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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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Handout
CommonLit

Common Lit: Text Sets: Ancient Egypt

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a collection of 6 Grade-Leveled texts (7-12) on the topic Ancient Egypt. Egyptian civilization is over 5,000 years old. While modern Egypt is different in many ways, the influence of Ancient Egypt can still be felt along the...
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Lesson Plan
Lin and Don Donn

Lin and Don Donn: Daily Life in Ancient Egypt

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
An Ancient Egypt website by a nationally known teacher that includes, history, creative writing by learners, lesson plans, and links to other sites.
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Website
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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Article
Seeker

Seeker: Week of 5 5 14: How the Egyptians Really Built the Pyramids

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about the new scientific theory about how the pyramids were built and why so many scientists find it convincing.
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Website
Other

Eternal Egypt

For Students 9th - 10th
Enjoy the sheer beauty of this site. Eternal Egypt will intrigue students with the interactivity offered on subjects such as artifacts, places, culture, and people of ancient Egypt. This site is like a well-done textbook come to life....
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Handout
Able Media

Classics Technology Center: Guided Tour of Ancient Egypt: Pyramids at Giza

For Students 3rd - 8th
Read about the impressive pyramids at Giza, how they were made, and why they were placed the way they were.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Ancient Egypt the Pyramids

For Teachers 3rd
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the pyramids of ancient Egypt. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Article
A&E Television

History.com: Ancient Egypt

For Students 9th - 10th
For almost 30 centuries -- from its unification around 3100 B.C. to its conquest by Alexander the Great in 332 B.C. -- ancient Egypt was the preeminent civilization in the Mediterranean world. From the great pyramids of the Old Kingdom...
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Interactive
Other

Air Pano: Great Pyramids of Giza in Egypt

For Students 9th - 10th
A virtual tour in 3D of the Great Pyramids of Giza. There are easy to understand navigational tools, and different photographs to start an exploration from.
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Website
PBS

Pbs: Egypt's Golden Empire

For Students 9th - 10th
PBS provides a fascinating glimpse of Egypt's New Kingdom, arising "more than one thousand years after the pyramids were built." Concentrating on the lives of seven pharaohs (one of them a woman), the site includes a timeline, lesson...
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Website
Discovering Egypt

Mark Millmore's Ancient Egypt

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site provides a captivating tour through Egypt's past. Visit the ancient temples, the kings and queens of the past. Learn about the hieroglyphic form of communication. Additional links for extended information temples and hieroglyphs.
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Website
Other

3 D Mekanlar: Sites in 3 D: The Pyramids

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Graphic
A&E Television

History.com: 10 Awe Inspiring Photos of the Ancient Pyramids of Egypt

For Students 9th - 10th
From the early step pyramids to the towering Great Pyramids of Giza, the tombs are among the few surviving wonders of the ancient world. This site offers 10 photos of Ancient Pyramids of Egypt.
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Interactive
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Building the Pyramids of Ancient Egypt

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this lesson, students learn how historians think the pyramids were built and why they were built-as doorways to the afterlife for the pharaohs.
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Handout
Other

History on the Net: The Egyptians Pyramids

For Students 3rd - 5th
Provides an introduction to Egyptian pyramids for younger students.
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Handout
Smithsonian Institution

Encyclopedia Smithsonian: Egyptian Pyramids

For Students 9th - 10th
This article provides a general overview of Egyptian pyramids, including history, location, and construction.
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Interactive
Discovering Egypt

Discovering Egypt: Pyramids and Temples

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive site creates a computer-generated reconstruction of Egyptian pyramids and temples. View pyramid floor plans, paintings, drawings, and photos.
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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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Website
Able Media

Classics Technology Center: Guided Tour of Ancient Egypt

For Students 9th - 10th
Cool site explores over 1500 years of ancient Egyptian history. Includes pictures and descriptions of the highlights of Egypt. Don't skip the section on mummification!
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Whiteboard
SMART Technologies

Smart: Ancient Egypt Religion

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Topics discussed: creation, symbols, polytheism, Book of the Dead, Mummification, Cartouche, Curse of the Mummy, pyramids, and the Riddle of Sphinx. Very Interactive!!! - Make your own cartouche, explore a tomb, and make your own mummy.
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Professional Doc
PBS

Pbs Nova Mysteries of the Nile: Classroom Resources

For Teachers 9th - 10th
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...
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Website
Other

The Ancient Egypt Site

For Students 9th - 10th
"Explore more than 3.000 years of Ancient Egyptian history, from the end of prehistory at prehistory 3,000 BC to the closing BC the last Egyptian temple in 535/537 A.D."
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Article
DOGO Media

Dogo News: Week of 5 12 14: Tomb Painting Provides Answers to Pyramids Mystery

For Students 3rd - 8th
Modern people have always wondered how the pyramids of Egypt were contstructed. Learn what we are now discovering that may unveil the facts about this ancient achievement.

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