Objectives: -- Explain how the Nile River gave Egypt its existence Activities: -- Review direction the Nile River flows in -- Watch 2 videos about the Nile River -- http://www.discovery.com/tv-shows/other-shows/videos/discovery-atlas-egypt-the-nile-then-and-now/ -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ss5UY2_60vc -- View maps on p. A18, A19, and 143 -- Watch drawing on how flooding deposits silt -- Watch drawing on how deltas are formed -- View images of the Nile River delta -- Read textbook pages 147-149 -- Take vocabulary notes on cataract, delta, silt, and fertile -- Create chart labeled "How the Nile River supported Egypt" with three columns labeled "agriculture," "natural resources," and "transportation" -- Begin filling in column on agriculture Independent Learning: -- None Notes/Handouts/Material covered in class:
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