Grade 5 has been having fun making a bust of Hammurabi out of tape and cardboard for our upcoming Celebration of Learning.
Grade 6 created cuneiform that contained Hammurabi's Law Code.
We have also been going over ancient numbering systems in PYP Mathematics.
The students have been working on a script for a skit about Hammurabi and modern day judges.
This skit is about how rights are granted. The Dodo bird has been accused of painting a white substance in the park. Of course, the bird is just answering to nature's calling- by pooping! The court clerk goes through the formalities of showing respect for the judge. The judge has read the case and asks how the bird pleads. The lawyer for the bird pleads "extinct" because the Dodo no longer lives. The judge has the bird rise for sentencing. The lawyer holds up the bird's feather. The bird gets 0 hours of community service and a 0 yen fine because it is his first offense.
Here is our script for the above skit since the CC (closed caption) doesn't do it justice. Click on the picture for a closer view. The next court case and script is coming soon.
Our idea about having a trial with a Dodo bird came from the above inquiry book. Dodos went extinct because they couldn't fly away, people wanted their feathers and they were not so smart.
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