Year 7 History

Year 7 ‘Afternoon at the Museum’ - Ancient Egypt Research and Exhibition 

Year 7 history students recently completed their History Research and Exhibition Common Assessment Task, An Afternoon at the Museum. Working in groups, students selected an Ancient Egypt topic, developed guiding research questions, and explored books and online sources to uncover the mysteries of the ancient world, structuring their findings using TEEL.

For the exhibition, each group embraced a role from the museum world, whether as an Informative Presenter, Artefact/Object Curator, or Interactive Element Designer. Their displays featured creative posters, replica artefacts reminiscent of ancient tomb treasures and interactive activities that invited visitors to experience aspects of Ancient Egyptian life and belief.

On Thursday 13th November, the upper JLC was transformed into a vibrant Egyptian-inspired gallery. Students proudly presented their research to staff and peers, and their enthusiasm, creativity and teamwork brought this ancient civilisation to life. It was a memorable afternoon that highlighted the hard work and developing historical skills of our Year 7 historians

Student account: Sioned Evans

Afternoon at the Museum

This term we learnt about Ancient Egypt and its significance to the ancient world. Our objective was to research about a chosen topic, mine was architecture. We formed into groups and deep dived into our topics, learning about the ancient civilisation and how it has affected our modern-day society. In the process, I have learnt a lot about the Pyramids of Giza and Egypt as a whole.

 My group focused on The Pyramid of Giza, once holding Pharaoh Khufu. Each group had a person in charge of creating a poster with information about their topic, a person in charge of creating an artifact or object and a person in charge of creating an interactive piece. My group's interactive piece was a game where you had to stack blocks on top of each other to create a pyramid in under six seconds; if you could, you won a Zappo.

 I created my group's object, which was Pharaoh Khufu’s pyramid. One side showed how the pyramid looked when first completed around 2560 BCE, and the other side demonstrated how the pyramid looks today. The pyramid was split in half so you could see all the chambers and passageways inside of the pyramid. Before our displays were open to the school, we were assigned to another group in our class to peer review. I really enjoyed the exhibit and looking at my classes displays, I walk away from this full of new-found knowledge and a great experience to remember for a long time.