VMFA: FIELD TRIP PROJECT EMILY MEADE & BRITTANY MILTEER

BASIC INFORMATION: Name of Site: VMFA (Virginia Museum of Fine Arts) Address: 200 N. Boulevard Richmond, VA Phone Number: (804) Contact Number For Tours: (804) or Length of Tours: 50 minutes Hours & Days of Operation for Class Tours: Monday at 12pm, Tuesday – Friday at 10 AM, 11 AM, & 12 PM Entrance Fee: FREE

BASIC INFORMATION CONTINUED… Accommodations for students with special needs: ramps to all doors and entrances, as well as, elevators are installed Lunch Accommodations: Cafè & plenty of space outdoors to eat a packed lunch Number & Location of Restrooms: 2 on each level (3 levels) Parking: free for cars or trucks, buses: Stuart Ave., $5, there is always free on street parking Directions from Oliver Hall: Continue down Main Street for 1.22 miles, take a right on North Boulevard, then make a u- turn at Hanover Ave onto North Boulevard. VMFA is located on the right.

MAP OF VMFA

GREECE, ROME, & MALI: GRADE 3 Website: Vocabulary: Vessel: pottery Terracotta: “baked earth” / clay used in ancient Greece and Rome Sphinx: mythological creatures that was a popular figure in ancient Greece and Rome Mythology: a collection of myths, focusing on cultural tradition Riddle: a question or statement intentionally phrased so as to require ingenuity in ascertaining its answer or meaning, typically presented as a game.

PURPOSE OF TRIP: This field trip is necessary because students get the opportunity to explore three ancient and powerful cultures. They will learn about how geographical location and environment helped shape trade, culture, and politics. The students will understand how contributions of Greeks and Romans have influenced the present in terms of architecture, government, sports, and art.

SOLS: 3.1 The student will explain how the contributions of ancient Greece and Rome have influenced the present world in terms of architecture, government (direct and representative democracy), and sports. 3.2 The student will study the West African Empire of Mali by describing its oral tradition (storytelling), government (kings), and economic development (trade). 3.4 The student will develop map skills by a) locating Greece, Rome, and West Africa; b) describing the physical and human characteristics of Greece, Rome, and West Africa; and c) explaining how the people of Greece, Rome, and West Africa adapted to and/or changed their environment to meet their needs. 3.7 The student will explain how producers in ancient Greece, Rome, and the West African empire of Mali used natural resources, human resources, and capital resources in the production of goods and services. 3.8 The student will recognize that because people and regions cannot produce everything they want, they specialize in what they do best and trade for the rest.

BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE: The VMFA’s student tour on Greece, Rome, & Mali will give students the opportunity to use critical thinking skills to draw conclusions from what they saw. The work they will see on the guided tour will be directly related to their course work and the interactive component of the tour.

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DURING TRIP: Scavenger Hunt!

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