Curated OER
Save the Sphinx!
Students research how ancient builders overcame great obstacles to erect Egypt's Great Sphinx. They build their own models of the Great Sphinx and explain their work to other classes. In addition, they investigate the deterioration of...
Curated OER
Magnificent Sphinx & Pyramid
Students research how ancient Egyptian structures were created and used. They sculpt realistic replicas of a pyramid and sphinx to demonstrate their knowledge of these famous structures. Sudents are told that Egyptian pyramids were built...
Other
Ancient Egypt Research Associates: Sphinx Project
A comprehensive set of integrated resources about the Great Sphinx of Giza that places the Sphinx in its historical, geological, and cultural contexts. An excellent site for understanding how archaeologists reconstruct the past from...
Other
3 D Mekanlar: Sites in 3 D: The Pyramids
Take a virtual tour of the Egyptian pyramids. There are thirty-one tours in all. Instructions on how to navigate through the tours are given below, and the set can also be downloaded to your computer for easier viewing.
Tour Egypt
Tour Egypt: Fourth Dynasty
This comprehensive discussion of the 4th Dynasty tells about the military exploits of the pharaohs along with a detailed description of the the many pyramids built at this time, including the Great Pyramid at Giza. Links to many related...
Tour Egypt
Tour Egypt!: An Overview of the Giza Plateau in Egypt
Provides detailed information about the pyramids on the Giza Plateau
Other
Eternal Egypt: The Great Sphinx at Giza
This resource presents an extraordinary mix of rich-media assets about the Great Sphinx at Giza and related topics that uses technology to bring this impressive cultural legacy of Egypt's past to life. It includes specialized tools that...
Harvard University
Harvard University: Digital Giza: Giza Project
Explore a 3D, historically accurate virtual world set in ancient Egypt. Giza 3D is the product of a decades-long collaboration between many institutions and companies, under the leadership of Professor Peter Manuelian. The Giza Project...
National Gallery of Art
National Gallery of Art: The Quest for Immortality: Treasures of Ancient Egypt
An interesting site with examples of Egyptian art from the National Gallery of Art in Washington. This article discusses pharaohs, sphinxes, symbols, mummification, and much more. [PDF]
Other
Institute of Egyptian Art and Archaeology
Take a tour of Egypt or visit the online exhibit of artifacts at this site. Descriptions and history of the artifacts are given and there is an impressive links page.
PBS
Pbs Nova: Riddles of the Sphinx
The Great Sphinx has remained a mystery for centuries. How was it built and who or what does it represent? These are a few of the questions that Nova's team of archeologists try to answer as they search for clues about these colossal...
PBS
Pbs Nova Mysteries of the Nile: Classroom Resources
This PBS site offers teacher resources for studying ancient Egypt and the culture of that time. One can either customize a lesson plan using online archaeological sites, use a lesson plan from the site, or use some of the ideas and...
Other
Su Bayfield: The Sphinx
Su Bayfield has travelled extensively in Egypt and created this informative blog to highlight Egyptian archaeological sites. Her interests lie in Egyptology and photography. This page presents information about the Great Sphinx.
Other
Culture Focus: Egypt: The Pyramids of Giza
Welcome to the famous pyramids of Giza! Learn about their history, the different kinds of pyramids, construction, and purpose. Included are a number of exterior and interior photos of both pyramids and artifacts.
Bartleby
Bartleby.com: Bulfinch's Mythology: The Age of Fable
Bulfinch's collection of Greek and Roman myths is available here in full text format. A little known feature of this work is its sections on Eastern mythology, Northern mythology and a section on Druid religion.
Encyclopedia Mythica
Encyclopedia Mythica: Greek Mythology
Encyclopedia Mythica offers a comprehensive resource on Greek mythology. Content includes a look at the principal gods, Zeus's consorts and offspring, the descendants of Prometheus, and much, much more. Click on "browse articles" for a...
Other
Canon 3 D Paper Craft Buildings: Great Sphinx at Giza
Intricately detailed paper-folding activity that provides templates and instructions for building a three-dimensional paper model of the Great Sphinx. Instructions require download.
Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: "The Sphinx" by Ralph Waldo Emerson
Full text of the poem "The Sphinx" by Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882).
Other
Sculptures of Ancient Egypt
There are links at the bottom of the page that list the Giza Sphinx, Luxor, Karnak and Memphis Sphinx' and The Great Sphinx. Nice images and short histories.
Greek Gods
Greek Gods: Monsters: Sphinx
Learn about the frightful Sphinx, his riddle, and who solved it.
PBS
Nova Online Adventures: Pyramids, the Inside Story
Use this site to explore the pyramids of Egypt and to learn how they were built and why.
Other
Greek Mythology Today and Myth of the Month
A large Greek mythology site focused on students and expressing a great love of Greek myth. Contains the Myth of the Month, as well as Homework Help concerning myths. Humorous and colorful.
University of Chicago
University of Chicago: The Giza Plateau Mapping Project
Resource focuses on the the geology and topography of the Giza plateau, the construction and function of the Sphinx, the Great Pyrimids, the associated tombs and temples, and the Old Kingdom town in the vicinity.