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Read Works

Read Works: Pet Cemetery

For Teachers 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about ancient Egyptian views about pets. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works

Read Works: Tornado Scientists

For Teachers 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about tornadoes and the scientists who study them. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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PBS

Nova: The Iceman's Last Meal

For Students 9th - 10th
Wonder what the iceman ate just hours before he died. This site tells you and explains how the scientist came to figure this out. Includes photos.
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Lin and Don Donn

Lin and Don Donn: Daily Life in Ancient Egypt

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
An Ancient Egypt website by a nationally known teacher that includes, history, creative writing by students, lesson plans, and links to other sites.
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abcteach

Abcteach: Social Studies: History

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] A directory of history resources (games, activities, puzzles, graphics) to be used as part of elementary study of Ancient Egypt and Greece, the Middle Ages, the Revolutionary War, and other topics....
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Museum of Science

Boston Museum: Eternity Travel: Book Your Afterlife

For Students 5th - 8th
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...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: The Paracas Textile

For Students 9th - 10th
One of the most extraordinary masterpieces of the pre-Columbian Americas is a nearly 2,000-year-old cloth from the South Coast of Peru. View detailed pictures and read the backstory of this textile in this essay.
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Curated OER

The Museum of Un Natural Mystery: The Curse of the Mummy

For Students 3rd - 8th
Many stories surround the search and discovery of King Tut?s tomb. There were numerous deaths of people involved in the discovery, and many believed there to be a curse carved onto King Tut?s tomb. (Other writers refute this.) These are...
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Curated OER

The Museum of Un Natural Mystery: The Curse of the Mummy

For Students 3rd - 8th
Many stories surround the search and discovery of King Tut?s tomb. There were numerous deaths of people involved in the discovery, and many believed there to be a curse carved onto King Tut?s tomb. (Other writers refute this.) These are...
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Curated OER

The Museum of Un Natural Mystery: The Curse of the Mummy

For Students 3rd - 8th
Many stories surround the search and discovery of King Tut?s tomb. There were numerous deaths of people involved in the discovery, and many believed there to be a curse carved onto King Tut?s tomb. (Other writers refute this.) These are...
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University of Chicago

University of Chicago Library: Religion in the Lives of Ancient Egyptians

For Students 9th - 10th
A good description of the religious practices of the ancient Egyptians along with a selection of images.
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PBS

Nova Online Adventures: Pyramids, the Inside Story

For Students 6th - 8th
Use this site to explore the pyramids of Egypt and to learn how they were built and why.
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Text Sets: Ancient Egypt

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a collection of 6 Grade-Leveled texts (7-12) on the topic Ancient Egypt. Egyptian civilization is over 5,000 years old. While modern Egypt is different in many ways, the influence of Ancient Egypt can still be felt along the...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Paracas, an Introduction

For Students 9th - 10th
The Paracas achievements in ceramic and textile arts are among the most outstanding in the ancient Americas. View pictures and read descriptions of Paracas art and culture.
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Penn Museum

Penn Museum: A New Look at an Ancient Culture: Egypt

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Other

Tutankhamun's Death Mask and Coffins

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is developed by a amateur photographer who's traveled to quite a few exotic destinations. A comprehensive description of King Tut's Sarcophagus as well as some great photographs are offered here.
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My Online Reading: Children's Story: My Mum

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Digital storybook, with flippable pages, about some of the nice things mothers do for their children.
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PBS

Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: Dragon Science: Time Travelers

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Explore the work of archeologists and anthropologists by building a 3-D clay representation of a human skull to look for clues to a person's physical form, ethnic origin, behavioral patterns, health history and social standing.
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Other

Blinden Kuh: Aegypten & Egypt

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site in German provides extensive information on Egypt, including the influential Pharaoh Tutankhamun and hieroglyphics (includes a translator!). Also includes extensive links to other Egypt resources in English and German.
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Stephen Byrne

History for Kids: Ancient Egyptian Games

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Some of the games in ancient Egypt were designed just for adults, but others were played by people of all ages.
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Book Page: A Talk With Eve Bunting

For Students 3rd - 8th
As the author of more than 150 books, Bunting has written something for every age group. At this site read about her many accomplishments in literature.
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Curated OER

Language Guide: La Fantasia Ii

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Listen to and read the Spanish words for magical and Halloween-themed characters and concepts, such as elf, ghost, witch, scarecrow, and haunted house.
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Curated OER

Eternal Egypt: Heart Amulet With a Chain

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a heart amulet of lapis lazuli, made to be hung from a golden chain. It should have hung from the neck of the owner's mummy. The heart amulet (or a scarab) should be placed within the chest of the mummy as a substitute for the...
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Process of Embalming

For Students 9th - 10th
When an Egyptian died the friends of the deceased went at once to the embalmer, By him they were shown a set of models, that is, wooden images painted and wrapped in imitation of the different styles of mummies prepared at the...

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