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Year 3 Reading Challenge Summer 1

Bronze:

Which animal head is on the jar that protects the stomach?

Which animal head is on the jar that protects the liver?

Which animal head is on the jar that protects the lungs?

Which animal head is on the jar that protects the intestines?

Silver:

Explain why the Egyptians kept their organs in canopic jars? Why was this?

Gold:

They threw the brain away why? How has our understanding of the brain changed from what the Egyptians believed?

93 responses to “Year 3 Reading Challenge Summer 1”

  1. Arjun G.

    Bronze:
    Jackel
    Human head
    Baboon
    Falcon
    Silver:
    Because the canopic jars were basicly a shelters for the organs exept the heart
    Gold:
    They thrown the brain away because they thaught it was useless.Because now we figured the brain now controls every organ in your body.

    1. Miss Jephcott

      Well done Arjun. Please answer in full sentences ☺️

  2. Arjun G.

    Bronze:
    Jackel

  3. Abdelraham A.

    Bronze:
    The Jackel protects the stomach.
    Human head protects the liver.
    Baboon protects the lungs.
    Falcon protects the intestines.
    Silver:
    The Egyptians kept there organs in Canopic jars which were made from clay, wood, stone or good because they believed in after life.
    Gold:
    Egyptians threw the brain away because they never knew the purpose of it.
    Our understanding of the brain has changed from what the Egyptians believed how you may ask well
    As us humans were getting smarter after the Egyptians a scientist recovered the meaning of the brain after a lot of Weeks or maybe Months or years.

  4. Yasmin A.

    The jackal – protects the stomach.
    The human – protects the liver .
    The baboon – protects the lungs 🫁.

    The falcon – protects the intestines .

    1. Miss Jephcott

      Well done Yasmin. Try and answer in full sentences ☺️

  5. Camarni H.

    Bronze
    1. Duamutef holds the stomach
    2. Imsety holds the liver
    3. Hapy holds the lungs
    4.Qebehsenuef holds the intestines
    Silver
    The Egyptians kept organs in canopic jars because they really cared about the dead and they thought if they weight your body while you were dead they could know if you we’re having a good life or a bad life

    1. Miss Jephcott

      Well done Camarni ☺️

  6. Gift O.

    Bronze
    1.The head of the jackal protects the stomach.
    2.The head of a human protects the liver.
    3.The head of a baboon protects the lungs.
    4. The head of a falcon protects the intestines.
    Silver
    The Egyptians put their organs in canopic jars because they believed in the afterlife.
    Gold
    The brain was removed and thrown away as it thought to be useless in the afterlife.

  7. Chavi L.

    I have completed my homework in my book.

  8. Esa A.

    I did it in my howmwork book

  9. Ameena I.

    Bronze
    1.Damutef protected stomach .
    2.imsety protected liver.
    3.hapy protected lungs .
    4.qebehsenuf protected the intestins.
    Silver
    The Egyptians kept the origins in a jar because they believed when they die that they will have a after life as a different creature.

    1. Miss Jephcott

      Well done Ameena ☺️

  10. Haroon E.

    1 .Heart
    2 .Baboon
    3 .Jackal
    4.Human
    5.Falcon

    1. Miss Jephcott

      Haroon, I would have liked to have seen more for your homework. I would have expected a lot more to be done in class. Please also answer in full sentences.

      What did the Falcon head protect?

  11. Kitan O.

    The jackal head protects the stomach
    The human head protects the liver
    The baboon protects the lungs
    The head the falcon protects the intestines

    Silver Because in accident Egypt during the mummification process canopic jars were used to store the dead bodies organs this was to make sure that they had them for the afterlife

    1. Miss Jephcott

      Well done Kitan! Great effort ☺️

  12. Hadiya M.

    Bronze:
    The Jackel protects the stomach.
    Human head protects the liver.
    Baboon protects the lungs.
    Falcon protects the intestines.
    Silver:
    The Egyptians kept there organs in Canopic jars which were made from clay, wood, stone or good because they believed in after life.
    Gold:
    Egyptians threw the brain away because they never knew the purpose of it.
    Our understanding of the brain has changed from what the Egyptians believed how you may ask well
    As us humans were getting smarter after the Egyptians a scientist recovered the meaning of the brain after a lot of Weeks or maybe Months or years.

