Global Awareness Technology Project (GATP)
5th grade collaborative research project
Our fifth grade students participate in the Global Awareness Technology Project (GATP).
For the project, students are asked to choose and answer an essential question about cultures of the world. Technology is used for research, gathering data, and/or communicating the information. Finally, students complete a project showing knowledge gained.
Here are some resources to help guide students through the research process of the GATP. Please Note: These links will take you to websites that are not maintained by FCPS or Belle View Elementary.
Databases
Culture Grams - for Country Specific Research - ("fairfax" is the username and password)
Image Resources
Culture Grams - for Country Specific Research
Africa
Ancient Greece
Macmillan/McGraw-Hill's Adventures in Time and Place: Ancient Greece
The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization
Ancient Rome
Ancient Rome: Mr. Donn's Lessons & Activities
Pompeii: Unraveling Ancient Mysteries
An Introduction to Ancient Rome
Internet Ancient History Sourcebook: Rome
China
History for kids.com: Ancient China
Fertile Crescent (Mesopotamia)
University of Chicago: The Oriental Institute presents Mesopotamia
Trackstar: Cultures Attributes of Mesopotamia (Fertile Crescent)
Learner.org: Collapse of Mesopotamia
Collapse: Why Do Civilizations Fail?
Mesopotamia and the City of Sumeria
World History: Who Are the Hebrews?
Ancient Western Asia and the Civilization of Mesopotamia
India
The Ancient Indus Civilization
Pre-Columbia Civilizations
Collapse of the Mayan Civilization