Ancient Architects set to work!

In Year 5 we have been learning about how the Egyptians built the pyramids. To apply our learning and put our maths to the test our teachers presented us with a challenge, to build the Pyramids of Giza, using sugar cubes.

The challenge began with some mathematical calculations. We were told how many boxes of sugar cubes our teachers had bought, we then had to work out how many sugar cubes were in each box, how many there were in total across the year group, then how many each group could have. Then before we could get to work we had to calculate the dimensions of our pyramids and how many bricks we would need for each one.

Having worked hard on the planning process, we set to work on building them. Keep your eye out for future blogs showing our pyramids being made part of our 3D Egyptian lands.