How can we make sand for our model of Ancient Egypt?

We are learning about Ancient Egypt and want to make a large model for the shared area. We are making it from 8 squares of corraflute (60cm x 60cm) but we need to make it more desert like.

























We have some buckets of earth, soil, and rocks.










How could we separate the sand from the soil sample?

Please send your ideas in as comments.

Ancient Egypt Vocabulary Graphic Organiser

We used this graphic organiser to help become more familiar with words connected with Ancient Egypt.

We worked in groups and this meant that we had to listen, talk, think, cooperate, and help each other learn to say and start to understand these words.

Here is a link to the googledoc that we used in class.

You can use the hyperlinks on the document to research.

Look at some of the pictures of us working together in groups.

Build the knowledge!

Here's the latest from the Ancient Egypt wiki...

Do we only know about them (the Ancient Egyptians) from hieroglyphics on papyrus paper?

Have a look here and add your own findings to our class knowledge.

Egyptian Tomb Adventure

Thanks to Miss Jane's blog for this great site.

Find Egypt and have an adventure.

Click here to have a go.

Where is Egypt?

The earth is divided into 2 halves by the equator(Jessie and Samuel).

The earth is also divided into continents (Seb), like Asia(Melyssa) which are made up of lots of countries(Jessie).

Here are the names of the continents:

Asia, Europe, North America, South America, Australia (Mr Ben thought this continent had other names too), Africa, Antarctica.

Egypt is in Africa.

Here are 2 google earth pictures from the lesson today:

Here is a cool continent game to help you learn the names of the continents and where they are.

Egyptian explorers

Questions we want to answer

We used kidspiration to help organise our questions using the question words.

Go here for information and here for a free trial...no, I'm not getting a commission!

How could we answer these questions?

How could we research?

Inventors

Which inventions can I think of?

If you can find out when these inventions were invented, please comment.

We can't wait to find out!

Our Local area

We have been using the cafe, dentist, opticians and shshi bar role play areas.

Which looks like the best fun?
How good is your eyesight?
Do you need any fillings?
What kind of sushi do you like to eat?

Powerpoint

During the last few weeks of term, ICT lessons are filled with learning how to make powerpoints.

Here's one made by Prabhav about the Ancient Egyptians.

How do you think he did? Remember PMI (plus, minus, interesting)
What do you like about it? (plus)
What do you think he could do better? (minus)
What do you find interesting about his presentation?

Please comment and give him some ideas.

Want to remove some brains?

Have you learnt how to make a mummy?
Do you know which organs to remove?
Do you know what the Ancient Egyptians did with the brain of the person they were embalming?
Go to the Y3 EAL blog to find out.

Ancient Egyptian jobs

Did the Ancient Egyptians spend all of their time building pyramids?
Did the pharaohs help their slaves build the pyramids?
Did the Egyptians use tractors?
Who knew how to write?
Did children go to school?
What kinds of birds the Ancient Egyptians keep for food?
Were priests allowed to marry?
How do we know all this about the Ancient Egyptians? (clue:look at the pictures which go along with the writing on the webpages)

For help, go here (simpler) or to these places for information about these jobs:
farmers and landowners
craftsmen
scribes
priests

For information about other parts of daily life, go here (simpler) or go to these places:
daily life - an introduction
leisure and childs play
hunting and fishing
food and drink

medicine
clothes, makeup and jewellery

Egyptian Creation Myth

For a selection of animated myths, go to The Big Myth.

The Egyptian creation myth is animated and is read to you. There are lots of complicated names but don't let this put you off.

How did Atum give birth to his son and daughter, according to this myth? It's quite disgusting!

Want an extension project? Then go to the exercises, make a project based around some of the questions and write it up...remember if you help others learn you will earn marbles!

Breaking news! Artefacts Found

Go to eclassroom for a new unit about the archaeological finds at school.
Find links to the webpage we saw in assembly today!

Post your comments in eclassroom.

Egypt...the journey of discovery begins!

We start learning about The Ancient Egyptians in term three. It will be great.

Here are some funny(ish) jokes. Please send any more as comments to this post.

How do you ring an Egyptian doorbell?
Tutankhamun (Toot and come in!)

Do you know why you'll never starve to death in the desert?
Because of the "sand which is" there!

What did King Tut say when he had a nightmare?
"I want my Mummy!"

What do you get if you cross an Egyptian mummy and a car mechanic?
Toot and Car Man.

Start to find out about the ancient Egyptians. Remember the question words...they will help you to think about what you want to find out:
who - Who is the Ancient Egyptian Goddess of cats?
what - what do words like amulet, embalming and natron mean?

where
Where is Egypt? 

Where are the main temples and pyramids in Egypt?

when

When did Tutankhamen rule?

When did the ancient Egyptians live?
why - Why did the Ancient Egyptians use a hook during mummification?
- Why did the pharaohs build pyramids?
- Why do we learn about the Egyptians?
- Why is King Tut famous?
which - Which is the biggest pyramid?
how - How did the Egyptians write?

Please send any links to me...you might like to try this one...maybe send me a webreview of the site...what did it help you to learn? Did it teach you new vocabulary? Were there good illustrations?