THE PYRAMIDS
This 3-hour lesson was done in the lab using the website: http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/pyramids (the site of the British Museum specially designed for on-line teaching). At the end of the three hours Ss themselves asked to read more about the Pyramids and write a project. They were given various websites to read and collect photographs. They were also given a lot of help, since the subject was quite difficult. The truth is that they were highly inspired so they managed it quite well. You can see their project in the Projects section.
AIMS:
To train Ss work with website pages, to read, understand and extract specific information out of an authentic written text (in fact simplified, since this website is constructed for teaching purposes), to come in contact with the famous sights of Egypt (the Pyramids , especially the Great Pyramid of Khufu, the Greek Cheops), to come in contact with the great civilization of Ancient Egyptians, to practise vocabulary related to ancient monuments and sights, to write a paragraph.
WORKSHEET 1
READ ABOUT THE
PYRAMIDS AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS
WEBSITE: www.ancientegypt.co.uk/pyramids
- What were the pyramids
used for?
- How many of them are
known today?
- Which one is the most
well-known?
- What does the phrase
"house of eternity" mean?
- Where were the Pyramids
built?
- How did the architects
start building Khufu's pyramid?
- Who were the workers?
- How long did it take
them to finish Khufu's pyramid?
- What did they put on top
of it?
- What did they use to
make the outside of the pyramid smooth
HOMEWORK
Now write a paragraph about the pyramids. Use the information you have already gathered.
