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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Mummy and Cover of Coffin

For Students 9th - 10th
An image depicting the coffin used for mummies in ancient Egypt.
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The British Museum

The British Museum: The Underworld of Ancient Egypt

For Students 3rd - 5th
Travel into the Underworld, a place, according to Egyptian belief, that one must pass through to get to paradise. See if you can make it safely.
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Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Journey to the Afterlife

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In groups of four, have students design an Egyptian funerary barge to transport the mummy through the underworld to the afterlife. The design of the boat is extremely critical in order for the mummy to have a chance to reach and enter...
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abcteach

Abcteach: Social Studies: History

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] A directory of history resources (games, activities, puzzles, graphics) to be used as part of elementary study of Ancient Egypt and Greece, the Middle Ages, the Revolutionary War, and other topics....
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Other

The Papyri Pages

For Students 9th - 10th
An extensive resource that focuses on topics relating to ancient Egyptian papyrus and the history and archaeology of books and writing.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Pet Cemetery

For Teachers 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about ancient Egyptian views about pets. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Museum of Science

Boston Museum: Eternity Travel: Book Your Afterlife

For Students 5th - 8th
Plan a safe, speedy trip to the afterlife with this interactive resource. Choose your tomb type, mummification method, and case and also select a number of eternity extras. See if you can plan a safe trip to the afterlife on the money...
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Curated OER

Realistic Face From the Valley of the Golden Mummies

For Students 9th - 10th
The transcript of an interview with one of the world's greatest experts on the Pyramids of Giza. Hawass provides detailed information on the latest discoveries.
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Stephen Byrne

History for Kids: Ancient Egyptian Games

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Some of the games in ancient Egypt were designed just for adults, but others were played by people of all ages.
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Curated OER

Quest for the Mummy of Hatshepsut

For Students 9th - 10th
The story of Dr. Hawass's (Egypt's foremost expert on ancient Egypt) first attempts to locate and identify the mummy of Hatshepsut. He finally identified her mummy in 2007.
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Curated OER

The Museum of Un Natural Mystery: Making Mummies

For Students 9th - 10th
The author provides an easy to understand overview of how bodies were mummified by the Egyptians. He also discusses grave robbing through the centuries and what scientists have been able to learn about ancient Egypt by studying mummies.
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Curated OER

Eternal Egypt: Heart Amulet With a Chain

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a heart amulet of lapis lazuli, made to be hung from a golden chain. It should have hung from the neck of the owner's mummy. The heart amulet (or a scarab) should be placed within the chest of the mummy as a substitute for the...
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Curated OER

The Search for Hatshepsut & Discovery of Her Mummy

For Students 9th - 10th
The story on how the mummy of Hatshepsut was found and identified by Egypt's most important archaeologist.
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Curated OER

The Search for Hatshepsut & Discovery of Her Mummy

For Students 9th - 10th
The story on how the mummy of Hatshepsut was found and identified by Egypt's most important archaeologist.
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Graphic
Curated OER

The Search for Hatshepsut & Discovery of Her Mummy

For Students 9th - 10th
The story on how the mummy of Hatshepsut was found and identified by Egypt's most important archaeologist.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Eternal Egypt: Statue of Duamutef

For Students 9th - 10th
Duamutef, one of the four sons of Horus, was typically shown with a jackal's head. The statue depicts him in a completely human shape, wrapped as a mummy and wearing the broad collar and the divine false beard.
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Curated OER

Eternal Egypt: Statue of Hermanubis

For Students 9th - 10th
The statue depicts Hermanubis, Master of the Necropolises. He played a role in granting life to mummies. A dog is shown to his right and he holds a palm branch and carries on his head the sacred basket called the "Kalathos."
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Curated OER

Eternal Egypt: Heart Amulet

For Students 9th - 10th
"Do not say any bad thing against me before Osiris, the great God of the dead." This is the spell from Chapter 30 of the Book of the Dead asking the deceased's heart to be silent during judgment. This spell is written on the back of the...
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Curated OER

Eternal Egypt: Magical Statuette of Yuya

For Students 9th - 10th
The figure is inscribed with two vertical lines of hieroglyphic text from spell number 151 of the Book of the Dead. The statuette is made of cedar wood and is completely enveloped in a wrapping like a mummy. The figure wears a striped...
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Curated OER

Eternal Egypt: Naos of Horus

For Students 9th - 10th
The lid of this naos is surmounted by a painted statue of the God Horus which might indicate that it had been used to house a mummy of a falcon. The sides of the naos are decorated by some divinities who are represented standing inside...
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Curated OER

Eternal Egypt: Statue of a Standing Ptah

For Students 9th - 10th
The god Ptah was considered the guardian deity of artists and artisans. He is identified by his headdress, a tight smooth cap. Ptah's body is wrapped in a mummy-shaped cloth that only leaves his hands uncovered.
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Curated OER

Eternal Egypt: Statuette of Ptah Standing

For Students 9th - 10th
The god Ptah's body is in the shape of a mummy, leaving only his hands uncovered. He holds the Djed and Ankh signs and the "Was" scepter, which touches his false beard.
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Curated OER

Eternal Egypt: Statuette of Winged Osiris

For Students 9th - 10th
Osiris is wrapped as a mummy with outstretched wings instead of arms. Wings are a sign of protection for the deceased, for whom Osiris is the guardian.
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Curated OER

Eternal Egypt: Statue of the God Ptah Standing

For Students 9th - 10th
The god Ptah is represented here in his usual form as a mummy. His hands protrude from the wrappings and he holds the "Was" scepter and leans against a Djed pillar.

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