Describing Egypt
Ptah-Hotep and Akhet-Hotep Mastaba
Did you know that mastaba means bench in Arabic? Learn why a mastaba was so important to ancient Egyptian architecture. Middle and high schoolers alike stay entertained while reading a passage that describes the virtual tour of...
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Archaeology and History
In this archaeology worksheet, students draw the given chart into a folder and copy the given points. Students then write the missing word 'historians' or 'archaeologist' for the sentences. Students visit an interactive timeline website...
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Romulus and Rebus: Writing Exercise
In this writing worksheet, students answer interview questions using past progressive verb tense as if they were Romulus. Students respond to prepared questions on line and then printout to hand in.
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Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers - Exercise 2
Getting tired of seeing dangling or misplaced modifiers in your students' writing? Use this grammar activity to reinforce the importance of careful reading and editing. Young writers find the sentence that has no misplaced or dangling...
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Breaking News English: Indigenous Amazon Rainforest Tribe
In this Indigenous Amazon Rainforest Tribe worksheet, students read the article, answer true and false questions, complete synonym matching, complete phrase matching, complete a gap fill, answer short answer questions, answer discussion...
American Museum of Natural History
Fossils
Sixteen slides showcase an average day on the job for a paleontologist, Ross MacPhee. Engaging images include world maps and real-world photographs from an archeological dig in Antarctica. A brief description accompanies each slide.
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Halloween Exercises - "A Ghost Story"
For this online Halloween reading comprehension worksheet, learners read "A Ghost Story." They use drop down menus to choose the correct answers to 11 reading comprehension questions. They hit the "Done" button when they are finished.
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Indiana Jones: Quiz 93
For this Indiana Jones worksheet, students answer multiple choice questions about details of the movie Indiana Jones. Students complete 12 questions total.
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Holiday Exercises
In this interactive holiday worksheet, students view 20 symbols of various holidays and match the correct name of the holiday to the symbol.
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Intermediate Sentence Completion Exercise 34
In this online interactive grammar skills learning exercise, students examine 10 sentences that are missing words and select the appropriate words to complete each of the sentences and match them to the sentences. Student answers...
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Dig Magazine Archeology Quiz #109
In this Dig Magazine archeology quiz, students answer 12 multiple choice questions complementing the March 2010 issue. Page contains answer and additional resources link.
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Avoiding Primer Language
In this avoiding primer language worksheet, students combine four or five simple sentences into one effective sentence with only one independent clause.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Writings of the Ancient Maya
Students are introduced to the ancient Mayan civilization through their writings. They explore a social studies focus on the destruction of many Mayan writings by the Spanish and what archaeologists have learned from the writings that...
University of Manchester
Children's University of Manchester: Ancient Egypt: Writing in Hieroglyphs
Read about the system of hieroglyphs used by the Ancient Egyptians, then write your name using their symbols, and try to decode some words written in hieroplyphics.
John F. Kennedy Center
The Kennedy Center: Arts Edge: City Dionysia: The Ancient Roots of Modern Theater
Media-rich site explains the development of theater practice in ancient Greece and compares Greek dramatic forms and purposes with contemporary theater practices. Learners can then write and stage their own original plays to demonstrate...
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The Roman Baths Bath: Where's My Cloak Game
Help Peregrinus solve the mystery behind his missing cloak. Explore the Roman Baths, travel through time and write your curse to punish the thief in this point and click adventure game.
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Journey Through Tikal
This site will take you on an adventure through archeological ruins in Tikal, Guatemala. You can see and read about the temples, treasure, and culture of ancient Guatemalans.
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