In our Inquiry the students watched a documentary/drama about the Rosetta Stone. The children took notes about this stone that was found in 1799 in Egypt. This was the breakthrough to understanding the hieroglyphs. The stone that was recovered in Rosetta or Rashid has three scripts; Hieroglyphs, Demotic (everday Egyptian) and Greek.
Some of the keywords the children wrote were:
- 196BC Ptolemy
- 1799 Rosetta
- French found - lost to Britain after battle in 1802
- French get to make a print copy.
- Rosetta Stone in British Museum
- Thomas Young - British -
- Jean Francois Champollion - French -
- Race to read hieroglyphs France vs Britain
- Coptic language helps Champollion - Ray - Ra
- He reads the cartouche of Ptolemy, Cleopatra and Ramses.
- 1822 Champollion deciphers hieroglyphs.
The notes the children have taken are now being constructed in to meaningful sentences in a small written report (paragraph) to show their understanding.
The children have started exploring topics for their independent inquiry.
Some areas of focus so far:
Vikings - Ships and expeditions
China - Great Wall and Celebrations
Maori - Technology
Egypt - Mummification, Pyramids, Culture
Romans - Roads
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