Egyptian Monuments
A Pathfinder
Location
Murray Hill Middle School Media Center
This is a pathfinder to find resources on Egyptian pyramid and sphinx. This pathfinder is an extension of the activity for Egyptian monuments. To begin research, look in the World Book under pyramid, sphinx and mummy
Helpful terms and keywords for your search are:
Pyramid
Sphinx
Mummy
Egyptian tombs
Egyptian archeology
Pharos
Egyptian monuments
Sarcophagus
King Tut
The online catalog for Murray Hill Middle School serves as the index for all the resources in the media center. The catalog may be access from the computers at the front of the media center. The search provides title, author, call number, a short summary, and the current status of the material. The subject headings and call numbers you should look for are:
Subject Headings and Call Numbers
932 &909
Egyptian history
722
Art
690
Technology
393
Social Science
Non-Fiction Books:
The following non-fiction books will be useful as you begin your research:
932 MO
Morley, Jacqueline. An Egyptian Pyramid. 1991
932 MA
Mann, Elizabeth. The Great Pyramid. 1996
909 PU
Putnam, James. Pyramid. 1975
722 PY (Video)
Pyramid, PBS Home Video. 1995
690 MA
Macaulay, David. Pyramid. 1975
393 PU
Putnam, James. Mummy. 1993
Fiction Books
F BE
Bellairs, John. The Curse of the Blue Figurine. 1983
F HU
Hutchins, Pat. Curse of the Egyptian Mummy. 1983
F RE
Reed, Theresa. Three Cheers for Keisha. 1995
F ST
Stine, R.L. The Curse of the Mummy’s Tomb. 1993
F ST
Stine, R.L. Return of the Mummy. 1994
F VA
Van Draanen. Sammy Keyes and the Hollywood Mummy. 2001
F VO
Voigt, Cynthia. The Vandermark Mummy. 1991
Reference Books:
The following reference books will be helpful for this search. Reference books can be found in the reference secion of the library under the call number.
REF 001.9 RO
Rovin, Jeff. The Encyclopedia of Monsters. 1989
REF 030 WO
The World Book Almanac of Facts 2003
REF 031 NE
The New Book of Knowledge. 1997
REF 031 WO
World Book Inc. The World Book Encyclopedia. 2002
REF 909 PR
Moss, Joyce. Profiles in World History. 1996
REF 910 LA
Lands and Peoples. 1997
REF 930 RE
Rossi, Renzo. The Atlas of Human History. 1996
REF 932 HA
Harris, Geraldine. Ancient Egypt. 1990
REF 956 GL
Global Studies: The Middle East. 1994
Web Sites:
Djoser Complex – Look inside the Step Pyramid called the Djoser (or Zozer) from the third dynasty.
http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/arth/zoser/zoser.html
The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World – Click on one of the thumbnail sketches to see the seven wonders of the world. Find out more about the Great Pyramid of Giza. Lots of information and links to follow.
http://ce.eng.usf.edu/pharos/wonders/
The Great Pyramid – Some very indepth information about the great pyramid.
http://www.sacredsites.com/2nd56/378.html
Egypt’s El Kula Pyramid – This site gives a lot of information and the ability to tour the El Kula Pyramid and several other sites in egypt like the step pyramid.
http://www.pyramidmatrix.com/el_kula_pyramid.htm
The Red Pyramid; Egypt’s Other Great Pyramid – A visual diary of a tour of the Red Pyramid. Also has links to the Great Pyramid and other sites.
http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/red.htm
Kid Sites:
The History of Egypt – A very concise overview of Egyptian history. It also defines and describes many basic vocabulary words commonly used when learning about pyramids and mummies.
http://interoz.com/egypt/kids/History.htm
Ancient Egypt Kids Zone – A very kid friendly site about Ancient Egypt. Along with basic information, it also includes games, stories, and quizzes about Ancient Egypt.
http://www.learnenglish.org.uk/kids/archive/theme_egypt.html
The Pharaohs Page for Kids – A neat question and answer page all about Ancient Egypt.
http://www.geocities.com/nabilbilly/pharaohs.htm
National Geographic Magazine for Kids Egypt Contest – Not a lot of information, but it has a few activities for kids to complete along with a contest to build like an Egyptian and dig like an Egyptologist.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ngkids/surprise/egyptcontest/
Field Trips:
Smithsonian Institute
Natural History and Art Museums
Washington, DC
Other Libraries:
Savage Branch Library
9525 Durness Lane
Laurel, MD 20723
410-880-5975
Howard County Central Library
10375 Little Patuxent Pkwy
Columbia, MD 20144
410-313-7800
Government Agencies
Library of Congress
Washington DC