Lesson Planning
Learn about the three seasons in the Ancient Egyptian farming year; understand the importance of the Nile in providing both water and fertile soil for the Ancient Egyptians; construct a working model of a shaduf to add to your Nile map.
Teaching Outcomes:
- To understand that most Ancient Egyptians were farmers and explain the vital importance of the Nile for farmers.
- To understand how a shaduf mechanism enabled farmers to move larger/heavier quantities of water.
- To design and make a model shaduf.
Children will:
- Describe the three seasons in the Ancient Egyptian farming year.
- Explain the importance of the Nile in providing both water & fertile soil for the Ancient Egyptians.
- Explain how a shaduf works.
- Construct a working model of a shaduf.