Tuesday, November 1, 2011

WSG Welcomes Chamberlain, SD


As the creator and owner of Water for Sixth Grade, I would like to personally welcome the 6th graders of Mrs. Neuharth's class from Chamberlain, SD to our blog. We are happy and honored that you are with us in this long distance collaboration. Students of Chamberlain, thank Mrs. Neuharth for accepting my invitation and for participating in this collaboration. You are lucky to have a teacher like her. To my students, sometimes we get locked in our own world and put blinders on to what else is out there. For this unique blog opportunity, we are going to "connect" to the 6th graders of Chamberlain, SD and learn together about Ancient Egypt. Water for Sixth Grade is a powerful tool, and this is yet another example of what can be done with blogging. As we begin our Ancient Egypt unit, we are going to have some help from the 6th graders from Chamberlain because they have already completed this very fascinating ancient world.

Details for Chamberlain students: You will begin this online collaboration by using the knowledge Mrs. Neuharth has taught you about Ancient Egypt by posting questions to Water for Sixth Grade for my students in Brandon. You are going to help us get introduced to ancient Egypt with these questions because my students will then search for the answers either on the internet or through books and post the answers when they find them. So make sure you check back to see if they answered your questions correctly. Please ask questions about the main items from Egypt, using topics such as Nile River, Pyramids, Daily Life, Mummification, Gods/Goddesses, Pharaohs, etc.

IMPORTANT: When you post your question about ancient Egypt, sign your name like this:"Chamberlain (Full first name, last initial)"

Details for Brandon students: You will wait for the Chamberlain students to post questions for us about ancient Egypt. Once questions have been posted, research the internet or in books to find the answers to their questions. When/if you find the answers, comment back to that person with what you think the answer is. This will help us get introduced to Egypt by forcing us to search and discover.

IMPORTANT: When you post your responses to the Chamberlain students, sign your name like this: "Brandon (FUll First Name, Last Initial)"

As we begin our first long distance collaboration, make sure you get involved. Take advantage of this unique opportunity. Alright, Lets do this.

97 comments:

brandon 9loreta h said...

I think this is going to be fun!

Chamberlain SD,Tynice L. said...

What was the 3 main Gods/Goddesses named and what were they known for?

Chamberlain Devin T said...

Hello Brandon...here is your first question...

What is the main thing people did near the nile river?

Chamberlain Izzy T said...

Hi Brandon, SD
What did the Nile River do to help the Egyptions?

Chamberlain Nyq'e L said...

Did the Egyptains take out everything in the body during the process of mummification?

Chamberlain Jacob M. said...

Hi Brandon, SD here is your question....... what pharoh united Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt?

Chamberlain Carson P said...

What type of writing utensil did the Egyptians use to write on papyrus?

Chamberlain Devin T said...

Hello again Brandon...here is your next question...

Who was the first person and there army to conquer ancient egypt?

Chamberlain Miranda F said...

what was qween Hatshepsut's stepson's name?

Chamberlain Collin M said...

Hi brandon, S
what did the nile provide for egypt?

Chamberlain Nyq'e L said...

What was the biggest pyramid called and who was it built for?

Chamberlain Allison B said...

Hi Brandon, SD this is your Question what did the egyptions use the nile river for?

What did they do for the poor people when they died?

What did they build in the pyramids?

Chamberlain Nyq'e L said...

Who was the god pf the sky?

Chamberlain Devin T said...

Another question...

What was each egyptian god know for (what do they controll)?

Chamberlain Nyq'e L said...

Which way was the Nile River flowing?

Chamberlain Nyq'e L said...

Why was the desert important?

What was its Nickname?

Chamberlain Devin T said...

Hello Brandon here is another question for you...

What did the Egyptians want from the Nubians because they were so skilled?

Chamberlain Izzy T said...

Hi Brandon,SD
Why did they bury them with their possessions?

Chamberlain Jevyn S said...

Hi Brandon, your question for today is...

How many dynasties were there in Egypt?

Chamberlain Nyq'e L said...

In the Middle Kingdom, what did they do instead of war?

Chamberlain Devin T said...

Hello Brandon here is another question for you to awnser?...

Why did people not want to attack Ancient Egypt besides Nubia?

Chamberlin S.D. James M.H. said...

Why did the Egyptians rule for so long?

Chamberlain Carson P said...

Why was Nubia called "Land of the bow"?

Chamberlain Maria S. said...

Hi! Brandon my question is...how did the great builders of the great Pyramid do to keep out grave robbers?

Chamberlain Carson P said...

How was the lives of the peasants?

