Wednesday, January 18

   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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