Walk Like An Egyptian An Interactive Web Quest By TeresaBy Teresa By Teresa Carpenter LRSD 2012

Introduction Ancient Egypt was the birthplace of one of the world’s first civilizations. This advanced culture began 5000 years ago in the Nile River Valley in Africa. It thrived for over 2000 years and became one of the longest lasting civilizations in history. Ancient Egyptians made outstanding contributions to the development of civilization. They created the world’s first national government, basic forms of arithmetic, and a 365 day calendar. They invented a form of picture writing called hieroglyphics. They also invented papyrus, a paper like writing material. The Egyptians even developed one of the first religions to emphasis life after death.

Introduction They built great cities in which many skilled architects doctors, engineers, painters, and sculptors worked. The best known achievements, however, are the pyramids they built as tombs for their rulers. These gigantic stone structures have been preserved by the dry climate for about 4500 years.

Task – Power Point and Museum Imagine that you have been chosen to be certified as an Egyptologist, or an expert on Ancient Egypt. You will first have to pass a course on background information. As a group you will create a Power Point about Ancient Egypt. You will have to work quickly each class period to complete each day’s task. At the end of the unit, your final test to becoming an Egyptologist will be to open an museum to showcase artifacts you have been collecting and to present your new found knowledge to others. Good Luck !

Process/Resources The class will be divided into groups. You will divide the work among your group. Everyone should cooperate with each other and everyone should contribute to each day’s task. You will be using links provided on this web quest and you will be using classroom or library books to help you locate your answers as well as video clips. As you are gathering information using the links provided, you will need to save some pictures to your flash drive.

Evaluation To earn a 4 your group must go above and beyond what the tasks require. All work must be finished on time. You should have a variety of special effects in your show. You should work as a team and get along with each other. To earn a 3 your group must complete each task as required. All work must be finished on time. You should have at least one special effect. You should work together as a team. You will earn a 2 if your group did not finish the presentation or add enough information. No special effects were added. There was no teamwork.

Task 1 Map/Geography: Click on this link con.ico and then click on Maps in the main menu. Use the map to locate these places. Valley of the Kings, Cairo, Alexandria, Nile River, Mediterranean Sea, Giza, Red Sea, Rosetta. Now answer the questions in your binder for Task 1. con.ico con.icohttp:// con.ico Explore Ancient Egypt - The Children's University of ManchesterExplore Ancient Egypt - The Children's University of Manchester

Task 2 Make a timeline using the link below of pharaohs and queens. Include King Tutankhamen, King Rammses II, Akhenaten, Queen Hatshepsut, Queen Cleopatra VII, King Khaba, King Teti, King Khufu, and King Amenhotep IV. A sentence strip can be used to make a timeline. Mark Millmore's Kings and Queens Egyptian Timeline - The Children's University of Manchester

Task 3 What was life like in everyday Ancient Egypt? Use the handouts in your binders to answer the questions in your binder. Read the information and highlight the answers. When you are finished you may explore some of these links Historyforkids TheBritishMuseum Civilization.CA Odyssey Online- Play the Lotus Game here SPTimes Click on Extra Credit then choose a topic to learn more about.SPTimes Play The Game of Senet when you have extra time! Games & Stories - Ancient Egypt for Kids

Task 4 Use this link to answer the questions in your binder about The Great Sphinx. Guardian's Sphinx ART ACTIVITY – make your own Great Sphinx. Choose the body of an animal and the head of a person. It could be a clown, a cowboy, or whatever you can think of. We will create a class Flip Book with all of our pictures. Color neatly!!

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Task 5 Hieroglyphics The Ancient Egyptians created a form of picture writing called hieroglyphics. Answer the questions in your binder using the first link below and then use the second or third link to translate each of your group member’s name into hieroglyphics. Print each name. Use the printed name to help make your own cartouche. You may draw free hand or use stencils for your cartouche. Use colored pencils only to color each symbol. Color and draw neatly! Odyssey Online VirtualEgypt Writing in Hieroglyphs - The Children's University of ManchesterWriting in Hieroglyphs - The Children's University of Manchester The Egyptian Number System - The Children's University of ManchesterThe Egyptian Number System - The Children's University of Manchester

Task 6 Use this link, Ancient Egypt Pyramids,Ancient Egypt Pyramids to answer the questions in your binder. Giza Pyramid Panorama - The Children's University of Manchester

Task 7 - Mummies Why did the Egyptians make mummies? Read the book Valley of the Golden Mummies to answer the questions in your binder. Play The CT Scan Game and click on the other links for more fun. Odyssey OnlineOdyssey Online – CT Scan Game Making a Mummy - The Children's University of Manchester Egyptian Jigsaws - The Children's University of Manchester

Task 8 Congratulations! You have made it through the end of the web quest. It is now time to create a Power Point presentation. Your teacher will help you learn how to do this project and will give you the requirements for each page. You can save your work on your flash drive. Next up – Egyptian Museum!! – more details to come.

Task 9 Now you are ready to assemble your book in the order below. Book Cover/Title Page Introduction Page Map of Egypt Timeline Daily Life The Great Sphinx Hieroglyphics Pyramids Conclusion

Think about what you have learned from this web quest. Each person on your team should tell one important contribution the Egyptians made to society. Take 5 minutes to do this now. Would you have liked to live in Ancient Egypt? How would it be different? How would it be the same? What was your favorite task and why? What was your least favorite task and why? Did you like learning about Ancient Egypt through a web quest? Would you like to do another web quest sometime? If yes, on what topic? If no, why? Now that you are a certified Egyptologist, you are ready to prepare for the Museum. You will pick your favorite topic from this web quest to research more in depth. You will make a display and a 3-D project for the museum. This will be an independent assignment. Ready set go!

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