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Year Level:7 Learning Area/Topic: HISTORY / Depth study 2: Investigating one ancient society (Egypt)
General Capabilities:
Literac
Critical and Creative
Ethical
Personal and Social
Numeracy
ICT
Intercultural Understanding
y
Thinking
Behaviour
Competence

Cross-curriculum priorities:
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories
Asia and Australias engagement with Asia
Sustainability
and Cultures
Week/
Lesson

Knowledge &
Understanding
s

Concepts &
Specific Lesson
Objectives

Specific
Historical
Skills

Teaching & Learning Experiences (include Focus/Key

questions)

Resources
and
Assessments

(based on curriculum)

WEEK
9
LESSON
1

The significant
beliefs, values
and practices of
the ancient soci
ety, with a
particular
emphasis
on one of the
following areas:
everyday life,
warfare, or
death and
funerary
customs
(ACDSEH033)

List facts about

the River Nile
Synthesise and
Analyse
information to
answer questions
Produce a
concept map
summarising
information on
the Egyptian
afterlife

Questioning and
Researching:
Students must
synthesise and
organise
information and
evidence from
secondary
sources to
create a
popplet.
Communication
and Reflecting:
Students are
presenting
findings in an

INTRO:
Recap on previous week using Padlet link on their webquest:
List two facts about what you remember about the River
Nile using Padlet
Watch YouTube clip on webquest to start new section on the
beliefs and rituals surrounding ancient Egyptian afterlife.
BODY:
Class discussion on the afterlife to gauge prior
knowledge and provide a good introduction on ancient
Egyptians death beliefs.
Students will create a popplet using answers from an
inquiry-based task.
Students will use the links provided in the webquest
to answer specific questions regarding the ancient Egyptian
journey to the afterlife.
Each link will direct them to a resource site where

Padlet
Youtube clip
https://www.you
tube.com/watch
?
v=BNk_cmcj8L
U
Post-it Notes
iPads
Weebly page:
http://year7anci
enthistory.weeb
ly.com/

appropriate form
(popplet).

they must read the information to discover the answer.

Once they have completed their popplet they must
save the link to be embedded later.

Popplet

CONCLUSION:
Students will be assessed using the ticket-out-of-the-door strategy.
Each student must write on a post-it note 2 things they learned
from the lesson.

Week/
Lesson

Knowledge &
Understanding
s

Concepts &
Specific Lesson
Objectives

Specific
Historical
Skills
(based on curriculum)

Teaching & Learning Experiences (include Focus/Key

questions)

Resources
and
Assessments

Text2map.com

WEEK
9
LESSON
2

The significant
beliefs, values
and practices of
the ancient soci
ety, with a
particular
emphasis
on one of the
following areas:
everyday life,
warfare, or
death and
funerary
customs
(ACDSEH033)

Recall facts
about the
Egyptian afterlife
journey
Construct QR
code with URL of
slideshare
Compare and
contrast different
burial tombs and
their features

Questioning and
Researching:
Students must
collate and
organise info.
about burial
tombs and
evidence from
secondary
sources
Analysing:
Interpreting
evidence to
identify key
points or ideas
Creativity:
Creating slides,
timelines and
QR codes to
summarise
information on
burial tombs

INTRO:
Recap afterlife journey using Text2map:
Name one of stages or rituals undertaken in the journey to the
afterlife
BODY:
Quick classroom discussion to introduce burial tombs
predynastic times in the sand
Simulate interest of new topic with Think-Pair-Share
and research of tombs using webquest
Next, students will be put in pairs and each pair will
be a number 1, 2 or 3, they will be provided with resources
to perform a collaborative inquiry-based task on webquest.
1s Mastabas, 2s Pyramids and 3s Valley of
the Kings
Following the steps of webquest they are to create a
google PowerPoint and upload to slideshare on designated
burial tomb, as well as text they must include pictures from
Britannica Image Quest, Flickr and Pixabay, links found on
webquest.
Using kaywa (link on webquest), students must take
URL of slideshow for QR code
Students must carry out a collaborative learning
Gallery Walk-circulating the room and finding information
from each other to compare and contrast the different types
of tombs, entering their information into their slides.
Slideshare to be used in ebook lesson 4.
CONCLUSION:
Discussion of results and explain homework on webquest
students are to use timetoast to create a timeline for the different
burial tombs. This timeline to be used in ebook.

iPads
Britannica
Image Quest,
Flickr, Pixabay
Google slides
QR codes Kaywa.com
Weebly page:
http://year7anci
enthistory.weeb
ly.com/
Homework
Create a
timeline with
Timetoast.

