OCTOBER
Day of Discovery - University of Oxford museums
Embedded Files
CURRICULUM LINKS AND OBJECTIVES
HISTORY, ENGLISH Life and death in ancient Egypt, linked to Secrets of a Sun King by Emma Carroll
SCIENCE Extinct species
ACTIVITIES AND TASKS
Artefact handling - using primary sources to explore the achievements of an early non-European civilisation.
Examining funerary objects that cast light on beliefs and practices from the past.
Exploring world-famous anthropological and natural history collections.
VENUES AND PROVIDER
Ashmolean Museum
Museum of Natural History
Pitt Rivers Museum
History - understanding that the ancient Egyptian preoccupation with an afterlife and preservation provides archaeologists with primary souces for historical enquiry.
History - recapping the beliefs and processes that surrounded embalming, wrapping and burial practices in ancient Egypt.
English - making links with artefacts and artwork described in Secrets of a Sun King.
History - learning that our knowledge of the past is constructed from a range of sources.
Page updated
Report abuse