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Discovering Tutankhamun's Tomb

CONCEPTUAL
History›Ancient Egypt|Ages 5—7|ID: mt_IR8kIjZn_V

Understand that we know about ancient Egypt because archaeologists have dug up and studied objects buried in the sand for thousands of years — and that one of the most exciting discoveries ever was when Howard Carter found the hidden tomb of Tutankhamun in 1922, filled with golden treasures

Mastery Evidence

  • Explain that archaeologists find and study old objects to learn about people who lived long ago
  • Retell the story of Howard Carter discovering Tutankhamun's tomb
  • Understand that discoveries like this help us learn about how ancient Egyptians lived and what they believed

Assessment Prompt

“If [child] watches a documentary about Howard Carter opening a tomb full of gold, can they explain who Carter was and why his discovery was so important?”

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  • Fossils & Palaeontologists soft

    Archaeologists studying Egypt parallels palaeontologists studying fossils — both are scientists uncovering the past

    • Dinosaurs Were Real hard

      Must understand dinosaurs are extinct before learning fossils are how we know about them

  • Egyptian Gods and the Afterlife soft

    Carter's discovery of tomb treasures benefits from knowing about afterlife beliefs

  • Pyramids and the Great Sphinx soft

    Howard Carter's discovery is about finding a tomb inside a pyramid/valley context

    • Pharaohs and Tutankhamun soft

      Pyramids as tombs benefit from knowing pharaohs were powerful rulers

    • 3-D shapes soft

      Recognising pyramids as a named 3D geometric shape makes study of the Great Pyramid's physical structure more concrete

    • Vocabulary: ancient egypt hard

      Describing the pyramids and Sphinx requires 'pyramid', 'sphinx', and related vocabulary

  • Vocabulary: ancient egypt hard

    Understanding how we know about Egypt requires 'archaeologist' and 'artefact' vocabulary

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