Ancient Civilizations was the first unit of year 5. The Central Idea is: Past cultures shape present day systems and technologies. In this unit of inquiry students explored several aspects of civilisations. Students learned about four civilisations; Ancient China, Egypt, Greece and Rome.
“古代文明”是融合五年级的第一个探究单元，中心思想是：“人类过去的文化塑造了当今的体制和技术”。在这个充满文化气息的单元中，学生们深入研究了四个古代文明，包括古中国、古埃及、古希腊和古罗马。
We started the unit off with our provocation activity, Mystery Boxes, where students were introduced to different artifacts from various civilizations from around the world. By using different pictures, looking, touching and analyzing students had to come to a conclusion about where this artifact was from, what was the use and purpose of this artifact, and how this artifact was made.
我们以猜盲盒的方式开始了本单元的学习，在这个活动中，学生们接触到来自世界各地不同文明的各种文物。通过观看图片、触摸“文物”和分析线索，学生们尝试得出结论，确定这个文物来自哪里，它的用途和目的是什么，以及它是如何制作的。
Ancient Greek Market Place: Students learned about how markets worked in the past. We traded many different goods. We learned about how to Trade, what to say when trying to make a good deal, and how to communicate and be fair with our class mates. We also learned that there are some aspects of trading that are have changed, but some that we still use today!
古希腊市场活动让学生们了解到了过去市场的运作方式。我们交易了许多不同的商品，学习了如何进行交易，如何在交易时争取到最大利益，以及如何与“小贩们”进行公平友好的交流。我们还了解到，有一些市场交易的规则已经发生了变化，但也有一些仍然沿用至今！
History of Language: Students learned that there are so many different types of writing in the past! We learned when and where writing began, why it was invented and how people in the past used to write. We learned that many different ancient civilizations had their own types of writing, how they might be the same and how they were different. Students enjoyed learning about the logographs because it looks a lot like Chinese characters!
语言的历史：学生们了解到过去有许多不同类型的文字！我们学习了文字的起源以及过去人们如何书写这些文字的。我们还了解到了许多不同的古代文明都有自己独特的文字，它们可能相似也可能不同。学生们对象形文字的学习很感兴趣，因为它看起来很像现在正在使用的文字！
I.T.: In IT class, students using their knowledge about ancient artifacts and architecture designed a 3D computer model using the program Tinkercad. This model was then 3D printed and displayed along side their mini-exhibition presentation.
在计算机课上，学生们运用他们对古代文物和建筑的知识，使用Tinkercad程序设计了一个三维模型并用3D打印机打印出来，与他们的小型展示项目一同展出。
Art: Students were focused on discovering diversity and interconnectedness of various ancient cultures and deepen understanding of visual arts from the past civilizations. They did exercise creating authentic artwork, an artifact in the form of sculpture, inspired by them. Students were informed about the changes in arts that were occurring during the past, and influence on modern culture and design and were tasked with presenting their findings in mini exhibition, in cooperation with UOI department.
在艺术课上，学生们探索了各种古代文化的多样性和相互联系，也探究了古代艺术对现代艺术和设计的影响。我们创作了雕塑艺术作品，来表达欣赏了古代艺术后受到的启发，并在单元末的小型展览上展出。
Grasp Task and Taking Action: The Taking Action for this unit gave students the opportunity to inform their class and school mates on an ancient civilization that we choose. We did a lot of research on the different aspects of civilization, created a timeline about the history, and compared the ancient civilization to modern society. Not only did we learn a lot, but also were able to share what we learned during our mini-exhibition.
古代文明小型展览会：学生们分组对各种古代文明的各个方面进行了大量的研究，创建了关于这个古代文明历史的时间线，并将古代文明与现代社会进行了比较。我们小组合作完成了PPT和海报，在小型展览会上向其他年级师生们分享了我们的探究成果。
Field Trip to Guang Fulin Park: This was an opportunity for students to learn about the significance of cultural relics and their contributions to archaeology. Students examined the evolution of tools, materials and their society. There were many activities prepared that deepened the students’ understanding of the life, technology and society of ancient China.
最令人难忘的就是单元出游活动啦！在古色古香的广富林遗址公园，我们参观了临水而建的广富林文化展示馆、有着陶罐建筑造型的广富林考古遗址展示馆、展示着不同时期古陶代表作品的古陶馆和展示了精益求精“匠人精神”的木艺传承艺术馆。学生们了解到了文物的重要性以及文物对考古学的贡献，通过研究工具、材料和社会的演变，我们可以在回顾过去时学到很多关于自己的历史。老师们也准备了各种活动让学生们更加理解中国古代的生活方式、技术和社会，以及其演变过程。
Through exploring specific aspects of civilisations (such as religion, type of government, geography, society, economy etc.) in this unit. Students were able to make connections between the ancient civilisations and the systems we have today. Students were inducted by exploring the relationships between and the interconnectedness of, individuals and civilizations form local and global perspectives！
在这个单元，我们对文明的多个方面（如政府类型、地理环境、社会结构以及经济体系等）进行了探讨和分析，进一步拓展了对文明发展的认识。通过与现今社会和体制的对比，我们建立起了古代文明与现代社会之间的联系，并意识到古代文明对今天的深远影响。此外，学生们在探索个人与文明之间以及个人与全球之间的相互关系的过程中，加深了对文化、历史和社会的思考，培养了多元文化意识和全球视野，为今后的学习和成长奠定了基础。
