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Stanford University

Stanford History Education Group: Egyptian Pyramids

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Lesson on the Egyptian Pyramids in which students use primary resources to determine who the workers were that built the pyramids. Lesson plan, PowerPoint and original documents included.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Buster's Egyptian Adventure

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students join Buster Baxter on a ancient Egypt, in this geography instructional activity. Students learn about Cairo, ancient Egypt, the pyramids, the Nile River, and relevant vocabulary terms. Then students write about what they've...
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The Virtual Egyptian Museum

For Students 9th - 10th
View dozens of ancient Egyptian artifacts. Sift through the collection by type, period, God, or material.
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The British Museum

Snaith Primary School: Egyptian Life

For Students 3rd - 5th
An informative, interactive site that looks at Egyptian life through the lives of two ancient Egyptian families using tomb paintings. Features also include an authentic Egyptian game.
Article
University of St. Andrews (UK)

University of St. Andrews: Egyptian Numerals

For Students 9th - 10th
Discussion of early Egyptian number systems, including hieroglyphics and hieratic symbols and how they evolved.
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Cmc: Ancient Egyptian Civilization Writing

For Students 3rd - 8th
Site provides information on ancient Egyptian forms of writing. There are charts that show translations of hieroglyphics as well as information on scribes and writing in pyramids.
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Other

University of Memphis: Egyptian Artifacts Exhibit

For Students 9th - 10th
A site from The University of Memphis with several examples of Egyptian artifacts, with detailed descriptions. Enlarge any of the photos with just a click!
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Birmingham Museums Trust (UK)

Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery: Ancient Egypt: Explore Real Egyptian Mummies

For Students 3rd - 8th
Identify three images and x-rays of Egyptian mummies. Additionally, find links for activities, artifacts, and a timeline to enhance study of the early civilization.
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World History Encyclopedia

World History Encyclopedia: Ancient Egyptian Mythology

For Students 9th - 10th
Encyclopedia entry provides a detailed explanation of Egyptian mythology and culture.
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Science Daily

Science Daily: How Were the Egyptian Pyramids Built?

For Students 9th - 10th
Article describing how Egyptian pyramids were constructed.
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Stories of Egyptian Mythology

For Students 9th - 10th
In this lesson from a unit on Egyptian Mythology, students read Egyptian Mythology stories, match pictures with names of Egyptian characters, research the Egyptian cat goddess Bastet and create an avartar for it, research and prepare to...
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Friesian School

Friesan School: The Pronunciation of Ancient Egyptian

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a very concise and in-depth site about the hieroglyphics of Ancient Egypt. The site provides background information about the formation of the Egyptian language as well as information about the actual images and sounds of the...
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Other

International Committee for Egyptology: The Global Egyptian Museum

For Students 9th - 10th
The Global Egyptian Museum is an ambitious, long-term project that intends to eventually gather digitized versions of artifacts from Egyptian history that are housed in museums around the world. This amounts to 850 collections and 69...
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University of Illinois

University of Illinois: Spurlock Museum: Egyptian Mummification

For Students 9th - 10th
A virtual exhibition on Egyptian mummification. Covers the history through different periods of Egypt's history, the rituals, artifacts found with mummies, sources of information about mummification, the materials that were used, and the...
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The British Museum

The British Museum: Egyptian Life

For Students 3rd - 8th
A beautifully illustrated museum site for younger students that presents ancient Egyptian life, geography, mummification, pharaohs, pyramids, and the like.
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Other

Johns Hopkins Archaeological Museum: Ancient Egyptian Faces

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a blog for a course at Johns Hopkins University. In the course, students conduct research on and do a technical analysis of two Egyptian mummy portraits. The blog is filled with their comments, images, and links to articles and...
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Smithsonian Institution

Encyclopedia Smithsonian: Egyptian Pyramids

For Students 9th - 10th
This article provides a general overview of Egyptian pyramids, including history, location, and construction.
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Other

Institute of Egyptian Art and Archaeology

For Students 9th - 10th
Take a tour of Egypt or visit the online exhibit of artifacts at this site. Descriptions and history of the artifacts are given and there is an impressive links page.
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Birmingham Museums Trust (UK)

Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery: Investigate Real Egyptian Artifacts

For Students 3rd - 8th
A short list of artifacts dating back to Ancient Egypt with descriptions and images. Additionally, find links for activities, a timeline, and details of mummies to enhance study of the early civilization.
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Multicultural America: Egyptian Americans

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of Egyptian Americans. (Note: Content is not the most current.)
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Discovering Egypt

Discovering Egypt: Egyptian Mathematics

For Students 3rd - 8th
A brief explanation of the numbering system of the ancient Egyptians, with great drawings and sample problems. Use this resource to introduce yourself to the symbols ancient Egyptians used in mathematics. There are some activities to...
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Other

Anno Urbis: Egyptian Gods

For Students 9th - 10th
A short encyclopedia of Egyptian gods.
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Discovering Egypt

Discovering Ancient Egypt: Egyptian Mathematics Numbers Hieroglyphs

For Students 9th - 10th
Challenge yourself and see if you can solve these math problems using Egyptian hieroglyphics. Egyptians excelled in mathematics and this lesson will help you understand hieroglyphic numbers. A podcast is included that explains the Rhind...
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University of Manchester

Children's University of Manchester: Ancient Egypt: The Egyptian Number System

For Students 3rd - 5th
Animated and interactive website from Children's University of Manchester on the Ancient Egyptian Number System. Students can explore the characteristics of ancient Egyptian numbers and use their math facts along the way.

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