Grades 3-12: From Jerusalem: The Amazing Dead Sea Scrolls


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Content Provider Distance Learning Solutions 2009-10
Contact Information Yitzchak Schwartz, M.Ed
yschwartz@yschwartz.com
38 Tchernichovsky
Jerusalem, Israel 92585
Israel
Phone: 1-610-572-4050
Program Type Individual Program
Program Rating This program has not yet been evaluated.
Target Audience Education: Grade(s): 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Parent, Adult Learners, Public Library: Library Patrons,Content Providers: Content Providers
Maximum Number of Participants 30
Minimum Number of Participants None
Primary Disciplines Sciences, Social Studies/History
Secondary Disciplines Foreign/World Languages, International
Program Description The Dead Sea Scrolls, considered to be the most important manuscript discovery in the 20th century, refer to thousands of fragments of nearly 900 scrolls discovered in eleven caves along the coast of the Dead Sea.

Join award-winning, published, Jerusalem archaeologist Yonatan Adler, as he brings the Scrolls to life for students in Grades 3 - 12, while concurrently acquainting students with the fundamentals of the science of archaeology.
Program Format Through the use of a PowerPoint presentation and the examination of selected artifacts, the following topics will be explored:

1. What are the Dead Sea Scrolls?
2. How were the Dead Sea Scrolls discovered?
3. How are the Dead Sea Scrolls dated?
4. Who wrote the Dead Sea Scrolls?
5. What do the Dead Sea Scrolls teach us about early Judaism and nascent Christianity?
6. How have archaeological excavations at Qumran (the site of the Dead Sea Scrolls discovery) enhanced our understanding of the scrolls?

Time will be allotted for questions and answers.
Objectives The participant will...

1. Recall who wrote the Dead Sea Scrolls, where they were found, and how they were discovered.
2. Understand how these scrolls are dated.
3. Understand What the Dead Sea Scrolls teach us about early Judaism and nascent Christianity.
5. Understand how the archaeological excavations at Qumran (the site of the Dead Sea Scrolls discovery) enhances our understanding of the scrolls.
6. Appreciate the great importance of this extraordinary archaeological find.
National Standards to which this program aligns NSS-G.K-12.4 HUMAN SYSTEMS

- Understand the characteristics, distribution, and complexity of Earth's cultural mosaics.
- Understand the processes, patterns, and functions of human settlement.
- Understand how the forces of cooperation and conflict among people influence the division and control of Earth's surface

NSS-G.K-12.2 PLACES AND REGIONS

- Understand the physical and human characteristics of places.
- Understand that people create regions to interpret Earth's complexity.
- Understand how culture and experience influence people's perceptions of places and regions

NSS-G.K-12.6 THE USES OF GEOGRAPHY

- Understand how to apply geography to interpret the past.
Program Length 45 minutes
By Request This program is available by request ONLY
Connection Type(s) Available and Program Fees Point to Point Cost: $200.00
Point to Point Cost with Premium Service: $190.00 What'