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Egyptian Fact Pyramids

Egyptian Fact Pyramids

Students will explore the wonders of ancient Egypt and create a 3-D model of pyramid on which to display their findings.

Lesson Plan

Supplies Needed

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  • Heavy Paper
  • Tape

Steps

  • Step 1

    Have students research some facts about ancient Egypt. How was it ruled? What were some of its major achievements and contributions to history including in art, architecture, and mathematics? Ask them to look up pharaoh, vizier, papyrus, and other terms related to ancient Egypt. Have them choose four pieces of information to illustrate and display on a pyramid they will create.

  • Step 2

    Pyramids were tombs for Egyptian rulers. A pyramid is a polyhedron (a 3-D figure with flat faces, straight edges, and sharp corners) that consists of triangles that meet at a point above the base. Have students create a four-sided pyramid. They will cut out four isosceles triangles (a triangle that has two sides of equal length) and a square base on which to construct the pyramid.

  • Step 3

    Before they attach the four triangles into a structure, ask students to write and illustrate the four pieces of information they chose on each section of the pyramid. When they are done, have them tape each triangle's short side to the square base they cut out and then tape the sections together to create a standing pyramid.

  • Step 4

    Have students present their creations to the class and discuss some of the interesting facts they learned about ancient Egypt.

Standards

MATH: Create models that demonstrate math concepts and attend to precision.

SS: Culture: Through experience, observation, and reflection, identify elements of culture as well as similarities and differences among cultural groups across time and place.

Adaptations

Have students learn about the Rosetta Stone, which was created in Egypt in 196 B.C.E and was written using Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics, Demotic scripts (another ancient Egyptian language system) , and Ancient Greek.

Have students research the Great Sphinx of Giza, which is a sculpture created for the pharaoh Khafre who built the Second Pyramid at Giza.