sAncient Egypt: Lesson 3 Send In Activity 3 Option B
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Section 1
  Lesson 1: Egypt: The Gift of the Nile
  Lesson 2: Mummification
  Lesson 3: The Pyramids
  Lesson 4: The Valley of the Kings
  Lesson 5: Hieroglyphics
Section 2

Lesson 3: The Pyramids

Send In Activity 3
Option B: Pyramid Model

Make a model of an Egyptian pyramid out of cardboard or other suitable materials. Submit a photograph and a written description of your model for marking. Do not send the model. (15 marks)


Marking Guide

  • The model looks like a pyramid (shape, colour, detail, etc.)
  • The model has a cutaway section, making the inside of the pyramid visible. Inside the burial chamber, storerooms, and false
  • Each of these interior features is accurately explained in an accompanying written description.

Helpful websites:

Check out some of these websites to learn more about the Egyptian pyramids.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/pyramid/
The inside story on the Pyramids (Nova site)

http://www.guardians.net/egypt/giza1.htm
This is the main gate for Guardians.net's tour of the pyramids of Giza.

http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/pyramids/home.html
British Museum page on the Great Pyramids; links to other interesting pages

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Academy/7357/builders.htm
The Pyramid Builders

 

 

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