Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Touring Ancient Egypt

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students study the geography and resources available to the ancient Egyptians and create a multimedia tour that demonstrates this learning to others.
Activity
PBS

Reading Adventure Pack: Archaeology

For Parents 2nd - 3rd Standards
Readings of fiction and nonfiction texts followed by a series of activities put scholars in an archaeologist's shoes. Learners read two texts, Archaeologists Dig for Clues by Kate Duke and The Shipwrecked Sailor: An Egyptian Tale with...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Egyptian Scarab Lesson Plan

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students explore scarabs of ancient Egypt. In this visual arts lesson, students discover the design and functionality of Egyptian scarab amulets. Students make their scarabs out clay that are etched with personal meanings.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

How Tall Is That Flag Pole?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Pupils examine various triangles and discuss how similar triangles have sides that are proportional. They utilize an ancient Egyptian method to determine the height of a flagpole.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Wheel Of Pharaoh

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students design a game entitled, "Wheel of Pharaoh" based on their study of Ancient Egyptian civilization. In this Ancient Egypt lesson, students use information from their study of Egyptian civilization to write questions to be...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Egyptian Hireroglyphs

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders identify the aspects of Ancient Egyptians and Heiroglyphs. They compare and contrast Egyptian Hieroglyphs with the decimal number system. Students recognize the decimal number system and compares to bases other than ten.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Secret Messages

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students research Egyptian hieroglyphics and how the Rosetta Stone makes it possible to decode ancient writings. They then develop their own picture symbol codes and write messages using picture symbols instead of letters. They then use...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Trade in the Ancient Mediterranean

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students begin the lesson by locating cities and other points of interest in the ancient world. In groups, they use the internet to research the types of ships used during this time period and discuss the reasons why trade was used. ...
Activity
Big Kid Science

Eclipse Classroom Activities: Cultural Significance Project

For Teachers 1st - 12th Standards
What better way to celebrate eclipses than across cultures? Explore myths of solar and lunar eclipses from ancient cultures like the Chinese, Ancient Greek, Mesoamerican, Incan, Egyptian, Ancient Babylonian, and Middle Eastern. Learners...
Unit Plan
Partnership for Educating Colorado Students

Mayan Mathematics and Architecture

For Teachers 4th - 8th Standards
Take young scholars on a trip through history with this unit on the mathematics and architecture of the Mayan civilization. Starting with a introduction to their base twenty number system and the symbols they used, this eight-lesson unit...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Cartouche Codes

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars 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...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Egyptian Masks

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders investigate the different types of Egyptian art including relief sculpture, sculpture in the round, and Egyptian architecture. They view and discuss pictures of Egyptian sarcophagi and compare them with current day coffins...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Write Like an Egyptian

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students study the discovery and import of the Scorpion Tableau. They research other examples of ancient writing systems and synthesize their knowledge of them by designing new writing systems based on these early models.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

A Day in the Life

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students inquire about the politics and culture of Ancient Rome. In this Ancient Rome project/unit, students research life during ancient Roman times and create a newspaper with articles on politics, sports, culture, and economics.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Dig Those Descriptions

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners practice writing descriptions by researching various artifacts from ancient Egypt and writing captions for them. They read and discuss the Times article, King Tut, Museum Trailblazer, Begins Encore.
Lesson Plan
Teachers' Curriculum Instituted

The Roman Record

For Teachers 7th - 9th Standards
Using Google Earth, Google Docs, and other Google Tools, collaborative groups of seventh graders research and then create and share online newspapers reporting on the early development, geographical features, political issues, and...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Ancient Mesopotamian and Egyptian Writing

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers research cuneiform and hieroglyphics from the internet and use educational software to create their own cuneiform tablet in this excellent World History lesson. The use of the computer software program Inspiration 7.5...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Gods of Ancient Egypt

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders research Ancient Egyptian gods and their functions. Using the internet, 8th graders explore Ancient Egyptian history. Using computer technology (Photo Story or PowerPoint), students create a presentation. They explain...
Activity
Facts and Files

The Nile

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
While it may not be possible to take an entire class to Egypt and explore the ancient wonders, it is possible to engage your young historians in activities that ask them to research these and other antiquities and place them on their...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Sarcophagus

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Here is another in a series of fantastic art lessons from this source. This one has young artists create a sarcophagus-style clay box! This lesson would be ideal to utilzie during a study of the ancient Egyptians. One note of caution:...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Egypt: Old Stuff a New Way

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders explore ancient Egypt. For this visual arts lesson, 10th graders create a life-size ancient Egyptian. Students conduct research in order to build an historically accurate representation of the Egyptian.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Inside The Pyramids

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research the use of pyramids in different cultures. In this ancient civilizations lesson, students watch "Inside the Pyramids." Students conduct further research on the topic and create magazine articles...
Interactive
1
1
Describing Egypt

Temple of Kalabsha (Temple of Mandulis)

For Students 7th - 12th Standards
What was the Kalabsha Temple to ancient Egyptians? Discover the importance of the dock and the use of bodies of water to the Egyptian people. The resource includes side panels with important information about the history of the location.
Lesson Plan
Annenberg Foundation

Teaching Geography: Workshop 4—North Africa/Southwest Asia

For Students 9th - 12th
Can Jerusalem be equitably organized? Can Israel and Palestine be successfully partitioned? Part one of a two-part workshop looks at the geo-political history of Jerusalem while Part two investigates Egypt's dependence of the Nile River...

Other popular searches