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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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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Egyptian Art

For Students 6th - 8th
Art is usually meant to be seen and cherished, however, Egyptian art was never meant to be seen. The artwork in Egypt was to benefit the deceased. This site shows examples of Egyptian art and details the main characteristics of their...
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Guardian's Egypt: The Sphinx

For Students 9th - 10th
The site opens to a great picture of the Sphinx, referred to as the "Giant Sphinx" in this essay. If you can get through the "poetry style" of writing, you'll uncover many facts and interesting tidbits.
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University of Illinois

University of Illinois: Spurlock Museum: Egyptian Mummification

For Students 9th - 10th
A virtual exhibition on Egyptian mummification. Covers the history through different periods of Egypt's history, the rituals, artifacts found with mummies, sources of information about mummification, the materials that were used, and the...
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PBS

Pbs: Egypt's Golden Kingdom: Virtual Gallery

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore this PBS Virtual Gallery of Egyptian art and architecture of the New Kingdom. Just click on the gallery, then click on the picture to get more information.
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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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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Palette of King Narmer

For Students 6th - 8th
The Palette of King Narmer is so precious it is never allowed to leave the country. This source brings it into your classroom in the form of vibrant pictures and descriptions. The different theories about what the pictures on the palette...
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Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland Museum of Art: Bronze Mount From a "Shawabty Bundle": Arm With Feather

For Students 9th - 10th
This Bronze mount from a "Shawabty Bundle": Arm with Feather, c. 1336-1256 BC comes from Egypt, Thebes, Wadi Qubbanet el-Qirud, New Kingdom, Late Dynasty 18 or early Dynasty 19.
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Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland Museum of Art: Shawabty Bundle": Arm With Scribe's Palette

For Students 9th - 10th
This Bronze Mount from a "Shawabty Bundle": Arm with Scribe's Palette, c. 1336-1256 BC is a funerary figure from Egypt, Thebes, Wadi Qubbanet el-Qirud, New Kingdom, Late Dynasty 18 or early Dynasty 19.
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Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland Museum of Art: Bronze Mount From a "Shawabty Bundle": Head

For Students 9th - 10th
This Bronze Mount from a "Shawabty Bundle": Head, c. 1336-1256 BC comes from Egypt, Thebes, Wadi Qubbanet el-Qirud, New Kingdom, late Dynasty 18 or early Dynasty 19.
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Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland Museum of Art: Lentoid Flask (Pilgrim Flask)

For Students 9th - 10th
This glass Lentoid Flask (Pilgrim Flask), c. 1336-1186 BC is representative art from Egypt, New Kingdom, during the Late Dynasty 18 (1540-1296 BC) to Dynasty 19 (1295-1186 BC)/
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Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland Museum of Art: Unguent Bottle (Krateriskos)

For Students 9th - 10th
This Unguent Bottle (Krateriskos), c. 1336-1295 BC made of alabaster is from Egypt, New Kingdom, during the Late Dynasty 18 (1540-1296 BC). (post-Amarna period or later).
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Amigos De La Egiptologia: Arte: Amigos en El Antiguo Egipto

For Students 9th - 10th
An incredible site that embraces Egyptian forms of art. It is understood that all these Egyptian artworks had a clearly defined function.
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Louvre Museum: A Closer Look at the Seated Scribe

For Students 9th - 10th
Take a closer look at a work of Egyptian sculpture wherein you can see details of the work through a virtual magnifying glass. Accompanying commentaries and animations provide historical and artistic analysis. Useful in-context tools...
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University of Chicago

Oriental Institute: Nubia: The Land and the People

For Students 9th - 10th
Read all about Nubia and the people that live there. Includes photos of artifacts, maps, and a timeline.
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Brooklyn Museum

Brooklyn Museum: Long Term Exhibition: Pharaohs, Queens, and Goddesses

For Students 9th - 10th
The long-term exhibition, "Pharaohs, Queens, and Goddesses" was on view at the Brooklyn Museum in 2007. This page includes selected works from the exhibit and a teachers link.
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The Field Museum

Field Museum: Exhibits: Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs

For Students 9th - 10th
Take a tour of the King Tut Exhibition without leaving your classroom. Learn how King Tut lived from before he became a pharaoh up until his death. You can also explore his tomb.
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Curated OER

Hieroglyphics

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site from the Alien Travel Guide provides information on the different customs of Egyptian Theatre. There is also a hieroglyphic of Egyptians dancing. Set up as a slide show, user may also click through a variety of other theatre...
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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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Tour Egypt

Tour Egypt Monthly: Ancient Egyptian Agriculture

For Students 9th - 10th
This Tour Egypt Monthly informative article overviews important aspects of Ancient Egyptian Agriculture, including the Nile flooding, farming tools, grain and vegetable cultivation, and animal domestication. Included are small images of...
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Emory University

Emory University: Odyssey Online: Egypt Daily Life: Flax

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides information on the development and use of flax in the production of linen in ancient Egypt.
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Andre Dollinger

Reshafim: Ancient Egyptian Overseas Trade

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive article that details the trading partners of Egyptians and the goods that were exchanged by them. Includes a map of trading routes as well.
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BBC

Bbc: The Mummy Maker

For Students 3rd - 8th
An interactive game that allows the students to act as ancient Egyptian embalmers. Requires Flash plug-in.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: The Great Pyramids of Giza

For Students 9th - 10th
The last remaining of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world, the great pyramids of Giza are perhaps the most famous and discussed structures in history. However, they are threatened by urban encroachment and political chaos. With the...

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