Lesson template 1 four column

  Lesson template 

Name of the teacher:                      Standard:VIII

Name of the school :                       Division :

Subject : social science                   Date :

Unit : River valley civilizations         Strength :

Topic: Egyptian civilization              Duration :40mts

 Curricular statement 

 The learner constructs factual, conceptual,  procedural and Metacognitive knowledge through observation, discussion, critical analysis etc… about the topic “Egyptian civilization“

Content analysis :-

Year : 2700 BCE

Name: Tutankhamun, Pharaoh 

Place : Egypt

Terms : Bronze, Tomb, Hieroglyphic, Papyrus,  Mummy 

Facts:

•  Excavations have made it clear that all cultures flourished around river Basins.

• Fertile soil, abundant water and pastures for livestock have a led to the comentration of human settlement in the river basins 

• Egyptian civilization emerged on the river valley of the Nile in Egypt.

• The King of Egypt was known as Pharaohs.

• Egypt had a practice of keeping the dead body intact. A dead body in this way is also known as mummy.

• The pyramids were tombs and mummies were preserved.

• Agriculture was the Foundation of Egyptian Civilization.

• The ancient Egyptians developed a writing system known as hieroglyphics which means sacred writing. They used to write on the leaves of papyrus plants.

Concept : Egyptian civilization grew in Egypt Nile Valley.  The pyramids, Pharaoh and fertile soil are the hallmarks of Egyptian civilization.

 Learning outcome

•  Learner recalls about Pharaoh 

• Learner explains the facts behind pyramid 

• Learner discovers the characteristics of river valley civilization 

• Learner distinguishes and analyse the occupations of Egyptian people 

• Learner evaluates the progress of Egyptian civilization 

• Learner prepares a model of the pyramid.

Learning materials 

•  Newspaper cuttings

•  World map

•  Video of Nile river 

•  Model of a pyramid

Previous knowledge

• Learner knows that Nile is the longest river in the world 

• Learner knows about pyramids 

• Learner knows that Civilization flourished on the banks of river 

• Learner knows about the mummies 

 Reference materials

 8th standard textbook 

 8th standard teachers handbook 

 History textbook of class + 2 

 Classroom experiences

Content	specification	Learning experience / process	Evaluation
Introduction: Connecting with previous knowledge related to some features  of Egypt  Bronze age civilisation  Egyptian civilization  Contribution of the Nile to the beginning of Egyptian civilization and its development   Pyramid and mummy	Recalls Recognize    Explains Writes Analyse  Discuss  Identifies   Draw conclusion	The teacher enters the class and establishes a good rapport with the learners. The teacher asks some questions to check the learners previous knowledge   Which is the longest river in the world?  Which place is known as the land of pyramids? Why do people choose river valleys as a settlement area? Which continent is known as Black continent?  The teacher displays a paper cutting related to an excavation in Egypt for the discovery of a pyramid in the class.  Teacher: At what side was the excavation carried out? Learner: Egypt  Teacher :What did they find? Learner :Pyramid  Teacher: Who found it? Learner: Archaeologist  Teacher display bronze metal (vessels)in front of the learners and record their responses. The metal bronze was used extensively during a period known as the Bronze age. During this period Egyptian culture existed. Teacher writes on the blackboard Egyptian civilization  and saying that we can clearly learn about it. Presentation Around 2700 BCE  Developed on the valley of river Nile   Activity 1 The teacher shows a video related to the richness of Nile's surroundings. The teacher then divide the class into several groups and asks each group to find out the characteristics of the Nile river basin and why the Egyptian civilization flourished here.  Consolidation Soil comfort and richness Water availability  Minerals for plant growth  Climate Plants essential for animals   Activity 2  Teacher presents  a model of the pyramid and the mummy and asks the learners to observe closely.  Then the teacher shows the famous pyramids video to the class (Sphinix)  The teacher monitor the video and the class. Asks the students to find the answer to the following question. Teacher divides the class into several groups  What do you mean by a pyramid? What do you mean by mummy? Explain the features of the pyramid? What are the things Egyptians put inside a pyramid? What do you mean by sphinx? What important aspects of Egyptian civilization do the construction of the pyramid reveal?   Consolidation   The pyramids are the tombs of the pharaoh.  Mummies are the corpses of the Pharaoh. Inside the mummies they kept clothes, coins, perfumes,  ornaments, servants, food grains etc. Sphinx is a sculpture with the head of a man and the body of a lion. The construction of a pyramid reveals they believe in life after death. They were good at sculpture making    Teacher consolidate the final points with the help of blackboard   2700 BCE  River Nile-features  Pyramid-features Mummy-features  Review questions What is a pyramid?  What do you mean by mummies?  Which is the largest Pyramid in Egypt ?  Which place is known as the Land of pyramids?  What are the features of pyramids?   Follow up activity  Prepare a model of pyramid	Asking questions Asking questions Asking questions  Observe  Find the main points through discussion   Group evaluation   Group evaluation