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Social Studies Update Week of 11/3/25

Greetings 7th Grade Families!
Students have been busy building knowledge about the world religions of Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. We will do a vocabulary review Monday, test review Tuesday, and then take an assessment on Wednesday. I will send home a study guide, attach it to Teams, and email a copy to each of you. 
Our next big project will be the World Religion Museum where students will chose a religion and a religious artifact from that religion, research the artifact, and create a museum exhibit using the artifacts. 
I wanted to remind you that we have a half day on Friday and no school on Monday to observe Veteran's Day.
Email with any questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
Mr. Rowan

Social Studies Update Week of 10/20/25

Greetings 7th Grade Families,
 
This week students will finish up their Ancient Inventions Shark Tank project. Students will learn some tips when it comes to presenting, they will get to practice their pitch multiple times with feedback, and they will use the feedback to finalize their Shark Tank presentations. The day of the actual Shark Tank will be this Thursday, October 23rd. If you would like to volunteer to be a Shark, please read the description below and sign up using the link provided.
 

Have you ever watched Shark Tank?  Do you like scrutinizing ideas and inventions?  Well, do I have the opportunity for you!  On Thursday, October 23rd, 7th grade Social Studies students will be participating in the first ever “Shark Tank: Ancient Civilizations.”  Students have researched a variety of inventions from different ancient civilizations and are preparing to present their inventions to a panel of sharks.

I am looking for 9-12 people who would be willing to be sharks for 2 class periods of students. 9-12 people for class 7B which is from 10:45 am to 11:45 am and 9-12 people for class 7D which is from 2:25 – 3:25 pm.  Students will first present their invention and marketing plan to the panel of sharks, and you would then scrutinize their plan and ask them questions.  At the end of each class presentation, you will decide if you want to invest in each product, and how much of your 10,000 gems you would be willing to give them.   

The date for the presentations is Thursday, October 23rd. 

If you are interested in being a shark, please fill out the attached Microsoft Form, and I will contact you. https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=g63kUOjsn0GLHt1cphgzjVRi34ECgx9Hhc5vbWnCHqBUOTFDUDBRNVRQUjlPS0xSUk5INlRRQlVPTi4u

Please email me with any questions. Thank you very much for considering this! 

Sincerely,

Mr. Rowan

Greetings 7th grade families!
 
I wanted to first remind everyone that grades are due this Friday and all late and missing work is due this coming Wednesday.
 
For the rest of the quarter, students will be working on an ancient civilizations inventions Shark Tank project. 
 
TASK: In groups of 2-3, students will research to learn about an invention made during one of the six ancient civilization of Sumer, Egypt, China, India, Greece, or Rome.   
  • Choose a civilization 
  • Choose an invention 
  • Complete your research 
Each group will create and present their discovery to potential investors to scrutinize.  The presentation should explain what the product is, how it works, the benefits of the product, why the people of the civilization will want the product, and why the Sharks should invest in the product. Each group will also present a packaging and marketing plan.    
 
Research due Tuesday 9/23
3D Model due Thursday 9/25
Poster, Marketing, and Speech due Tuesday 9/30
Final Project due Wednesday 10/1
 
Please email with any questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
Mr. Rowan

Social Studies Update Week of 9/15/25

Greetings 7th Grade Families!
 
This week in Social Studies students will continue working on a DBQ of Ancient Egypt. They will study primary sources and answer questions to build a body of evidence which they will use to write an essay about which of the Egyptian achievements have had the most long-lasting impact on the modern world?
 
Ancient Egypt DBQ questions due 9/12
Egypt DBQ essay due 9/17
 
Please email with any questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
Mr. Rowan

Social Studies Update Week of 9/8/25

Greetings 7th Grade Families!
This week in Social Studies students will learn about early societies and civilizations of Africa. They will begin by completing a Nearpod lesson where they will watch videos, read text, and complete questions and activities about different early societies of Africa. Then students will work on a DBQ of Ancient Egypt. They will study primary sources and answer questions to build a body of evidence which they will use to write an essay about which of the Egyptian achievements have had the most long-lasting impact on the modern world?
 
G.R.A.P.E.S./Neolithic Revolution/Fertile Crescent test due 9/5
Early African Societies Nearpod due 9/9
Ancient Egypt DBQ questions due 9/12
 
Please email with any questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
Mr. Rowan

Social Studies Update Week of 9/8/25

Greetings 7th Grade Families!
This week in Social Studies students will learn about early societies and civilizations of Africa. They will begin by completing a Nearpod lesson where they will watch videos, read text, and complete questions and activities about different early societies of Africa. Then students will work on a DBQ of Ancient Egypt. They will study primary sources and answer questions to build a body of evidence which they will use to write an essay about which of the Egyptian achievements have had the most long-lasting impact on the modern world?
 
G.R.A.P.E.S./Neolithic Revolution/Fertile Crescent test due 9/5
Early African Societies Nearpod due 9/9
Ancient Egypt DBQ questions due 9/12
 
Please email with any questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
Mr. Rowan