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Symbol Collage
Learners recognize and compare symbols and their meanings on a mummy case with those in students' everyday lives.
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Interpreting Mythology Through Dance
Students use abstract movement to tell the story of Re's journey. In this ancient Egypt lesson plan, students choreograph locomotor and non-locomotor movements to describe ancient Egyptian journeys to the afterlife as described in...
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Nefertari: For Whom The Sun Shines
High schoolers watch "Nefertari," which looks at the life of an Ancient Egyptian queen and the society she lived in. It also examines the issues archeologists face in preserving materials from the past.
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La Cenerentola (Cinderella)
Students reinforce the opera-learning experience with a student-created and produced media project. Also, students get involved in various aspects of videotape and stage production through small and large group work
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Nasco Color Sculpt Mask Making
Students study the various masks made in African, Japanese, and Ancient Egyptian cultures and discuss the funtion of these masks in each society. They create a mask from one of these cultures using a molding technique.
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Magnificent Mummies
Sixth graders create paper mache mummies out of foil/balloon and paper, thus learning about one of the steps in the process of mummification. They study the importance of mummification, the rituals in handling the dead, and the process...
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Art of Ancient Civilizations
By studying the art of ancient civilizations, students can learn about the history and traditions of different cultures.
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Ancient Egypt: Domestic Life: Bartering
In this ancient Egypt worksheet, learners read about bartering in the marketplace. Students find the value of 4 items and draw the things you could barter them for.
CommonLit
Common Lit: "Egyptian Mummies" by Us history.org
CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each story or article is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words to see...
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Tombs & Afterlife (Lesson on the Beliefs of Ancient Egyptians)
A video-based lesson plan that involves students in investigating the concept of the afterlife, the significance of tombs, and the burial customs and traditions of the ancient Egyptians. Ends with an assignment to design and create a...
Museum of Science
Boston Museum: Eternity Travel: Book Your Afterlife
Plan a safe, speedy trip to the afterlife with this interactive resource. Choose your tomb type, mummification method, and case and also select a number of eternity extras. See if you can plan a safe trip to the afterlife on the money...
University of Michigan
Univerisity of Michigan: A Taste of the Ancient World: Pharonic Egypt
Pictures of artifacts showing the importance of food and food offerings in Egyptian tombs. Provision for the afterlife was paramount.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: The Egyptian Book of the Dead: A Guidebook for the Underworld
Ancient Egyptians believed that in order to become immortal after death, a spirit must first pass through the underworld. Tejal Gala describes an Egyptian "Book of the Dead" a customized magic scroll written by the living to promote a...
BBC
Bbc: The Great Pyramid: Gateway to Eternity
Author provides a six page essay on the age of the Egyptian pyramids. Special attention is given to the Great Pyramid, the burial chamber, and the concept of life after death for the king who would ?spend eternity traversing the sky and...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Journey to the Afterlife
In groups of four, have students design an Egyptian funerary barge to transport the mummy through the underworld to the afterlife. The design of the boat is extremely critical in order for the mummy to have a chance to reach and enter...
Penn Museum
Penn Museum: A New Look at an Ancient Culture: Egypt
Students can take a virtual tour of a collection of Egyptian artifacts, visit the sites of numerous archaeological expeditions, and learn a tremendous amount about the complex gods and goddesses of the Egyptian religion.
University of Chicago
University of Chicago Library: Religion in the Lives of Ancient Egyptians
A good description of the religious practices of the ancient Egyptians along with a selection of images.
Other
American University (Cairo): Theban Mapping Project
Explore the ancient city of Thebes at this amazing website that brings together zoomable maps, video, images, text, a glossary and timeline, and other resources to help learners understand the significance of the ongoing archaeological...
New York Times
New York Times: Gateway to Antiquity: Archaeological Renovation at Abydos, Egypt
The New York Times presents a slidshow with audio description featuring a description of Abydos in Egypt.
University College London
Univ. College London: Digital Egypt: Burial Customs of Predynastic Egypt
Pictures of items found in pre-dynastic burial sites. Click on a picture and you are taken to several more of the same type. Not much commentary, but lots of examples of burial items.
National Gallery of Art
National Gallery of Art: Treasures of Ancient Egypt
This site from the National Gallery of Art offers a virtual tour of the tomb of Thutmose III and streaming slideshows of Egyptian artifacts with "Informative narratives from the experts."
The British Museum
British Museum: Mummification
Do you want to see a mummy? Examine a mummy and its coffin, or see how bodies were mummified. Then you can play the game "The Underworld".
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Column of Osiris
A column depicting the Egyptian god Osiris. Osiris is usually affiliated with the Afterlife, the underworld and the dead.
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Eternal Egypt: Model of Domestic Animals
The wooden model of domestic animals features a cow, two calves, and three donkeys. Through magic, the domestic animals will come to life to provide for the deceased in the afterlife.