SciCentr.org: CyberCiv Lesson Plans

Mesopotamia (Discovery)

Lesson 1: Navigation and Exploring Mesopotamia Suggested Grade Level: 5 - 8th Grade: The students will learn navigation skills in a virtual world environment- Cornell’s Universe of Active Worlds, CUni. Specifically, the students will learn various navigation techniques (e.g., flying, moving through objects, panning right and left) used in CUni.
Lesson 2: Information Portal Treasure Hunt Suggested Grade Level: 5 - 8th Grade: The students will learn to how to use the coordinate system in CUni to locate web research portals (i.e., floating, rotating 3D objects linked to Web pages for guided research). Then the students will learn to use the interactive research portals to access Web content from within the world.

Lesson 1: Mapping Egypt and Portal Hunt Suggested Grade Level: 5 - 8th Grade: The students will learn to how map using the Cartesian coordinate system in CUni. Then they will locate and plot research portals (i.e., floating, rotating 3D objects linked to Web pages for guided research). The students will learn to use the interactive research portals to access Web content from within the world.

Lesson 1: Mapping Greece and Portal Hunt Suggested Grade Level: 5 - 8th Grade: The students will learn to how map using the Cartesian coordinate system in CUni. Then they will locate and plot research portals (i.e., floating, rotating 3D objects linked to Web pages for guided research). The students will learn to use the interactive research portals to access Web content from within the world. Students will create a reference sheet for research topics in preparation for the rest of the lessons in the Greece module.

Lesson 1: Building a Medieval Castle Suggested Grade Level: 5 - 8th Grade: Students will work together as a team to recreate a 14th century medieval European castle within the CUni virtual world.