Here is the pediment(a new word I learned today) of the British Museum as seen from the Great Russell Street entrance. By focusing on the attributes of the figures we were able to see what concepts they represented. The figures from left to right show the progression of civilization such as hunting, agriculture, architecture, painting, and sculpture. Because this is above the entrance to the museum, you can understood the museum will be about ancient civilizations.
Inside the museum we looked at a tomb that has been removed from Turkey and put on exhibit. Again, we looked at the attributes to understand why this building was a tomb and not a temple. As a class we went through the Parthenon Gallery and saw how the curator recreated the room to be a stimulation of the actual temple. The size of the room is the same as the temple and skylights are in place to allow us to understand that in throughout time, roofs began to decay or become destroyed. The frieze(another new word I learned) which is like the border on the outside of the Parthenon, was also brought into the gallery for viewing.
On the way out we stopped to look at the only remains of the Rosetta Stone. It is specifically placed in the beginning of the museum to represent a significant part of civilization, for it helped us understand hieroglyphics and past culture.
I was done with "class" for the day at 12:15 so I hung out, went for a run through Hyde Park and made stroganoff!
mmm...stroganoff.
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear that learning all these sophisticated words hasn't lessened your appetite for good ol' home cookin.
Your museum trip today represents the 6th grade Social Studies curriculum! What fun! Your stroganoff looks great. Let me know anytime you want recipes.
ReplyDeleteYou are certainly learning a lot. It is too bad that there is a tube strike. Isn't it a great museum.
ReplyDeleteWe have just gotten back from watching Thomas, Kathryn and Scott while Melanie went to the twins school for back to school night. Dad and Chris had the first Heritage rehearsal. Dad drove because Chris has his car on blocks, with the front tires off to fix the brakes.
Grandpa says Hi!!!
You'll be happy to know we now have two working cars once again; Uncle Chris fixed the brakes today.
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like you're learning and getting a lot of exercise! Good for you!
Kathryn had an after-school meeting today about field hockey and Thomas had one about cross-country running. I will be doing a lot of dropping off and picking up, I guess.
In other news, Kathryn's tests appear to indicate celiac disease - like mother, like daughter. She has an appointment with a specialist next week and I expect we wouldn't think about changing her diet until after the big 7th grade "Nature's Classroom" trip this month. She's not pleased about the test results, of course, but is taking it well.
Make sure to be very safe when running! I don't suppose one of your roommates runs? In any case, be safe - well-peopled paths, know where you're going, pay attention, etc.
Lots of love,
Aunt Melanie