History
Give an example of a change that happened over time.
Student Answers
What is Geography?
The science that studies the physical space that surrounds us and the relationship between humans and our environment.
ANSWER WITH A QUESTION:
This country colonized Brazil and is the origin of the language spoken there today.
What is Portugal?
What is the main language and religion of Brazil?
Portuguese and Christianity.
DOUBLE POINTS
What is the capital of Espirito Santo?
Vitória
What is History?
The science that studies time and human action over time. A search in the past for a path to the future.
How can we represent the physical space around us? Cite 2 ways.
Drawings, pictures, satelite images, maps, globes, models, video recording
Cite 2 products extracted from Brazil during the colonial period.
Gold, pau-brasil, sugar, coffee, cotton, etc
ANSWER WITH A QUESTION:
This red wood resembles a burning coal and was extracted in colonial Brazil. It originated the name of the country and is an endangered species today.
What is pau-brasil?
What month has 28 days?
All of them.
Give 3 examples of historical sources. (fontes históricas)
Written - journals, newspapers, laws, documents
Visual - videos, paintings, drawings, pictures
Objects - pottery, tools, technology
Oral - stories, myths, legends, folclore
What are the 3 legal powers of government in Brazil?
Executive, Legislative, and Judiciary
Cite the three cities that have been the federal capital of Brazil.
Salvador
Rio de Janeiro
Brasilia
What are the three main peoples that influenced Brazilian culture?
African, European and Indigenous
What is always only in front of you, but can't be seen?
The future
Explain the concepts of chronological and historical time.
Chronological - measured time, for organization. Seconds, minutes, hours, days, months, years.
Historical - defined by changes in society, not definite
Give 2 examples of how humans can transform a landscape and 2 examples of how Nature can transform a landscape.
Humans - can cut trees to build a city. (1 example)
Nature - rain and wind can erode rocks and soil. (1 example)
Cite 4 biomes of Brazil.
Amazon Rainforest, Atlantic Rainforest, Caatinga, Cerrado, Pampas, Pantanal
Give 4 examples of the historical heritage of Goias.
Goiás Velho, Pirenópolis, Cavalhadas, Festa do Divino Pai Eterno, Pequi, Empadão goiano, Cerrado
Susan's mom has 5 children - Monday, Tuesday, Thurday and Friday. What is the name of the 5th child?
Susan
DEBATE: What is the most important technological advancement in History?
(5min prep)
Students debate.
Cite 3 landforms we learned about in 4th grade.
Plateau, mountains, depression, plains
Give a short summary of life and work on the colonial 'engenhos' in 15th century Brazil.
African slaves worked on the farms to produce sugar and European settlers organized the transportation of the products to Europe.
DEBATE: What is culture? Explain and give examples.
(5min prep)
Students debate.
What goes up but never comes down?
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