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Making Soap
Students recognize and use chemical indicators in the lab, recognize the need for safety while doing chemical experiments and understand the need for following precise directions.
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Brain and Senses
Students investigate the brain through multiple senses. In this biology lesson, students experiment with different activities involving taste, memory, touch, and sight to understand how the brain works. Students work in partners and...
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Heavens Above
Young scholars study the stars and their positions. In this astronomy lesson students see how scientists can predict the positions of the stars and can tell how they would have appeared in the past.
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The Mummy’s Curse
For this World History worksheet, 6th graders identify the mummy's curse through various short answer questions. They describe how the tomb builders tried to hide the burial chambers of their pharaohs. Students also describe what events...
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Form, Story, and Function: Then and Now
Students compare the function and decoration of everyday objects from ancient Greece and today's world. They complete a chart imbedded in this lesson plan that enables them to compare today's objects to objects of the past.
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Archaeology For Kids Quiz 13
In this archaeology for kids quiz 13 learning exercise, students interactively answer 5 multiple choice questions about ancient / old things as part of an online magazine.
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Archaeology For Kids Quiz 50
In this archaeology for kids quiz 50 instructional activity, students interactively answer 4 multiple choice questions about mummies, as part of an online magazine.
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Travel the Nile
Students create a game board that lists the cities along the Nile River with markers of boats, cars, camels, feet, train, etc.
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Coding History
Young scholars study the topic of codes in Computer Science. They research it history, divisions in the field and its applications. The lesson plan also includes a brief overview of the information technology theory.
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Make A Mummy: The Science of Mummification
Students research the history of mummification. They work together to create an apple mummy. They write a paragraph about what they gathered while doing the experiment.
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What is a Solution?
In this solutions activity, students read about how people first learned to use metals and to combine metals to form alloys. Students write an essay telling the story of how ancient people first learned to cause physical changes in metal.
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Building a Body: Scale, Proportion, and Ratio
Students measure, analyze, and compare the ancient Egyptian canon of proportions using a mummy, painted images, and photographs of people today.
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Dig Magazine Archeology Quiz #69
In this Dig Magazine archeology worksheet, students complete a 4 question quiz covering the great pyramids. Answers and links to additional resources are included.
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Young Engineers: Understanding Engineering Through Cooking
Second graders explore different engineering careers. In this math lesson, 2nd graders create a winning cooking recipe. They role play a mock cookie sale during the culminating event.
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Design an Egyptian Playground
Middle schoolers are broken up into four groups. Each group will use their knowledge about Egypt to originate a playground for Egyptian children. This will involve brainstorming ideas on paper, building a prototype with Legos or other...
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Dig Magazine Archeology Quiz #16
In this Dig Magazine archeology worksheet, students complete a 5 question quiz. Answers and links to additional resources are included.
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Dig Magazine Archeology Quiz #66
For this Dig Magazine archeology quiz, learners answer 4 multiple choice questions covering a variety of topics. Page contains answer and additional resources link.
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Good Heavens
Students look at the history of science to identify some of the scientific ideas that different cultures have contributed to science throughout history. They describe using examples ideas developed by different cultures to explain the...
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Tutankhamen's Gift
Sixth graders identify the ancient "cradles of civilization." They compare cultures from different parts of the Eastern Hemisphere. Students describe various ways leaders are elected, appointed, or acquire power. They discuss ways...
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Dig Magazine Archeology Quiz #26
In this Dig Magazine archeology quiz, students answer 4 multiple choice questions covering a variety of topics. Page contains answer and additional resources link.
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Discovering Math: Rational Number Concepts
Students explore the concept of Egyptian contributions in mathematics. In this Egyptian contribution activity, students research Egyptian hieroglyphics and pyramids. Students write numerals in hieroglyphics. Students use Egyptian...
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Celebration Symbols and Their Meaning
Young scholars develop a symbol that represents something they wish to celebrate or include in a celebration of their choosing.
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Facial Tattoos or Face Painting
Students use a grid-like method to create a life-size self-portrait from a 3X5 black and white photo. They explore the different customs and rituals surrounding face painting from ancient through modern civilizations. Students create a...
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The History of Religion
Students learn about the two main types of religions. In this religion lesson, students define religion and learn about early religion as well as religion in the west. Students define animism, polytheism, pantheism, monotheism,...