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Each student writes their name in hieroglyphics on a piece of card in any
order, eg. Smith Joanne Lesley for Lesley Joanne Smith. These then become
the Rosetta tablets. Each card is numbered and the task is to try and solve
all the names first.
Artifact Hunt
An artifact is any object made or utilized by humans.
Have a collection of different objects that the children can try to
determine their use. Ask parents, Grandparents etc. to send along unusual
objects.
Resources needed:
- Rulers and/or measuring tape.
- Index cards
- Unusual objects.
Discuss with the children that descriptions should include
- Size (exact measurements)
- Shape
- Colour
- Type of construction material (glass, wood, plastic, stone)
- Method of construction (hand made / machine made)
- Possible uses.
Children choose an artifact and write a description card to become part of a
database.
At the end of the unit match descriptive cards with objects and find out the
correct usage of the objects.
Archaeologists game
Play the archaeologists game.
Quest
When you have completed your Detective log you are allowed to take part in
the following
quest
adventure.
Hieroglyphics
Transform English letters into hieroglyphics. Take a look at the following
sites:
Make large pictures or scrolls containing a message written in
Hieroglyphics, or carve into clay tablets.
This material has been produced by UNITEC Institute of Technology
under contract to the Ministry of Education.
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