2nd JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL OF
ALMYROS
MICHALAKOPOULOU CHAROULA
TEACHING SCENARIO WITH CTI
LESSON: LOCAL HISTORY
LOCAL HISTORY
THE REGION OF ALMYROS
FROM THE AGE OF STONE TO THE MODERN TIMES
THE PRESEΝTATION OF THE ELECRONICAL
BOOK ΟN THE INTERACTIVE
WHITEBOARD
SUBJECT: The Neolithic site “Magoula Zerelia”
TOOLS
• Browser: Microsoft Internet Explorer
• Presentation software: Microsoft PowerPoint
• Text editor: Microsoft Word
TEACHING HOURS: 2
STUDENT GROUPS: The teacher divides the
students into 4 groups:
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Archaeologists
Architects
Artists
Storytellers
STUDENT GROUPS
• Each group has a card with its ​name.
• Each group consists of 5 students, boys and
girls of diverse educational attainment.
• The groups make use of computers in the
school’s computer laboratory.
Students work in the computer
laboratory
STUDENT GROUPS
• Students in each group share roles between
them after discussion.
• At least one student in each group is familiar
with the CTI.
SCENARIO DESCRIPTION
This scenario applies to
a small team of 20 students and
for this reason it is flexible.
The teacher’s role is that of
a tutor who encourages students.
WORKSHEETS: 4
TEACHING OBJECTIVES
• Archaeologists aim to discover the forms of
economy and the occupations of
the inhabitants of the settlement at the
Neolithic site “Magoula Zerelia”.
• Architects aim to discover how huts of
that period were constructed and how huts have
been used through history.
• Artists aim to study and enjoy the artworks of
that Neolithic site.
• Storytellers aim to recreate a family’s daily life of
that period.
EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES
• To engage in exploratory, experiential learning.
• To assess the effectiveness of
collaborative learning.
• To criticize the collected material and begin
to realize the value of inquiry and
critical evaluation.
TECHNOLOGICAL OBJECTIVES
• To practise the cooperative production of writing
by using the text editor.
• To develop skills at finding information online.
• To criticize and exploit the data.
• To develop skills in presenting their
work using a presentation software.
• To develop skills in using electronic databases
and in processing and sorting data.
WORKSHEET : 1
1st TEAM: ARCHAEOLOGISTS
CLASS: ………………………..
A/A
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STUDENTS NAME
DATE: ....................................
Subject: The morphology and the forms of economy of the site
"Magoula Zerelia".
Students, let's begin our journey to the Neolithic period.
• Open the folder "Local History" which is stored on the desktop of your
computer. Open and read the file "Stone Age".
• Find the photo of location "Magoula Zerelia."
• Copy the photo and paste it to a Word document. Create a file named
"Magoula Zerelia" on your desktop and save the document in it.
• Note the photo and read the text that refers to the Neolithic site Magoula
at http://users.ach.sch.gr/pchaloul/proistoria/Proistoria.htm
• Describe the morphology of the Neolithic site Magoula in a small text and
save it in the file named "Magoula Zerelia".
• After reading about the forms of economy of the Neolithic period in the
file 'Stone Age’ insert a table entitled "Forms of Economy in Stone Age"
which will include two columns referring to the forms of economy of the
Neolithic period and their basic characteristics.
• Upload the file you created on your school’s website.
The morphology of the Neolithic site Magoula
Neolithic man settled in small villages, in areas with low hills or in flat positions
which form small artificial mounds.
These forms in Thessaly are called Magoulas.
The Neolithic man always makes sure settles near natural water sources,
arable lands and grasslands.
Forms of economy in Stone Age
Forms of economy
Characteristics
agriculture
cultivation of wheat, barley, legumes
stock farming
cattle, sheep, pigs
fishing
big and small fish, sea shells
hunting
rodents, hares, badgers, weasels, foxes,
wild boars and birds
WORKSHEET: 2
2nd TEAM: ARCHITECTS
CLASS: ………………………..
A/A
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2
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5
STUDENTS NAME
DATE: ....................................
Subject: The huts of the Neolithic site "Magoula Zerelia".
Students, let's begin our journey to the Neolithic period.
