brent Carver
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Digital Sound, Dolby, Full length, Full Screen, NTSC
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Number of tapes: 1
Studio: Repnet
VHS Release Date: July 16, 1999
Run Time: 48 minutes


Leonardo Da Vinci (Art for Children) (Paperback)
by Ernest Raboff (Author)

and artist notebooking sheets.

Foreign Language

My son has asked to learn German. I found this cd to see if it sparks his interest.
I'm sure we'll be singing in German in no time!

Study on the Human Body

To enhance our study on bones, we watched the following video:
Skeleton (Eyewitness Lvg World Video)



The book we are using to enhance our science study this week is Look At Your Body: Blood by Steve Parker.

Reading level: Ages 9-12
Paperback: 31 pages
Publisher: Stargazer Books (August 2004)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1932799753
ISBN-13: 978-1932799750

Our New Geograpy Study

We'll be using this for our new geography study. For different maps, I'll be using free downloadable maps from the internet.
Our latest is the world map, which can be found here.

History Notebook

For our history studies this year, we are creating a history notebook. One of our sources was notebooking pages from The Sumarians by Notebooking Nook.


For our ancient Egypt pages, we are using History Pockets: Ancient Egypt by Evan Moor.

We also included some maps and pages on the Indus Valley from the TOG free study pages.