Lesson Planning
Learn about the most significant sites of the Indus Valley civilisation and mark them onto a map; find out about the archaeologists who did initial work on the sites of these discoveries that led to the realisation that this ancient civilisation had existed.
Teaching Outcomes:
- To understand that it is only relatively recently that historians and archaeologists have been aware of the ancient Indus Valley civilisation.
- To use maps to locate the key cities of the Indus Valley civilisation.
Children will:
- Name the most significant sites of the Indus Valley civilisation.
- Research information about the archaeologists who did initial work on the sites.
- Show awareness of the significance of the discoveries that led to the realisation that this ancient civilisation had existed and the archaeologists who discovered them.