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- Grade Range
- 3rd - 5th
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Students find out what Egypt's climate is like. They get a glimpse of how Egyptians mummified their dead and see how mummies could be created naturally in the dry Egyptian climate. They write paragraphs predicting where else mummies may be found. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th
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Students explore how computers can be used to explore other countries and cultures and how they might apply the technology to other subjects. Full Review »
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- 6th
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Students complete a variety of activities surrounding the study of Egypt. They create a PowerPoint presentation on how the pyramids were built and cartouches with hieroglyphics out of plaster of Paris. They put on an Egyptian Festival for lower grades. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten - 3rd
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Students use the internet to research topics on Ancient Egypt. They practice using new vocabulary and identify the types of food they ate and clothing they wore. They explain the role of the Nile as well. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 4th - 6th
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Students use the internet to gather information on Ancient Egypt. They describe the role of a pharohs and what they wore and ate. They discuss why the Nile is important to the region and examine hieroglyphics. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th
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Students are introduced to the Prown's technique of describing various objects. As a class, they view pictures of the pyramids in Egypt and discuss how the size and shape of them show their belief in eternal life and religion. They describe them based on the Prown technique and create their own pyramids to end the lesson. They also complete the same steps with a Shawabti figure and another object of their choosing. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 4th
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Students study the geography, people, history, governments, and economies of the Middle East. They develop a basic vocabulary of Arabic terms and work with various materials in creating an aesthetically pleasing, easy-to-understand board game for their own use (and for use by their peers). Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 4th - 6th
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Students examine the culture of Ancient Egypt. In groups, they focus on a topic of interest to them and create a hyperstudio presentation. Using a CD-ROM, they locate Egypt and the Nile River on a map and rotate between centers around the room. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th
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Students are introduced to the basics of ancient Egypt focusing on the Nile River and the necessity of the river. The students work in small groups and become "experts" on the given topic and then present the information that was discussed and learned. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd
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Students listen as the teacher lectures about the West African Empire of Mali and the trade routes. They select one student to be the king of Mali. The rest of the class works in small groups being people from the desert in the north, from the south, and from Mali. As people pass through the marketplace they must pay taxes to the king. Students discuss the problems they encountered with this system. They add a page in their Mali fact booklet. Full Review »
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