UKS2 Topic: Earliest Civilisations: Ancient Egyptians Block B: Egyptologists
Find out about intrepid Egyptologists Champollion and Howard Carter and their incredible discoveries, achievements and methods. Write a play of the events; make observational drawings of Egyptian artefacts just like a real Egyptologist; devise and record an interview with an Egyptologist and finally debate the removal of artefacts from Egypt.
Block B: Ancient
Egyptians: Egyptologists
[4 sessions]
By the end of this block you will have achieved the following outcomes:
Main outcome: History
Other outcomes: English and Art
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Know and understand significant aspects of the history of the wider world: the nature of ancient civilisations; characteristic features of past non-European societies.
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Understand the methods of historical enquiry, including how evidence is used rigorously to make historical claims, and discern how and why contrasting arguments and interpretations of the past have been constructed.
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Gain and deploy a historically grounded understanding of abstract terms such as
‘empire’ and ‘civilisation’
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Note and develop initial ideas, drawing on reading and research where necessary.
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Use further presentational devices to structure text.
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Plan their writing by noting and developing initial ideas, drawing on research where necessary.
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Identifying purpose of writing and selecting appropriate form.
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Articulate and justify answers and opinions.
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Use spoken language to develop understanding.
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Participate in role play.
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Improve their mastery of art and design techniques, including painting and drawing.
 Find out about great artists in history.
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Create sketchbooks to record their observations.
Children will
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Understand that the Ancient Egyptians wrote using different scripts from ours.
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Explain that the Rosetta Stone enabled hieroglyphs to be translated.
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Describe how Champollion was able to break the hieroglyph code.
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Write a biography or fact file about Champollion.
Session 1: History and
English
Champollion
You will learn that the
Ancient Egyptians wrote using different scripts from ours and discover how the
Rosetta Stone enabled hieroglyphs to be translated. Discover how an
Egyptologist called
Champollion was able to break the hieroglyph code and write a biography or fact file about Champollion.
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UKS2 Topic: Earliest Civilisations: Ancient Egyptians Block B: Egyptologists
Session 2: History and
English
Howard Carter
Learn why Howard Carter is described as a ‘good archaeologist’. Describe the finding of Tutankhamun’s tomb and write a diary or radio play script about the discovery of
Tutankhamun’s tomb.
Session 3: History and Art
Those who helped Carter
Explain that many
Egyptologists were involved in the excavation of
Tutankhamun’s tomb; understand that detailed record cards, drawings and photographs were made of the contents of the tomb; make an observational drawing or painting of an
Ancient Egyptian artefact.
Session 4: History and
English
Other Egyptologists
Explain where some of the most important Ancient
Egypt sites can be found; understand that many
Egyptologists have worked at the Ancient Egypt sites; devise television interviews of Egyptologists. You will debate the controversy of the removal of Ancient
Egyptian artefacts from
Egypt.
Children will
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Explain why Howard Carter is described as a good archaeologist.
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Describe the finding of Tutankhamun’s tomb.
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Write a diary or radio play script about the discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb.
Children will
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Explain that many Egyptologists were involved in the excavation of Tutankhamun’s tomb.
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Understand that detailed record cards, drawings and photographs were made of the contents of the tomb.
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Make an observational drawing of an Ancient Egyptian artefact.
Children will
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Explain where some of the most important Ancient Egypt sites can be found.
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Understand that many Egyptologists have worked at the Ancient Egypt sites.
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Discuss the controversy of the removal of Ancient Egyptian artefacts from Egypt.
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The links to the websites and the contents of the web pages associated with such links specified on this list (hereafter collectively referred to as the ‘Links’) have been checked by Hamilton Trust (being the operating name of the registered charity, William Rowan Hamilton Trust) and to the best of Hamilton
Trust’s knowledge, are correct and accurate at the time of publication. Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other terms and conditions on the Hamilton
Trust website, you acknowledge that Hamilton Trust has no control over such Links and indeed, the owners of such Links may have removed such Links, changed such Links and/or contents associated with such Links. Therefore, it is your sole responsibility to verify any of the Links which you wish you use.
Hamilton Trust excludes all responsibility and liability for any loss or damage arising from the use of any Links.

UKS2 Topic: Earliest Civilisations: Ancient Egyptians Block B: Egyptologists
Session 1
Provided: Rosetta Stone image; Hieroglyph resources.
You will need: Access to internet; Horribly Famous: Tutankhamun and his Tombful of Treasure by
Michael Cox.
Session 2
Provided: Items found in the tomb; Funerary mask images; Carter’s methods; Events and notes of the discovery; Lord Carnarvon and Evelyn images.
You will need: Horribly Famous: Tutankhamun and his Tombful of Treasure by Michael Cox; Access to internet.
Session 3
Provided: The Tutankhamun Excavation Team; Record cards of Painted Box; The painted box images;
Leopard Skin Cloak images; Sketches by Carter; Sectioned box images; Chariot images; Jewellery images; Funerary mask.
You will need: Horribly Famous: Tutankhamun and his Tombful of Treasure by Michael Cox; Paints; Fine brushes; Sketching pencils; Watercolour pencils; Drawing paper; Visit to a museum displaying Egyptian artefacts (optional).
Session 4
Provided: Merneptah Stele image; Akhenaton and Nefertiti images; Maps of Ancient Egyptian sites.
You will need: Access to internet; Video camera.
© Original resource copyright Hamilton Trust, who give permission for it to be adapted as wished by individual users.
The links to the websites and the contents of the web pages associated with such links specified on this list (hereafter collectively referred to as the ‘Links’) have been checked by Hamilton Trust (being the operating name of the registered charity, William Rowan Hamilton Trust) and to the best of Hamilton
Trust’s knowledge, are correct and accurate at the time of publication. Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other terms and conditions on the Hamilton
Trust website, you acknowledge that Hamilton Trust has no control over such Links and indeed, the owners of such Links may have removed such Links, changed such Links and/or contents associated with such Links. Therefore, it is your sole responsibility to verify any of the Links which you wish you use.
Hamilton Trust excludes all responsibility and liability for any loss or damage arising from the use of any Links.