Ancient 
The
sixth grade class will be researching Ancient Egypt. The class will be divided into
six groups in which they will have to each write a written report and present
their information with visual aids such as handmade artifacts, posters, or
costumes.
Use the listed websites
below to research your project!!!!
The sixth
categories are:
1.)
Pyramids
and Monuments
Ancient
Egyptian Monuments - This site provides pictures and descriptions of different types of
pyramids, and sphinx. It also contains information on hieroglyphics and the
government. Retrieved on the Internet on
Ancient
http://www.iwebquest.com/egypt/ancientegypt.htm
Come explore
Ancient
http://staff.fcps.net/kschneid/egypt/default.htm
2.) Burial Customs and Religion
Ancient
the Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt
There are also a collection of
photographs and statues of the Gods.
Retrieved on
http://www.rom.on.ca/egypt/case/about/gods.html
Mummies of
Ancient
Egyptians with details about their afterlife. Retrieved from the
Internet on
Mummies This link provides all
the steps of mummification. There also are descriptions of mummy coffins, and
masks. Retrieved on the Internet on
World Atlas This site provides a
wonderful detailed map of
link to a
on
the Internet on
http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/africa/eg.htm
3.) Art, Entertainment and Sports
History
for Kids This
link is one of the easiest to operate and user friendly for
children of all ages. The site lists several
links to the Egyptian peoples entertainment
and artwork. Retrieved on the Internet on
http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/egypt/index.htm
The
Royal Game of
board
game called
this
board game. Retrieved on the Internet on
http://www.gamecabinet.com/history/Ur.html
University of
a museum tour of artwork and sculptors of
the Ancient civilization. There is detailed
and descriptive information about each
piece of artwork. Retrieved on
4.) Pharaohs and
Egyptians
Kings (Pharaohs), Governors, and other Rulers This site is a timeline of all
the Pharaohs and
http://www.touregypt.net/kings.htm
King
Tut This page describes the life of the rule. It also provides the theory
of how
the ruler was killed. Retrieved from the
Internet on
http://www.site-ology.com/egypt/KT.HTM
Queen
Nefertiti -
This describes how scientists have recreated the face of a mummy which they
believe is Nefertiti. It is also a Discover Channel link where the
reconstruction takes place with a one minute video of this process.
Retrieved on the Internet on
http://www.homestead.com/wysinger/nefertiti.html
5.) Science, Medicine, and Education
Egyptian
Math The page contains information on how math was used by the
Egyptians. Their creation of the decimal
system is explained with Egyptian math
problems. Retrieved on the Internet on
http://www.eyelid.co.uk/numbers.htm
Medicine This page describes the
method in which Egyptians took care of illness.
Recipes listed on the page included use
of plants, herbs, and animals to create
remedies to cure the sick and broken
bones. Retrieved on Internet on
http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/egypt/dailylife/medicine.html
The Ancient
language of the Ancient Egyptians. There are
also details about the
written language. Retrieved on
Write Your Name in Hieroglyphics This site was one of my favorites. The students
can
use this site as a means to write all their classmates names in hieroglyphic. A
wonderful visual aid for their presentation.
Retrieved on the Internet on
6.) Family Life
Aspects of
Life in Ancient
Guardians
Egyptian life, as well as the other five group
topics in this bibliography. This site
is an
easy site for all classmates to enjoy because
of the beautiful images and descriptions.
Retrieved on
Tour
photographs and images provided were
delicious. Retrieved on
Images from
the following sites:
www.the-artwork.com/
Imagesag4/agthreeegytianf
www.pottery-marks.com/
egyptian-pottery.jpg
www.kidzworld.com/.../
a783i1_mummies2.jpg
www.digitaldutch.com/.../
imagepages/image9.html
thinkertoy.com/
ancient/ttegypt04.jpg
www.touregypt.net/
featurestories/lifeinegypt.htm
Retrieved online