Week/
Lesson

Knowledge &
Understanding
s

Concepts &
Specific Lesson
Objectives

Specific
Historical
Skills
(based on curriculum)

Teaching & Learning Experiences (include Focus/Key

questions)

Resources
and
Assessments

WEEK
9

LESSON
3

The significant
beliefs, values
and practices of
the ancient soci
ety, with a
particular
emphasis
on one of the
following areas:
everyday life,
warfare, or
death and
funerary
customs
(ACDSEH033)

Apply previous
knowledge to
determine
characteristics of
different burial
tombs
Conclude
whether the
mummification
process was
successful
Design and
compose a
crossword using
resources
provided

INTRO:
Questioning and Get students to upload a screenshot of their completed timeline
Researching:
onto google share drive.
Students must
collate and
To recap previous lesson, students are to use webquest to follow
organise info.
the link to virtual reality 3D tomb-tours. Using the 3D goggles, they
about
must discuss the features of their chosen tomb to with the person
mummification
next to them.
process
BODY:
Communication
Students to complete the interactive mummification
and Reflecting:
activity, and complete an inquiry-based task with resources
Collating
provided to explain the process of mummification. Notes to
information and
be used for ebook next lesson.
Students are then to stand up and partake in
presenting their
strongly-agree / strongly-disagree activity:
findings in a
Do you think the mummification process was successful?
crossword
Class discussion of results - why/why not?
Students are to create a crossword using the link and
Evaluate:
resources provided on their webquest relating to material
Students must
covered lesson 1 - 3.
evaluate
They are to upload completed crossword to google
whether the
share drive for their classmate to complete for homework
mummification
process works
CONCLUSION:
Students watch TedEd video on webquest. Short Kahoot to finish
summarising the process of mummification. Students are to
complete another students crossword for homework.

iPads
3D tombs
virtual tours
and goggles
www.osririsnet.
net/3d-tours
Interactive
Mummification:
http://oiarchive.uchica
go.edu/OI/MUS
/ED/mummy.ht
ml
TedEd Talk
How to make a
Mummy
Kahoot
Crossword site:
http://www.abc
ya.com/crossw
ord_puzzle_ma
ker.htm

Week/
Lesson

Knowledge &
Understanding
s

Concepts &
Specific Lesson
Objectives

Specific
Historical
Skills

Teaching & Learning Experiences (include Focus/Key

questions)

Resources
and
Assessments

(based on curriculum)

WEEK
9
LESSON
4

The significant
beliefs, values
and practices of
the ancient soci
ety, with a
particular
emphasis
on one of the
following areas:
everyday life,
warfare, or
death and
funerary
customs
(ACDSEH033)

Organise all
previous
knowledge to
make an ebook
Produce an
interactive ebook
which informs
and teaches
others about
ancient Egypts
death and funeral
customs.

Communication
and Reflecting:
Presenting
findings of
significant
beliefs, values
and practices of
ancient Egypts
death and
funeral customs
in a creative
way using
multiple ideas
and sources.

INTRO:
Recap prior knowledge with discussion of everything learned over
the last 3 lessons: afterlife beliefs and rituals, different burial tombs
and the mummification process. Q&A with students to clear up any
confusion. Introduce task for today creating an ebook based on
significant beliefs, values and practices of ancient Egypts death
and funeral customs.

iPads
eBook Creator
App
Pic Collage
App, Wordle
and Tagxedo

BODY:
Students are to use the webquest to guide them
through the process of creating an ebook
For the front cover, students may be advised to use a
word cloud or a picture collage using the app
They must include their QR code, timeline, popplet,
crossword and slideshow in their ebook
The ebook must contain some form of text with facts
and information
If students use additional images they must take
them from copyright free sites as instructed in previous
lessons.
CONCLUSION:
Student to upload completed ebooks onto google shared drive in
order to view their peers and provide some constructive feedback.

Weebly Page:
http://year7anci
enthistory.weeb
ly.com/
Homework
Any students
who have not
completed their
ebook must do
it for homework