Fast Start• 5 minutes of silent writing.• Topic – Egyptian Pyramids

ANCIENT EGYPTIAN STRUCTURES: PYRAMIDS7 Step

Period 1 and 2

Friday 29 August

Plan• Fast Start• Pyramid Facts• How the Ancient Egyptians built the Pyramids• Pyramid Instructions Activity.• The Layout of a pyramid.• Pyramid diagram• Reflection

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Pyramid Facts• The Ancient Egyptian Pyramids are one of

the eight wonders of the world.

The Great Pyramid of Giza2550BC (4564 years ago)150 meters high

Crown Tower 1997 Melbourne152 meters high

Eureka Tower 2006 Melbourne297.3 meters high

Pyramid Facts• The Great Pyramid of Giza contains around 2 300 000

granite blocks.• Each block weighed around 2.5 tonnes.

Granite Block2.5 tonnes

Adult White Rhinoceros2.5 tonnes

Pyramid Facts• Pyramids were used to entomb the mummies of

pharaohs and their treasures they believed they would need for their afterlife.

• This practice ended after 500 years as robbers would steal the treasures hidden in the pyramids.

• Thereafter the pharaoh’s tombs were hidden in cliffs and under ground in the Valley of the Kings.

• Over time most of these tombs were raided as well.• The Great Pyramid of Giza was made for Pharaoh Khufu.

Pyramid Quiz1. How tall was the Great Pyramid of Giza?

2. How many blocks were used to build the Great Pyramid of Giza?

3. How much did one of these block weigh?

4. Which animal roughly weighs the same amount as one of granite blocks?

5. What were Pyramids used for?

6. Why did the Egyptian’s stop using pyramids?

7. Which pharaoh order the making of the Great Pyramid of Giza?

8. How long did it take for the Great Pyramid of Giza to be built?

9. When was the Great Pyramid of Giza built?

How Egyptians Built the Pyramids• Watch Video Clip• While watching the video write 6 facts in your work book.

How to Build a Pyramid• On your iPads visit Ancient Egyptian Pyramids http://

www.ancientegypt.co.uk/pyramids/home.html (Check your emails for the links)

• Click on the Story and explore how the Great Pyramid of Giza was built.

• In your workbooks create a set of instructions that explain how to build a pyramid.

• Challenge – Find out what other structures Pharaoh Khafu had built. (Explore other parts of the Ancient Egyptian Pyramid Website.)

How to Build a Pyramid 29/8/14

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The Inside of the Pyramids

• What do we know was inside the Pyramids?

• What do we else do we think was inside the Pyramid?

The Inside of the Pyramids• In pairs use your iPads visit Ancient Egyptian Pyramids.

http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/pyramids/home.html (Check your emails for the link)

• Use the Explore part of the website to find out what was inside the ancient pyramids.

• In your workbooks copy the diagram (on the next slide) and label and explain the different parts inside a pyramid.

• Challenge – The Egyptians tried many things to stop the treasures of Pharaoh’s from being stolen from the pyramids. Explain why this was happened.

The Inside of the Pyramids

What do we need to do when making a diagram?

Reflection• On you iPad answer the following question and post your

answer on your blog. (A short paragraph at least 5 full sentences).

• Explain why the Ancient Pyramids were built by the Egyptians.• Think about…• What was inside the Pyramid.• Who the Pyramids were made for.• How they were built.