    1. Miss Jephcott

      Well done Hadiya ☺️

  13. Hamza M.

    Bronze:1. The animal head that holds the stomach is the Jackal.
    2. The head that holds the liver is the human.
    3. The animal head that holds the lungs is the baboon.
    4. The animal head that holds the intestines is the falcon.
    Silver: The Egyptians took the organs out of the body because they had to do the mummification process for the Egyptian people who had to go to their afterlife.
    Gold: The Egyptians took the brain out because they thought the brain would be useless. The
    Egyptians thought that in the afterlife the settlers would do all the work and the pharos would just relax.

  14. Rayan M.

    Bronze
    The Jackal protects the stomach.
    The human protects the liver.
    The baboon protects the lungs.
    The falcon protects the intestines.

    Silver
    They kept the organs in the canopic jars so the gods can see people in the after life.

    Gold
    They thought that the knowledge and the emotions where in the heart instead of the brain.
    We thought different to the brain because of our scientists.

  15. Ilyas K.

    Bronze:

    The head of the jackal is on the jar that protects the stomach.
    The head of a human is on the jar that protects the liver.
    The head of a baboon is on the jar that protects the lungs.
    The head of the falcon is on the jar that protects the intestines.

    Silver:

    The Egyptians kept their organs in canopic jars because they wanted to keep their organs safe.
    These organs are the first parts of the body to decompose (rot).
    The head of different Gods were on the lids to protect what was inside.
    They believed they needed them in the afterlife.

    Gold:

    They threw the brain away because they thought it was useless. Today we like to study the brain and learn how it works.

  16. Sandra A.

    The head of the canopic jar that protect the stomach is the jackal

    The head of the canopic jar that protect the liver is the human

    The head of the canoic jar that protect the lungs is the baboon

    The head of the canopic jar that protect the intestines is the falcon

    Silver
    The Egyptians believe that the people who is died and in the afterlife they returned.
    They keep the organs in the canopic jar that 4 organs are kept in sides of the afterlife

  17. Aiza B.

    Bronze
    The animal that protects the stomach is a jackal
    The animal that protects the liver is a human head
    The animal that protects the lugs is a head of a baboon
    The animal that protects the intestines is head of a falcon
    Silver
    Each jar has a special significance.
    Gold
    They didn’t care about the brain for the afterlife.

  18. Havin A.

    Bronze
    The Duamutef with the head if a jackal protects the stomach.
    The god Imesty with the head of a human protects the liver.
    The god happy with the head of a monkey protects the lungs.
    The god Quebehsenuef with the head of a falcon protects the intestines
    Silver
    They used the conopic jars to store the lungs in for the after life.
    Gold
    They threw the brain away because they beloved they didn’t need it with the afterlife so they just threw it away

  19. Rexford A.

    Bronze
    The jackal protected the stomach
    The human protected the liver
    The baboon protected the lungs
    The falcon protected the intestines
    Silver
    They kept organs in conopic jars because they really believe in the afterlife and that the gods will protect the jar.
    Gold
    They threw away the brain because the brain would be useless for the afterlife and that they wouldn’t need it for the afterlife.

    1. Miss Jephcott

      Fantastic Rexford ☺️

  20. Rahim A.

    So the human protected the liver
    And the jackal protected the stocamce in ancient Egypt
    The baboon protected the lungs as well
    Sliver : it’s because each jar had a meaning of it and the organs are inside it
    Gold :they threw the organs and the brain away except the heart because they believed life then death so they will go to another life maybe 🤔

    1. Miss Jephcott

      Well done Rahim. What does the falcon head protect? Use the text to help you ☺️👍

  21. Tinuola T.

    The God Duamutef with a jackal head protects the stomach.
    The God Imsety with the head of a human protects the liver
    The God Hapy with the head of a baboon protects the lungs.
    The God Qebehsenuf with the head of a falcon protects the intestines.

    Silver
    They kept them in canopic jar because they believed in afterlife and believed that they would need them for the afterlife, they kept the heart in the body because the thought the Gods will have to weigh it to see if they lived a good life or not, they threw away the brain because they thought it was useless for the afterlife.

    Gold
    They threw away the brain because they thought was useless for the afterlife.
    It has changed a lot theythought it was useless but we now know how important the brain is it tells our organs exactly what to do it gets them all working so we stay healthy.

