The Weighing of the Heart Investigation | Ancient Egypt Afterlife Activity | KS2 History
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Bring Ancient Egyptian beliefs about death and the afterlife to life with this engaging 15-page KS2 investigation workbook! 🔎✨
Pupils become Ancient Egypt Afterlife Investigators as they work through Case 237: The Mystery of Neferu’s Heart. They must examine the evidence, complete challenges and decide whether Neferu’s heart will pass the famous Weighing of the Heart test.
🔎 BECOME AN AFTERLIFE INVESTIGATOR!
Throughout the workbook, pupils discover the Ancient Egyptian journey to the afterlife and meet important figures connected with the judgement of the dead, including:
🐺 Anubis
🪶 Ma’at
📜 Thoth
👑 Osiris
🐊 Ammit
⚖️ Pupils investigate how the heart was weighed against the Feather of Ma’at and explore ideas surrounding truth, justice, balance and judgement.
✨ ACTIVITIES INCLUDE:
🛶 Journey to the Afterlife sequencing
🐺 Meet the Afterlife Team
🔎 Examine the Evidence
⚖️ The Scales of Justice
🪶 What Does the Feather Mean?
🧩 What Happens Next?
👑 Who Did What?
🏛️ The Hall of Judgement
❤️ Heart or Feather? sorting activity
🌴 What Happens After?
🔍 Think Like an Egyptologist challenges
⚖️ What Is the Verdict?
🎨 Design an Afterlife Scene
📜 Final Investigation Report
🏆 Ancient Egypt Investigator Certificate
🧠 MORE THAN A WORKSHEET!
The investigation format encourages pupils to:
🔎 Examine evidence
💭 Make predictions
🧩 Sequence events
⚖️ Reach judgements
💬 Explain their reasoning
🎨 Draw and create
📚 Develop historical understanding
🎨 Pupils also get the opportunity to design their own Hall of Judgement scene, incorporating key figures, symbols and objects from the investigation.
🇬🇧 Perfect for:
📚 KS2 History
🏺 Ancient Egypt topics
⚖️ Ancient Egyptian afterlife lessons
👑 Egyptian gods and goddesses
🧠 Historical enquiry
🔎 Evidence-based learning
👥 Pair or independent work
🏠 Homework
⏰ Early finishers
📚 History activity sessions
🖨️ PRINT & GO
🖍️ Black-and-white, printer-friendly pages
🎨 Colouring and drawing opportunities
🔎 Engaging investigation format
🧠 Encourages historical thinking
📚 15 activity pages
🏆 Pupils finish by completing their Case 237 Final Report and earning their Ancient Egypt Afterlife Investigator Certificate.
🏺⚖️ INVESTIGATE • FOLLOW THE CLUES • WEIGH THE HEART • REACH THE VERDICT! 🪶🔎
A memorable and interactive way to explore Ancient Egyptian religion, gods, judgement and beliefs about the afterlife with KS2 pupils.