Chamberlain Karin T said...

1:What was one of their achievements?

2:What kind of writing did they use?

3:About how long would it take to build a pyramid?

4:What was the average weight of each stone on a pyramid?

5:What were the 5 gods and godesses?

6:What is Afterlife?

7:Why was the Nile River so important?

8:How come there was a Black & Red land?

9:How did Jean Francois Champollion bring back hierglyphic writing?

Chamberlain Nyq'e L said...

What was the life called after death? Who was the god of that life?

Chamberlain Collin M said...

What was Nubia known for?

Chamberlain Jevyn S said...

Hi Brandon, your question for today is...

How did the Egyptians get the blocks to bulid the pyramids from Nubia to Egypt?

Chamberlain Izzy T said...

Hi Brandon,SD,
How much did the stones they use for pyrimids weigh?

Chamberlian Michaella S said...

2) What was the name of the 2 lands?

Chamberlain Teah Sl said...

Why was the Nile so important?

Chamberlain Teah Sl said...

Why was the Nile so important?

chamberin Emilie C said...

What were the three Kingdoms?

Chamberlian MIchaella S said...

3) How did they clean out the pharaoh’s body when they died for the mummy process?

Chamberlian Michaella S said...

How did it take to make a coffin for a paraoah's

3seths said...

this is going to be awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :) ;)

Chamberlain Michaella S said...

1)Why did they bury the pharaoh’s with their possessions?

3Dylan B said...

Hello Chamberlian Allison.
The egtptians used the nile for a water source for their crops.

Brandon Rashay A said...

Dear Chamberlain Collin M. the Nile River provided them to go places and trade

Brandon 3Jacob J said...

Chamberlain Izzy T the anwser iss tehy used the nile river for transportaation and water for crops.

Brandon Lacey e said...

Collin.M my answer us it provided them water for farming

Brandon 3 Alexis S said...

Dear Jacob M of Chamberlain

bI think it was King Narmer in 3000 BC

Brandon 3masonv said...

dear camberlain Muchaella
The anser to you question is
70 days.

brandon 3seths said...

dear emilie the 3 kingdomes were the new kingdome middle kingdome and the old kingdome

Brandon 3HannahH said...

Dear Chamberlain Nyq'e L,
Yes, they did take everything out of the body.

4bradyd said...

Dear Nyc'e L they take out everything but the heart Brady DeJong Brandon, SD

Brandon 4 Courtney M said...

Dear Chamberlain Nyq'e L, you asked who was the god of the sky. My answer is Nut.

Brandon 4SydneyN said...

Dear Chamberlain Izzy,
The Nile River helped the Egyptians with irrigation, because the Nile would often flood, and then, all of the land would be fertile.

Bandon4elizabethd said...

Dear Chamberlin Emilie C,
The three kingdoms are the old, middle and the new kingdoms.

Brandonmitchg said...

Dear chamberlain Devin, your answer is it gave mosture to their crops.

4Brandon Freyag said...

Dear Chamberlian Izzy, the answer to your question is to grow food and it was sort of a road for transportion in Egypt.

Brandon4 Kj D. said...

To:Chamberlin Jacob M.,

The answer to your question is King Narmer, in about 3000 B.C.

4tiad said...

dear,nye`d l



no they didi not they left the heart in there bodiese sorry i got that one right cause that is a topic we leard

brandon SD 4weston s said...

emilie your answer is hte old kingdom the middle kingdom and the new kingdom

brandon 4colejensen said...

emilie c your answer is The Old Kingdom, The Middle Kingdom and the New Kingdom.

Brandon4georgek said...

chamberlain Nyq'e L. The godess of the sky is Nut

4mackenzieh said...

dear chamberlain,
hi my name is Mackenzie. To answer Nyq'e L's question i think it is no because they took out all the organs except for the heart.

6reesv said...

the nile river was flowing north!

Brandon 6Rylie n said...

Dear Chamberlain,Collin M. My answer is.......

1.Reeds, called papyrus, grew along side the Nile and were used to make paper and boats from the reeds.

2.The Nile also gave the ancient Egyptians food. They used spears and nets to catch fish.

BrandonFaith B said...

Dear Chamberlain Izzy T. The Nile helped the Egyptians by having fresh water to drink and bathe in. It has helped to grow crops, with rich and fertile soil. The Papyrus weed that grows along the Nile was used to make material for building, clothes and even paper.

Brandon 6Trevor D said...

Dear Chamberlain Michaella they buried them with their possessions because later they could know who it is and also so nobody could steel their possessions.

brandon 6brooke t said...