    1. Miss Jephcott

      Super answers! Well done Tinuola for using your inference skills ☺️

  22. Eva T.

    1.The head of the jackal protects the stomach.

    2.The head of a human protects the liver.

    3.The head of a baboon protects the lungs.

    4.The head of a falcon protects the intestines.

    Silver
    They used to put them in canopic jars so the head of all four jars could watch over them during afterlife.

    Gold
    The Egyptians thought that the brain would not been useful during the afterlilfe.They did not know that the brain was important to them.

    1. Miss Jephcott

      Fantastic Eva! Well done 😁

  23. Tasneem S.

    bronze

    Which animal head is on the jar that protects the stomach?
    The Jackle protects the stomach.
    Which animal head is on the jar that protects the liver?
    The Imsety protects the liver.
    Which animal head is on the jar that protects the lungs?
    The Hapy protects the lungs.
    Which animal head is on the jar that protects the intestines?
    The Qebhsenuef protects the intestines.
    Bronze complete

    silver

    Explain why the Egyptians kept their organs in canopic jars?
    In ancient Egypt, during the mummification process, canopic jars were used to store the dead body’s organs. This was to make sure that they had them for the afterlife. The heart was left inside the body as it was believed that it would need to be weighed in the afterlife.
    silver complete

    gold

    They threw the brain away why?
    This was because they thought that the brain was usless in the afterlife.
    gold complete

  24. Sidrah S.

    Bronze:
    The Jackal protect the stomach
    The human protect the liver
    The Baboon protect the lungs
    The falcon protect the intestens

  25. Sami J.

    bronze

    Which animal head is on the jar that protects the stomach?
    The Jackle protects the stomach.
    Which animal head is on the jar that protects the liver?
    The Imsety protects the liver.
    Which animal head is on the jar that protects the lungs?
    The Hapy protects the lungs.
    Which animal head is on the jar that protects the intestines?
    The Qebhsenuef protects the intestines.
    Bronze complete

    silver

    Explain why the Egyptians kept their organs in canopic jars?
    In ancient Egypt, during the mummification process, canopic jars were used to store the dead body’s organs. This was to make sure that they had them for the afterlife. The heart was left inside the body as it was believed that it would need to be weighed in the afterlife.
    silver complete

    gold

    They threw the brain away why?
    This was because they thought that the brain was usless in the afterlife.
    gold complete

  26. Vanessa N.

    Duamutef
    Institutul
    Hapy
    Qebhsenuef
    În the arterite
    They foto the bren wose not în pontet

  27. Vanessa N.

    Duamutef
    Institutul
    Hapy
    Qebhsenuf
    To cepe them becase în the arterite
    They fot the brena wos not impotent

    Vanessa comment

    1. Miss Jephcott

      Well done Vanessa! You have really tried hard. Next time, try and answer in full sentences ☺️

  28. Subodh K.

    bronze:
    duamutef protects the stomach
    Imsety protects the liver
    hapy protects the lungs
    qebehsenuef protects the intestines
    silver:
    becaues the pepole how took the parts out put them in jars and kept thome for there next life
    gold:

    1. Miss Jephcott

      Well done Subodh! Good use of the text to help you with your answering ☺️

  29. Faris B.

    Bronze – The jackel protects the stomach
    Human head protects the liver
    Baboon protects the lungs
    Falcon protects the intestines
    Silver
    The Egyptians kept their organs in canopic jars because the tops of the jars represented the four sons of the Egyptian god Horus so that they could watch over you in the afterlife.
    Gold
    They threw the brain away because they believed that the brain was useless in the afterlife. We know now that the brain is very useful and can be full of knowledge.

  30. Eliza N.

    Bronze🥉
    The god Duamutef with the head of a jackal protects the stomach 🏺
    The god Imsety with the head of a human protects the liver 🧫
    The god Hapy with the head of a baboon protects the lungs 🫁
    The god Qebehsenuef with the head of a falcon protects the intestines 🧬
    Silver 🥈
    The Egyptians placed their organs in canopic jars because it would keep them safe and it’s thought that they might need it in the afterlife.🧠🫁🫀
    Gold 🌟🥇🌟👑
    The Egyptians thought that they didn’t need their brain because they thought that you wouldn’t need it in the afterlife. 🪦

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