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Lesson Plan
Choices Program, Brown University

Choices: Teaching With the News: Egypt's Uprising

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Lesson in which students use a video, handouts, and other reading material to investigate events in Egypt, identify the causes of the demonstrations, and consider the U.S. response to these events.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Myths From Around the World: Egypt

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Explore ancient Egyptian culture, people, and myths. Discover tales of Osiris, Seth, and Isis. Write a myth with author Jane Yolen. Flash Plug-in only required on brainstorming link.
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University College London

Univ. College London: Digital Egypt: Burial Customs in Early Dynastic Egypt

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about burial customs in the Early Dynastic period in Egypt. Click on each picture to see additional pictures and read more information of each aspect of the burial. Many hyperlinks to other places in this interesting website.
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Handout
Other

Women in the Ancient World: Women in Ancient Egypt

For Students 9th - 10th
Discussion on women in ancient Egypt includes the topics of clothing, economy, pregnancy, royal women and the concept of marriage in ancient Egypt.
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Brooklyn Museum

Brooklyn Museum: Long Term Installation: Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity

For Students 9th - 10th
The long-term installation, "Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity" is on view at the Brooklyn Museum. This page takes you on a visual, descriptive and virtual tour of the exhibit and selected works from the exhibit.
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Handout
Greek Gods

Greek Gods: Demigods & Spirits: Proteus, Marine Deity From Egypt

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about Proteus, a gentle marine deity from Egypt and the personification of the waves who received the gift of prophecy.
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Teaching Geography: Israel and Egypt

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Media-rich site address the ongoing conflicts in Jerusalem, Israel and the limitations of natural resources throughout Egypt due to the nation's dependence upon the Nile River. Understand the relationship between human identity and...
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: Egypt's Pyramids

For Students 7th - 8th
CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each story or article is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words to see...
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University of Pennsylvania

Roman Trade on the Coast of Egypt

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the importance of Egypt to the Roman Empire for its grain and trade routes.
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Unit Plan
The British Museum

British Museum: Ancient Egypt

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive site on Ancient Egypt, including sections on the lifestyle, geography, religion, and politics of the country.
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Discovering Egypt

Discovering Ancient Egypt: 3 D Reconstruction of Luxor Temple

For Students 9th - 10th
One of the greatest achievement of Ancient Egypt was its architecture, mainly pyramids and temples. Mark Millmore created a 3D reconstruction of the Temple of Luxor and the statues of Rameses II. This very detailed rendition includes the...
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Handout
Tour Egypt

Tour Egypt: Thirty First Dynasty

For Students 9th - 10th
Extensively details the period of Persian rule in Egypt by referring to multiple sources, some of which are non-Egyptian. Contains hyperlinked definitions of terms and descriptions of people.
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PPT
New York Times

New York Times: Gateway to Antiquity: Archaeological Renovation at Abydos, Egypt

For Students 9th - 10th
The New York Times presents a slidshow with audio description featuring a description of Abydos in Egypt.
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Graphic
Tour Egypt

Tour Egypt!: An Overview of the Giza Plateau in Egypt

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides detailed information about the pyramids on the Giza Plateau
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Article
Other

Bible Chronologist: Evidence of the Exodus From Egypt?

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a very interesting site that provides evidence that the Exodus of the Israelites really did happen.
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Other

Guardian's Egypt: Map of Egypt

For Students 9th - 10th
Print out this very detailed map of Lower Egypt, Upper Egypt, and Nubia with ancient Egyptian cities and geographic features.

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