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ANCIENT EGYPT
6th GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES
CHAPTER 4
PURPOSE:
The purpose of this unit is to explore the ancient Egyptian culture and to facilitate the use of the internet as a learning tool for the 6th grade class.
STANDARDS:
Social Studies 8.4.1
Students will compare selected river civilizations such as Egypt, Mesopotamia etc.
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LINKS:
- http://sun.kent.wednet.edu:80/curriculum/soc_studies/Egypt/egypt.html
- Visit King Tut’s tomb.
- Find out how mummies are made.
- Discover the importance of papyrus and lotus to the Egyptian culture.
http://www.torstar.com/rom/egypt/
- Read about hieroglyphs.
- Write a sentence in hieroglyphs and use the encoder to translate it. Print it out.
- Write your name in hieroglyphs.
http://www.egyptrevealed.com/052900-wigs.shtml
- Find out why ancient Egyptians wore wigs.
www.civilization.ca/civil/egypt/egtut01e.html
- Visit the pyramids and the ancient pharaohs by scrolling down this page.
- http://tqjunior.thinkquest.org/4368/
- Do a crossword puzzle and test your knowledge about the Gods or ancient Egypt.
- Visit Tutankhamun or King Tut.
- Take an Egyptian challenge.
- See if you can find out more about Mummies.
- Solve a “Who Am I ?”
- http://school.discovery.com/homeworkhelp/worldbook/atozhistory/e/175060.html
- Wow! Here is a lot of reading,but you will see why this site will be able to help you solve any question with your homework.
- tp://www.egypt.com/history/index.html
- A listing of sites on the net covering a variety of topics over ancient Egypt.
PROJECTS:
Choose one of the following to do after you have finished exploring these internet sites.
- After you have visited the tombs of the Pharaohs (like King Tut’s), illustrate and describe what you would like buried with you in your tomb if you were a pharaoh.
- Create a time line of the Pharaohs studied in your text . Add any others that you studied about on the internet.
- Make a map of Ancient Egypt. Add sites of interest.
- Draw a cross section of a pyramid showing the burial chamber, store rooms and false entrances,etc. Write a description of each.
- Make a cartouche using hieroglyphics.
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