PYRAMIDS: THE INSIDE STORY
This 3-hour lesson was done in the lab using the website: http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/pyramids )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 3
[[ Ss were given on one side of the paper the diagram of the inside of the pyramid as it appears in the website, but I had added arrows and blank labels so that they first navigated the diagram and wrote the names of the rooms on their worksheets. After checking their answers it was quite easy to go on with the questions and answers. Below you can see the diagram as it appears in the website. ]]
B) NOW ANSWER THE QUESTIONS OR COMPLETE THE GAPS
1.
The underground chamber was built as:
a:
b:
c:
2.
The descending passage is
................. long.
3.
The ascending passage is
...................... wide and
............... tall.
4.
What did they use the "connecting passage" for?
5.
The grand Gallery is
.................. tall.
It connects the
............... and the
6.
The Queen's chamber was meant to
........... and not
7.
According to some experts the airshafts were built to
8. According to some others they had a religious purpose because .........
9. The north pointing airshafts were directed towards ...........
while the south ones were directed towards ...................
10.
What is there in Khufu's chamber today?
11.
What happened to Khufu's mummy and all his good?
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