Imagine organizing and providing for a workforce of 10,000, just one of the many challenges facing Imhotep, the architect of the worldÕs first stone step pyramid. Images and re-enactments enliven part three of the series on ancient...

What was Mayan life like and how do we know? Introduce your class to this ancient civilization through its written word. Mayan hieroglyphs tell the tale of the rise and fall of a great civilization. Appropriate for grades 6-9.

Students explore ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics and cartouches. Then they develop their own written code to represent their names. Students also sculpt and use their code to create their own cartouche. Finally, they research the symbols...

In ancient Egypt, mummified bodies were embellished with elaborate cartouches housing the name of the deceased. Elementary artists can read all about Egyptian burial practices then create a cartouche of their own using clay and real...

Sixth graders demonstrate their knowledge of Earth clay construction by creating, inscribing, and glazing an earth clay Egyptian cartouche. The lesson culminates with learners sharing their knowledge of key terms in the lesson through...

King Tutankhamon, Queen Nefertiti, and many other names literally written in stone are featured in these slides about the culture of Ancient Egypt. Whether used as an introduction to a unit on Egypt, or as a tool to elaborate on the...

Sixth graders imagine and record what a pyramid they might create would be like. In this pyramid lesson, 6th graders construct the contents of their pyramid which would include a hieroglyphic of their name, drawing of the structure,...

In this addition game worksheet, learners help Minnesota Muskrat solving the addition pyramid problems by adding the adjacent pairs of numbers and write the sums in the blocks above them. Students solve the second set of pyramids by...

In this math worksheet, students examine the numbers that are represented in the Egyptian Hieroglyphic writing system. The sheet is a chart for them.

For this social studies worksheet, students answer the questions that focus upon the general knowledge and purposes of hieroglyphics in Ancient Egypt.

Students answer the question, "How did Ancient Egyptians write?". They practice writing their names using the suggested text "My First Trip to Africa" by Atlantis Tye Browder. Afterward, they create their own system of writing using...

Students research the ancient Egyptian writing form of hieroglyphics and the symbols used in hieroglyphics. They view examples of Egyptian writing and discuss how the symbols and pictures represent letters. Students then create and...

Students research Egyptian hieroglyphics using print and Web resources. THey discuss Egyptian achievements in mathematics. Students explore how Egyptians used hieroglyphics to write numerals. They multiply and divide numbers using the...

Sixth graders explore Egyptian hieroglyphics. They write a hieroglyphic message about Ancient Egypt. They translate English words into hieroglyphic writing. They research hieroglyphics on the Internet and creaqte a bulletin board with...

Sixth graders explore the ancient Egyptian writing of hieroglyphics. They study the various symbols and their meanings. Students create their own cartouche, name in hieroglyphics. They discuss the symbolic importance of the colors in...

Second graders investigate what their lives would be like without writing. They recognize different types of writing, including pictographs and phonemic letters. Students describe ancient Egyptian writing practices and create...

Middle schoolers use prior knowledge of ancient Egypt to investigate the art of hieroglyphics. The symbols are then sculpted from clay and used as forms of personal communication in comparison to how they were used in the past.

Learners locate Egypt on a world map. They discover the use of the ancient writing system of hieroglyphics. They practice writing their name and translating words to hieroglyphics

Students identify different hieroglyphic characters. They spell their name and write a sentence using them. They use online hieroglyphic translators as well.

Middle schoolers investigate the mummification process used by the early Egyptians to preserve the bodies of their dead. Chickens are mummified, a sarcophagus designed and decorated with hieroglyphic designs in this lesson.

Sixth graders explore the history of ancient Egypt. They select a topic, conduct Internet research, write a three-page report, and create a Powerpoint presentation to present their research information to the class.

Students research the architecture and history of mummies, hieroglyphics, tombs, and pyramids of Ancient Egypt. They watch a video, explore Internet websites, and write a sentence in hieroglyphics.

Students travel down the Nile River to survey ancient Egypt in this unit of nine lessons. Data about pharaohs, hieroglyphics, growing crops, pyramids, the geography, and the sacred rituals are explored in this unit.

Fourth graders use glyphs as a way to visually represent information about Utah weather. These nonverbal representations help students collect and interpret data in a visual format.