Students create a handmade paper using pre-soaked paper pulp and a screen. They then decorate the paper using water color paint and brushes in a style that expresses ideas from a reading of, "Miss Rumphius" by Barbara Cooney.

Tenth graders explore where paper originated and its importance from the Chinese to the rest of the world. They list ten ways that they use paper on a daily basis and rate that use on a scale from one to ten. Each group also brainstorms...

In this reading comprehension worksheet, students write sentences with forty five given words. They think about what each conveys and when it could be used.

In this worksheet about Egyptian life, students research ancient Egypt in books or on the Internet to find the answers to ten matching questions. Students match the vocabulary word to its correct definition.

In this ancient Egypt worksheet, students read about bartering in the marketplace. Students find the value of 4 items and draw the things you could barter them for.

In this Dig Magazine archeology worksheet, students complete a 4 question quiz covering the great pyramids. Answers and links to additional resources are included.

In this materials science fair project, students will make a sheet of papyrus paper, and compare its tensile strength to that of common pulp paper. The Science Buddies project ideas are set up consistently beginning with an abstract,...

Details evidence from the Smith papyrus and the Ebers papyrus in order to provide an idea of the knowledge of medicine, anatomy, and physiology of the ancient Egyptians.

The raw material of papyrus paper comes from the plant Cyperus papyrus. This magic papyrus contains two Coptic texts and two human figures.

Fragmentary papyrus with a list of kings.

This wooden model boat is an imitation of a boat made from bundles of papyrus reeds tied together in bunches.

This papyrus belongs to the best period of demotic writing when the script was at once full and expressive. It tells a story of Kha-em-was, the son of the Pharaoh Ramesses the Second.

Juridical papyrus of the Harem Conspiracy.

This low-relief shows a beautiful nature scene of two boats made of papyrus in the marshes of the Delta. Several details add life and realism to the scene.

This unique small box is made of papyrus fiber. The scenes on it suggest it might have been made to keep the objects from the ceremony when King Tutankhamun was crowned.

Part of a statue of a human left hand holds a papyrus roll. This indicates that the hand may be attributed originally to a statue of one of the cultured people.

Papyrus, from the Collection of the New York Historical Society. - Quackenbos, 1882

A example of a Roman books, which were made out of rolls of papyrus.

Hunefer's high status is reflected in the fine quality of his Book of the Dead, which was specially produced for him. This, and a Ptah-Sokar-Osiris figure, inside which the papyrus was found, are the only objects which can be ascribed to...

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...

An extensive resource that focuses on topics relating to ancient Egyptian papyrus and the history and archaeology of books and writing.

Experience the Okavango, a "river that never meets the sea." Learn about the animals there, how to make papyrus, and swampy deltas.

Read the full text of the autobiography "The Story of My Life from Childhood to Manhood" by George Ebers. George Ebers is known for discovering the Egyptian medical papyrus at Luxor.

These pages are from Codex No. 2 of the Manuscript of Gnostics, which contains 13 codices, or volumes. It combines Christian and Gnostic philosophy.