HOOK
Time travel & discover significant events from
history right back to Ancient Egypt. Explore a
tomb as Howard Carter
MID HOOK Egyptian day
OUTCOME:
Let our Egyptologists tell you all out what life
was like in Ancient Egypt at our Egyptian
Extravaganza and embark on a once in a life
time trip to our very own Egyptian tomb.
Follow the River Nile to learn about everyday
life in Ancient Egypt
LITERACY
Adventure & Mystery – traveling back
in time and writing adventure stories
Recounts: newspapers & magazines
– Howard Carter’s discovery of
Tutankhamun
Applied Literacy – Recount/diary of
discovering the tomb
PSHE: SEAL Friendships
PE: Egyptian dance
RE: God
GEOGRAPHY
Locations – Egypt, River Nile plus locations
of places where other ‘first civilisations’
appeared.
Landscapes
Irrigation systems around the Nile
Tomb Raiders
RATIONALE: Step back in time as we are transported back to ancient
Egypt. When and where were the Ancient Civilizations? Who really did
build the pyramids in Egypt and how do the possessions found in
these tombs tell us more about life for men, women and children. In
this exciting topic children will develop problem solving skills, unearth
clues and work as a team with lots of pieces of evidence and
artefacts.
HISTORY:
The achievements of the earliest civilizationsan overview of where and when the first civilizations
appeared and a of study Ancient Egypt
Year 4: AUTUMN TERM 2
COMPUTING
Word processing
ART
Collage: Ancient Egyptian Faces – mixed
media of paint and oil pastel plus collage
OUTDOOR LEARNING
apply what they have learnt about
irrigation (shaduf) to transport water
across the playground/field.
Outdoor Classroom = tomb.
PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES:
Burial of Tutankhamun, Egyptian dance
SCIENCE:
Compare and group materials together, according to whether they are solids,
liquids or gases
Observe that some materials change state when they are heated or cooled, and
measure or research the temperature at which this happens in degrees Celsius
(°C)
Explain that some changes result in the formation of new materials, and that
this kind of change is not usually reversible, including changes associated with
burning and the action of acid on bicarbonate of soda
Use knowledge of solids, liquids & gases to decide how mixtures might be
separated, including through filtering, sieving and evaporating
(link with being an archaeologist & sieving to reveal artefacts)
Working Scientifically
Pupils might work scientifically by: grouping and classifying a variety of
different materials; exploring the effect of temperature on substances such as
chocolate, butter, cream (for example, to make food such as chocolate crispy
cakes and ice-cream for a party). They could research the temperature at which
materials change state, for example, when iron melts
MUSIC
Egyptian themed music and percussion
HOME LEARNING
Make an Egyptian artefact and research
an aspect of ancient Egyptian life.
TOPIC MATHS
How can we find out the height, area and
weight of the Great Pyramid? Geometry
and capacity.