Ancient Egypt

Ancient Egypt Sites -- Grade 6 -- Resources
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You will be looking for information in your textbook, print resources and on the internet. You will gather information about Egypt and use the note template provided to organize your research. You will be looking for information in three areas -- Geography, Religion, and Daily Life. On the note template, list as many facts as you can find about each area of research. Your list does not need to be in sentences and should include all the information you find on that topic.

Click on the project below for details about each type of project.

Board Game

Oral Presentation

Paper

Poem

Poster

Powerpoint

Pyramid

Short Story

Note Template
http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/schools/forestoakms/site%20pages/Academics/Social%20Studies/notetemplate.xls

Print Resources @ FOMS
http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/schools/forestoakms/site%20pages/Academics/Bookmarks/Egypt/egyptprint.doc

MCPS Online Subscription Services
http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/students/homework.cfm

Chenowith, OR School System Ancient Egypt
http://www.chenowith.k12.or.us/tech/subject/social/egypt.html

The British Museum
http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/menu.html

Ancient Egypt- a 6th grade curriculum
http://www.angelfire.com/wi/egypt/index.html

St. Petersburg [Florida]Times
This selection of information attempts to illuminate the religion, art and way of life of the ancient Egyptians. Most of the information was culled from the pages of the Splendors of Ancient Egypt Educational Guide.
http://www2.sptimes.com/Egypt/EgyptCredit.4.html

PBS - Egypt's Golden Empire
Best resource - Egyptian Experience
http://www.pbs.org/empires/egypt/index.html#

ThinkQuest - Ancient Egyptian Religion
http://library.thinkquest.org/3011/egypt2.htm?tqskip1=1

Carnegie Museum of Natural History -- Life in Ancient Egypt - Gods & Religion
http://www.carnegiemnh.org/exhibits/egypt/godsreligion.htm

Egypt Landmarks - Virtual Panoramic Tour
Take a virtual panoramic tour of Egypt with this fascinating site! Simply click on a photo, or a dot on the map, then click VR panorama, to watch the 360 degree rotation of the picture
http://www.burger.si/Egypt/Egypt_Index.htm

Egyptian Civilization -- Geography
http://www.civilization.ca/civil/egypt/egcgeo1e.html