Egypt
Sixth Grade
Standards
· Standards include understanding the significance of Queen Hatshepsut and Rames the Great.
· Trace the evolution of language and its written form.
· Integrate information presented in different media or 4 minutes as well as in words to develop a coherent understanding of the topic and media.
Big Ideas and Important Concepts for Egypt Lessons
Rulers (Kings and Queens)
· Religion
Belief verses practice
Medicine verses herbology
· After Life
Death
What was the value of death?
How is death similar to life?
Harmony and eternity
· Mummification
Religion itself or part of a religion
Communication
· Language
Picture
Prayer
Hieroglyphics
Money / Currency
· Gifts
· Exchange
· No coin or currency at the time
Pyramids
· How were they possible with no technology?
· Why have the lasted so long?
· How have the elements helped or hindered them?
Topics and Sub-Topics
Kings and Queens
· Roles and duties of rulers.
· How they controlled their people.
· How did a ruler become a ruler?
· Religion connected?
· Afterlife
· Why were rulers so important?
· What power did they hold?
Mummification
· Apple mummification.
· Questions include why was afterlife so important?
· How did they discover mummification?
Writing System and Language
· What was their written communication?
· How was it preserved?
· Clay tablets.
Pyramids
· Pyramids how are they made?
· How was it possible?
· Why did they make them?
Money System
· What was used as money?
· How did they obtain it?
Main Questions
· What were the roles and duties of the rulers?
· How was it possible to build the pyramids?
· Why was afterlife so important?
· What was the written and oral communication?
Activitities
Beginning
· Building a Pyramid
Marshmallows and toothpicks
Discuss what went well
What could have went better
Test and discuss strength
Ongoing
· Mummy Case
Draw
Color· Apple Mummification
What mixture mummified the best
Why it worked the best
· PowerPoint About writing system
Discuss how it came to be
Characters
· King and queen
Discuss rulers
Importance
What their role was
Culminating
· Group Presentation of Overview of Egypt
Favorite and least favorite
What was learned
Favorite fact
Why kings and queens were important
Have visuals
· Clay tablet with main points and lessons
Make clay visuals that show what was learned
Show a messageDiscuss Queen Hatshepsut and Rames the Great
Why they were important
Items Needed
· Apples
· Slat
· Sugar
· Vinegar
· Epson salt
· Baking soda
· Cups
· Blank paper
· Print outs
Hieroglyphics
Currency
Kings and queens
Pyramid information
· Clay
· Alternative activity print outs
· Marshmallows
· Toothpicks
· Journal
Meeting Needs
· Struggling
Make a detailed outline to know when to get items done.
Deadlines posted for them to see.
Check in daily with the teacher.
· Advanced
Add additional items to be put into projects.
Have more details, colors, or information.
Become helpers to those who are struggling.
· English Language Learners
Items translated into Spanish.
Adapt to make items easier to understand.
Projects with less details.
Problems, Solutions, and Alterntives
· Problem – not being able to participate i.e. did not come to school or have a disability.
· Solution – use an alternative activity for them to do or do at home once they return to school.
· Problem – not remembering symbols used to communicate.
· Solution – have posters up in the classroom with symbols.
· Alternative activities
coloring a mummification box“If I was a ruler I would…”
Make their own currency and explain its value
Skills and Habits Learned
Skills Learned
· How to make a writing system
· How Egyptian rulers ruled their land
· Egyptian afterlife beliefs and religion
· How mummification worked
· How they traded
· QuestionsWho
What
When
Where
Why
How
Assessing
· Questions asked / Discussion
· Think, write, share
· Self-Evaluation
· Quiz
· Projects
Effort
Communication
Questions
Presenting
Knowledge
Understanding
References
Confessions of a Homeschooler (2011). Expedition Earth: Egyptian Mummy Experiment. Retrieved from http://www.confessionsofahomeschooler.com/blog/2011/06/expedition-earth-egyptian-mummy.html
History (2016). Egyptian Pyramids. Retrieved from http://www.history.com/topics/ancient-history/the-egyptian-pyramidsHomeschooling Mom (2014). Early Egypt. Retrieved from http://homeschoolingmom2mags.blogspot.com/2014/10/early-egypt.html
School Projects (2016). Strength of a Pyramid. Retrieved from http://www.kidsgen.com/school_projects/the_strength_of_a_pyramid.htm