• Open the folder "Local History" which is stored on the desktop of
your computer and read the file "Stone Age".
• Find the photo entitled ‘Dispilio Kastoria’.
• Copy the photo and the text that refers to the construction of
Neolithic huts and paste them to a Word document. Save it in a file
named "Magoula Zerelia" on your desktop.
• Find images on the site www.google.com by typing the
words "lake Carla fisher hut".
• Copy the picture of a hut and paste it to the file named "Magoula
Zerelia".
• Compare the materials and shapes of the huts in the two photos
write a short text about the conclusions of your comparison and
save it in the file named "Magoula Zerelia".
• Upload the file you created on your school’s website.
Dispilio Kastoria
The houses in these settlements were huts.
The construction materials were
wood, branches or canes. The experience
and improved technology of Neolithic man led
him to a more stable building with
stone foundations and adobe walls that
supported the roof.
Lake Karla
The construction materials of
the hut at lake Karla are the
same as those of the
hut at Magoula Zerelia.
The hut of lake Karla has a
pointed shape.
WORKSHEET: 3
3th TEAM: ARTISTS
CLASS: ………………………..
A/A
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2
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5
STUDENTS NAME
DATE: ....................................
Subject: The figurines of the Neolithic site "Magoula Zerelia".
Students, let's begin our journey to the Neolithic period.
• Open the folder "Local History" which is stored on the desktop of your
computer. Open and read the file "Stone Age".
• Read the text that refers to figurines and underline the right answer of
the following question:
What was the purpose of the use of figurines?
A) They offered security to the owner.
B) They were associated with burials.
C) They were used as toys by children.
D) They were given as gifts to people of other settlements.
E) All the above.
• Connect to the web site: www.youtube.com/wath?v=ZuJG60oUccc
• Watch the video "Neolithic figurines in Greece '
• Notice the shapes of the figurines.
• Describe the forms of the figurines and their use in a small article
titled "The Neolithic figurines of Thessaly" and save it in a file named
"Magoula Zerelia".
• Upload the file you created on your school’s website.
"The Neolithic figurines of Thessaly"
The large number of female human and animal
figurines is noteworthy. In some cases it is easy
to discern anatomical details such as hair, nose,
eyes, hands, navel, feet in human figurines. The
female figurines were believed to symbolize the
goddess of fertility (mother-goddess) and some
of them are pregnant.
WORKSHEET: 4
4th TEAM: STORYTELLERS
CLASS: ………………………..
A/A
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2
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4
5
STUDENTS NAME
DATE: ....................................
Subject: A family’s daily life in the Neolithic period at
"Magoula Zerelia".
Students, let's begin our journey to the Neolithic period.
• Open the folder "Local History" which is stored
on the desktop of your computer. Open and read
the file "Stone Age".
• Write a story describing the daily life of a family
that lived in the site "Magoula Zerelia" in the
Neolithic period and save it in a file named
"Magoula Zerelia".
• Upload the file you created on your
school’s website.
The daily life of a family that lived in
the site "Magoula Zerelia"
It’s a wonderful day, so the family had the opportunity to do all the scheduled
activities. The father, called Bug, got up very early in the morning.
He took the stone tools and joined a men’s group in order to hunt wild boars.
The mother, called Pen, washed the clay pots and the clothes.
The children, called Sef, Gro and Jam, played with the figurines and hunted
wild birds at the Zerelia lakes .
At noon the mother rubbed the stones to light a fire. The father roasted the
killed boar and all the family ate it.
At night the mother lit a fire and the father described how he killed the wild
boar.
Each group presents their work on
the interactive whiteboard
The students participate in a role-play and
excavate the Neolithic site Magoula Zerelia
• The students participated in an
archaeological excavation at the Neolithic site
Magoula Zerelia with the participation of the
teachers of their school and the archaeologists
of the Ephorate of Volos and the University of
Thessaly.
The lake Zerelia
The students participated in a role-play and
were divided into archaeologists,
workers, designers and conservators.
They excavated the slope of
Magoula Zerelia
Recorded
Identified
Plotted the prehistoric findings
They went to the Center of Antiquities’
Conservation and cleaned
and assembled the findings.