Explore the Pyramids | Ancient Egypt

Travel back more than 4,500 years and explore the fascinating world of Ancient Egypt and the Pyramids of Giza!
This cross-curricular resource combines English, History, STEM, Maths and critical thinking in a highly visual, progressive learning adventure.
Students don’t simply read about the pyramids. They investigate evidence, compare theories, solve problems, experiment, calculate, discuss and think like historians and engineers.

Students will explore:
The Great Pyramid and how it may have been built
Inside the Great Pyramid
The people who built the pyramids
Khufu and the pharaohs
The three pyramids of Giza
Mummies, tombs and beliefs about the afterlife
The Great Sphinx

4 Purple Missions
Pyramids Around the World
The Orion Mystery
Save the Great Pyramid!
The Sphinx Cold Case

2 hands-on STEM Challenges
Can You Build a Pyramid? Students design, build, test and improve their own structure.
The Ramp Test: Students experiment with different angles and investigate the relationship between slope, effort and distance.

Also included:
Maths Corner: The Pyramids by Numbers
Speak Like a Historian: Evidence First!
Mini Review: The Great Pyramid Challenge
Vocabulary, reading comprehension, speaking, problem solving and historical enquiry throughout