Ancient Egypt Chariot STEM Challenge - Engineering Design (Digital)
Take your students on a educational journey to ancient Egypt with this complete lesson! Read the letter from fictitious travel guides explaining some of the structures, wildlife, and inventions found in Egypt.
Grades: Kindergarten - 5th
Teaching Duration: 2 hours
“Just what I was looking for our Ancient Egypt unit study for our homeschool! It was a little advanced for my girls, but we look forward to coming back around to it when they are a little older.”
lesson overview
Take your students on a educational journey to ancient Egypt with this complete lesson! Read the letter from fictitious travel guides explaining some of the structures, wildlife, and inventions found in Egypt. Then conduct an icebreaker activity building a pyramid out of cups. Students will test their skills deciphering a code using ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics before moving on to the highly engaging design challenge. Using the engineering design process, student teams are tasked with designing a chariot to safely carry an ancient Egyptian down a pyramid! Students learn about the STEM vocabulary words of "velocity" and "innovation" as well as the STEM careers of archaeology and civil engineering to bring in a real-world STEM connection. Related math problems extend the learning fun!
As with many STEM activities that are student-driven, this challenge can be tailored to students of various skill levels and abilities.
Included in this product:
Detailed teachers guide with links to resources
Grading rubric for the engineering design process
STEM Career Connections
Icebreaker activity instructions and activity handouts
Student handouts to guide them through the engineering design process
Math extension problems
Required Materials for Challenge: Paper/plastic cups, tape, foil, card stock/standard paper, scissors, craft sticks, small dowels, bottle caps, straws, paperclips, and a foam board.
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