~ DISCOVERING EGYPT! - Heiroglyphs, Temples, Puzzles, Pharaohs, Inventions + More:
discoveringegypt.com/
~ EGYPTIAN LIFE - The story of: A nobleman’s family & A farmer’s family:
http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/life/story/main.html
~ Find the ancient story of the Egyptian gods and how they believed the earth began. We will use this to begin studying their culture.
http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/gods/home.html
~ The "clickable" mummy page! Find out some unusual practices of mummification here:
www.akhet.co.uk/clikmumm.htm
~ See your name in Heiroglyphics:
http://www.eyelid.co.uk/hieroglyphic-typewriter.html
~ Embalm a Mummy:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/egyptians/launch_gms_mummy_maker.shtml
~ Here is a short video you and your partner can watch after you embalm your mummy and answer all your questions.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwiYnzfLUwI
~Read..."You Wouldn't Want to Be an Egyptian Mummy Here:
www.youwouldntwantto.be/mummy-web-book/intro/
~ Take the pyramid builder challenge! Choose your location site, stones, Egyptian god to bless your pyramid, and even the food your workers will eat! *Remember - you need to change the settings to "allow" the FLASH PLAYER:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/egyptians/launch_gms_pyramid_builder.shtml
~ This National Geographic website lets you explore a pyramid and search for hieroglyphs...allow the FLASH PLAYER:
www.nationalgeographic.org/education/interactive/maps-tools-explore-pyramid/
~ Find many wonderful Egyptian links from art to geography here on the British Museum Site for Children:
http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/menu.html
~ Launch the INTERACTIVE. Take a 360 degree walk around the Sphynx or visit Egypt's sites in the Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms! *Remember - you need to change the settings to "allow" the FLASH PLAYER:
www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/ancient/explore-ancient-egypt.html
~ Send an Egyptian e-postcard to a classmate with a fact you learned in class:
http://www.kingtutone.com/sendcard/index.php
-When you come across words you don't know, these are great dictionary sources:
dictionary.com
http://www.merriam-webster.com/
Cleopatra:
~ When your classwork is done...visit the city of Alexandria in Cleopatra's time. See one of the original 7 wonders, her palace, and the lands that are no longer there!
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2011/07/cleopatra/alexandria-map
~ Visit the Field Museum Website if your Mission is the "Cleopatra Quiz" assignment:
http://archive.fieldmuseum.org/cleopatra/whocleo1.html
~ Visit this page for your Cleopatra video analysis:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xy__qnbqGZs
Tutankhamen:
~ Watch video, images, and sounds of Howard Carter's great discovery:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZWB5-aXMXQ&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D7ZWB5-aXMXQ&app=desktop
~ See why King Tut's tomb stayed hidden for so long:
http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=62284
~ Dr. Hawass discussing King Tut's death:
http://www.drhawass.com/blog/video-curse-tutankhamun
~ Video of the possible causes of King Tut's death:
http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/places/countries-places/egypt/king-tuts-tomb/
~ Video & Artifact Analysis of King Tut's Treasures:
http://www.drhawass.com/blog/video-king-tut%E2%80%99s-treasure
Egyptian Daily Life and The Gods:
~ Nova Website: The Afterlife in Egypt:
www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/ancient/afterlife-ancient-egypt.html
~ Research Egyptian gods & goddesses here:
http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/life/story/main.html
~Watch the story of "Nun" - Egypt's first god:
http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/gods/story/main.html
~ If your classwork is done you may explore the stories of a nobleman & a farmer’s families, look for comparisons & cool artifacts!: http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/life/story/main.html