Dear,Chamberlain Nyq'e L. Nut was the sky god h

6kinzer l said...

Dear Chamberlin Nyq'e L,
They cut a hole in the left side of the body and take out the internal organs. And to take out the brain a long stick was put up their nose and they pull the brains out.

branden 6tyb said...

will lizz it is to heip thim git water

Brandon 6tessa v said...

Dear Carson P,
the utensil egytians uesed to write is called a reed.

Brandon Taylor R said...

Dear chamberian, Michaella S. the stones weighed as much as two adult elaphants.

Brandon4kylen said...

Dear Chamberlain Emilie C, The three kingdoms are The Old Kingdom, The Middle Kingdom, and The New Kingdom.

8grace b said...

I am answering the question "Why did they bury the pharaoh's wiht their possessions?"

My answer is they wanted the pharaoh's to have that stuff if they needed in the after life.

Brandon8AustinE said...

Dear Chamberlain Michaella S,

The answer to your Q is that Egyptians believed that everything used in present life would be needed in the afterlife, so clothing and other items were buried along bodies.

brandon 8gerrit v said...

Hi im gerrit v.form brandon here is the anwser.Jacob m. the anwser is King Menes.

8kuhnertkie said...

THis is my answer to Michaella s


THey buried the pharaohs with their possessision because they wanted them to use them in the after life after they died

8max w said...

Brandon 8max w.
Dear Chamberliane Izzy T, the answer to your question is, the egyptians used the Nil River for drinking water, using for farming, and fishing.

Brandon 8Ethan L said...

Dear Chamberlain Devin they manily farmed near the nile because after it flooded the land is perfect for farming.

Brandon 8Kaitlyn W said...

Hi Michaella S from Chamberlain, this is my answer. They did it Because they wanted to give them the things they needed after their after life!!!

Anonymous said...

Hello chamberlain Allison B! For your first guestion, what did the egyptions use the nile river for, yesterday I was looking in an egyption book and i read about the nile river and i think it was for cargo and transportation.

brandon,Kaitlin A. said...

Hi,Izzy

I think the answer to your qustion is it helped them by makeing extremly fertail land. so i hope you respond back to me.

Brandon 8BrianW said...

Dear: Izzy T. The Nile river had good fertile land next to it.

KeananB said...

Dear michaella

to show respect

Brandon KeananB

Brandon Intisar K said...

Dear Chamberlain Michaella S,

Pharaohs were buried with their possesions because they beileved they would need to use them in the after life.

9austins said...

The annual floods brought rich black soil to the banks of the Nile River and made it possible for farmers to grow crops.

9Kaitlins said...

The Nile river helped the people of Egypt get water for their plants, people, and animals.

Brandon9KelsyS. said...

The nile provided food for the egyptians. They used spears to catch the fish.

Brandon 9AriannaS said...

they built pyramids because to increase religousness and so they can bow down to the god or gods.

Brandon 9Kaitlins said...

The Nile river was used to get water for their plants, animals, and people.

Brandon 9 Sydnee P said...

Carson P,

Nubia was known as the Land of the Bow because their archers were fierce and expert. They also protected people.

brandon maryas said...

yes they did take out everything in the body for mummifacation.

brandon 9Loreta H said...

Chamberlian Emilie C

The Old Kingdom
The Middle KIngdom
The New KIngdom

brandon9KelsyS. said...

Teah SL: The nile was so imporant because it gave the egyptians food,water, and transportaion.

brandon9derekg said...

This is derek and I think the egyptians did take out everything in the body in the process of mummification.

Brandon Jadah T said...

The Nile river was used to transport messages and goods. It was also used to water the crops.

Brandon 3felicityk said...

Collin M. this is my answer to your question about what did the nile river provide for the egyptians.
The Nile River provided food, wet mud to grow crops, and an easier way to travel or get goods around.



P.S. any number you see in front of our name means that is just what class period we have our teacher in.

BRANDON SD 4MACKENZIE H said...

Dear Chamberlain,
To answer Nyq'e L's question I think it is no, because they took out all the organs except for the heart.

brandonmarshalle said...

lzzy t this is your answer. They depended on it for food, water and transportation.

Brandon 6Emily R said...

Chamberlain, Emilie C
The Old kingdom, The Middle Kingdom, and the New Kingdom.

Brandon4Rachael c said...

Dear,Chambelain Collin M.
The nile was used to make clothin,paper and other protict with the pappirs that grew around it.Plus it was used for a fresh water/bath.

6jordana said...

I was transportation and water for them to drink