KS2 Ancient Egypt Gods and Goddesses. BBC video questions differentiated x3

Updated 21 Dec 2024. Please check that you can access the video before you download these sheets. These questions are for a c. four-minute video, one of a set of eight. This resource is CHEAPER THAN HALF PRICE in the bundle: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12812990.

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14 questions for the c. 4-minute film. Now differentiated THREE ways! All versions look similar, but “B” version has subtle clues, and “C” version asks pupils to circle the right answers from a choice of three, allowing pupils with literacy difficulties to access the work. Questions right up to the end, no slack time. Answer sheet. Very easy to mark. .doc & .pdf for all files. Two separate links to the film on all sheets. Find the film either on YouTube’s BBC Teach channel or on the BBC Teach KS2 Ancient Egypt website. The BBC Teach version has scripted subtitles, not auto-generated hieroglyphic nonsense.

The BBC says: “This video gives pupils an introduction to the role of religion and gods / goddesses in Ancient Egyptian society. It helps pupils to explore the process of mummification and how pharaohs were believed to become gods and goddesses after death. We explore an artefact to help unearth the story of the past and find out more about how people lived and what they believed in. The video explains the various roles that gods and goddesses had in Ancient Egyptian society and how each had a distinct purpose, with some of these being more important to the Ancient Egyptians than others. It also explores how the roles of gods and goddesses changed over the years and how the beliefs and feelings of different pharaohs caused particular gods / goddesses to fall in or out of fashion.”

The BBC KS2 Class Clips Ancient Egypt web-page has the video and extensive teachers’ notes, suggesting further work.