Creating Your PowerPoint Presentation on Constructing Pyramids

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Creating Your PowerPoint Presentation on
Constructing Pyramids

• by Mr. Margrave

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Essential Question!

• (This is the big picture.)
• Essential Question Why was the building of the
  pyramids so significant to the history of Egypt?

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Unit Questions!

• (These are the supporting ideas)
• Unit Questions What are the lessons that can be
  learned from the ways in which, the ancient
  Egyptians constructed a pyramid? What are the
  steps in constructing a pyramid?How was the site
  of the pyramid prepared?Where were the stones,
  used in the construction, quarried from and how
  were they brought to the site?How were the rough
  stones turned into uniform blocks?What was the
  process for getting blocks to the upper areas of
  the pyramid?How was the capstone fitted to the
  top of the pyramid?By what means were the rough
  blocks finished to create the completed shape of
  the pyramid?

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Slides...What goes on each slide.

• Slide 1(title) Title and Author(s)
• Slide 2 (content) Base Preparation (The steps
  that go into preparing the base of the pyramid.)
• Slide 3 (content) Quarry (Where, how, etc. was
  the stone used in the pyramid quarried?)

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Slides Continued

• Slide 4 (content) Growing Ever Higher (How does
  the pyramid go from the first course base to
  last course capstone?)
• Slide 5 (content) Inner Chambers (What are the
  parts of the inner pyramid? How are the inner
  chambers decorated?
• Slide 6 (content) Finishing the Pyramid (The
  steps to complete the pyramid once the last
  course has been added.)

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Slides Continued

• Slide 7 (comprehension) Comprehension Questions
  (One comprehension question from each of the
  content slides.)
• Slide 8 (work cited) Work Cited (The work you
  cited in creating your presentation.)
• Slide 9 (Fun Facts Optional) Fun facts (These
  are interesting things you came across when doing
  your research.)

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Now That We Have Our Instructions!

• Lets get gooooooooooooing...