Egyptian Pyramids
Learn about the evolution and variations of ancient Egyptian Pyramids and how they created technologies and systems to meet their needs.
Resources
Pictures of the following:
- “Ginger”
- Mastaba Tomb
- Step Pyramids
- Pyramids of Giza
- Valley of the Kings
- Time periods
- Pharaoh
- Pyramids
Fine Art Standards
- DANCE STANDARD 3: The student will improvise, create, perform, and respond to movement solutions in the art form of dance.
- DANCE STANDARD 3: The student will identify and demonstrate movement elements (time, space, energy and motion) in performing dance.
Integrated Standards
- SOCIAL STUDIES STANDARD 1: Students will understand how ancient civilizations developed and how they contributed to the current state of the world.
- OBJECTIVE 4: Analyze how the earliest civilizations created technologies and systems to meet community and personal needs. Identify innovations in man-made structures over time and their influence on meeting needs.
Objectives
Sixth grade students will dance about the evolution of ancient Egyptian Pyramids. They will start by dancing about the “ginger”; then they will create Mastabas tombs; then they will dance about step pyramids; next the pyramids of Giza; and finally they will end by creating the Valley of the Kings.