Pyramids

Topics Year 4/5
This unit is part of Earliest Civilisations: Ancient Egyptians Pharaohs and Pyramids

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Objectives

History

Know and understand significant aspects of the history of the wider world: the nature of ancient civilisations.
Characteristic features of past non-European societies.
Gain historical perspective by placing their growing knowledge into different contexts, understanding the connection between cultural, religious and social history, and between short- and long-timescales.

Maths

Calculate the area of rectangles.
Recognise when it is possible to use a formula for area.
Identify 3-D shapes, from 2-D representations.
Recognise, describe and build simple 3-D shapes, including making nets.

Lesson Planning

Explain how the structure of pyramids developed over the years. Describe the purpose of the pyramids and make 3D models of pyramids using 2D nets.

Teaching Outcomes:

To place a range of pyramids in chronological order and describe the development of pyramids.
To build mastabas and pyramids using Lego bricks and nets.

Children will:

Explain how the structure of pyramids developed over the years.
Describe the purpose of the pyramids.
Make 3D models of pyramids using 2D nets.

Planning

Provided Resources

Zoser’s Step Pyramid
Inside the Step Pyramid
Net of a Square-Based Pyramid
Step Pyramid Evaluation Form
Pyramid Development sheets

Unit Resources

You Will Need

Access to internet
Thin cardRulers
Protractors
Lego bricks

Weblinks

Development of pyramids gallery from bbc.co.uk
Pyramid timeline from ancientegypt.co.uk
Map of pyramids from google.com
The Great Pyramid in detail from ancientegypt.co.uk
Virtual trip to the pyramids at Giza from childrensuniversity.manchester.ac.uk
The Great Pyramid Challenge from ancientegypt.co.uk