Egypt Project
Egyptologists, welcome to Ernest's
Archaeological Dig. Through this site you be will digging up information on the
Internet. You will be performing many tasks to help you learn about Ancient
Egypt.
To assist you with your dig, I will give you
links to many excellent sites where you can discover all types of information.
You will be learning about pyramids, Ancient Egyptian religion, gods and
goddesses, mummification pharaohs, hieroglyphics, and more.
The Internet is Ernest's Archaeological Dig
Site, and all Egyptologists will need to carefully work hard together and as
individuals to find the artifacts that have been buried here. Have Fun!
Here are a few directions for a successful dig.
á Keep an Archaeological Dig Journal. You are to write in this daily to tell:
o What areas you have visited
o What you saw
o What you learned. (3 or 4
sentences will not be enough.)
á Your dig journal will include your daily field notes of what you have accomplished as well as the examples of the days artifacts.
á You will be divided into dig groups of 2 or 3 members.
á Each dig group needs to complete at least 5 tasks (some negotiation is possible) in addition to a tour of Egypt, the archaeological dig, and the vocabulary words.
Each group MUST do these:
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Begin your dig by checking out: á
An archaeological dig at Giza, á
The
Secrets of the Lost Tomb Write in your journal about what you saw. |
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Go to the glossary sheet
in the classroom dig site. á
Define the Egyptian Words, symbols, or use the Glossary of Terms to
define the words you may encounter on your search for Egyptian
artifacts. Here is a hieroglyph website as well.
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Draw the symbol. |
Choose 8 additional tasks from this list:
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Check out Ancient Egypt to
answer the following questions. á What
materials were used by the Ancient Egyptians for their
sculpture? á Is the
front, back, or whole body of a stature the most important? á Why did
the Egyptians mummify their dead? á What
did they do with the internal organs when they were removed? Write in your journal |
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Go to Mummies on the Web Read the following articles and write about
each in
your journal. á Mummification á Mummies á Ask the
Mummy. á How to Make
a Mummy á Mummy FAQ á The Mummy
Project á Discover
what the Cybermummy can tell you by clicking on the
questions to learn more about the mummy. Look at
the mummies at the other sites and write about what you saw in your journal. Read Corkankhamun
Explains Mummification Write in your journal. |
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Check out at least 10 pictures of the pyramids of Egypt. á Choose
5 and write about your pyramids in your journal á Build a
pyramid. |
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Learn about some artifacts found in tombs. Click
on each listing to look at the artifacts. á Read
the Fact or Fiction page. Write 10 things you learned in your
journal. á Pick
one or more pictures from the Coloring Book or
choose a picture from one of the Egyptian coloring books in the room and
color it. |
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Check out some Egyptian gods at Ancient Egyptian Lives, Egyptian Gods and More Gods or Egyptian Mythology. á Read
their descriptions. á Choose
ten gods and write a description of each god. á Draw a
picture of 5. |
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Go to The Tomb of the Chihuahua Pharaohs. Read
the page. Press <enter>. á Create
a drawing of an Ancient Egyptian by following the directions. á Draw a scene
of Ancient Egypt. Go to Egyptian Coloring Book á Choose
at least one of the pictures to color. The pictures are in the dig site area
of the classroom. á Create
a mural drawing of
a scene from Ancient Egypt as shown from the interior or the exterior of a
tomb, temple, or palace. Other kidsÕ activitiesÉ |
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Read Guardians King Tut Go to Build a Pharaoh. á Create
a pharaoh's
mask using the directions here. |
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Watch Quick Time Virtual Reality Panoramas of the
Giza Plateau á The
Temple of Sett I á Abydos á Kim Combo á Luxor á The Sphinx á Write in
your journal about at least 2 panoramas. Look at some artifacts of Ancient Egypt. á Click
on the bottom of the object to read about the object. á Write
in your journal about at least 3 objects. |
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Read Guardians King Tut Look
at some coffins
and sarcophaguses to see how they are decorated. á
Create
a coffin / sarcophagus out of paper. á
Have
a member of your dig group lay down on top of a piece of butcher paper. á
Lightly
trace around him/her. (Be sure the "mummy" folds his/her arms on
top of his/her chest.) á Separate
the coffin into three parts: The head, the chest, and the lower body. |
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Go
to Wild Egypt
Visit the Nile, the Red Land, and the Sea. á Be
sure to look and read all three pages. á Write
in your journal about each area. á Khufu |
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Go
to Quiz on Ancient Egypt and another quiz á Read
each of the descriptions. |
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Read about the Rosetta
Stone and why it was important to understanding hieroglyphics. Read
about hieroglyphics
the alphabet. á Have
your name written in hieroglyphics. |
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á Use the
diagram at the classroom dig site to show you how to number. á Write the
name of the symbol and tell something about the symbol. |
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Go
to The Ancient Egyptian Virtual
Pyramid and search the tomb. á Click on
the numbers to take a walk around the pyramid. á Write in
your journal about what you see. Go to Sites
and Monuments-Guardian's Egypt á Write in
your journal about what you see. á Draw
pictures on the inside sides á
Write about an area you have
visited in Egypt on the bottom square of the pyramid. |
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á Read about the Great Sphinx and
look at the pictures. á Write in your journal about the
Great Sphinx. |
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Go
to Akhet Egyptology Mummy Project á Click on a "painted
portrait", "feet", "see the amazing reconstruction of the
mummy's face. á Write in your journal about what
your saw. Go back to click and look at the
artifacts in the rest of the sections. á Tell which was your favorite and
why in your journal. |
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Go
to The Curse of the Pharaoh á Check out
at least 10 pictures of the pyramids of Egypt. o Choose 5
and write 2 or 3 sentences about each pyramid. á Take a
virtual trip through a pharaoh's tomb. |
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Go
to Egyptian Sites and Monuments á Click on
the Temple of Abu Simbel (Back out when you've finished an area) o Click
on the entrance. o Click
on the massive stone. o Click
on the innermost chamber. á Click
on pharaoh, Ramses II. o Click
on Nefertari, some of his wives, figure of god Re-Harakhte, row of baboons, large hall, one of the heads on
the temple, and the map of the temple. o Click
on the center icon at the bottom showing the map, then click on the orange
areas á Check
out at least 3 other sites. Be sure to look at each part inside the site. á
Write about what you saw and learned in your
journal. |
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Take
a photographic trip through Egypt at Rigby's Tour of Egypt Take
a CyberJourney of Ancient
Egypt. á Visit
each site. o List
each site as you visit it. á Click
and drag on the image to take a look around the site. á Write
in your journal about what you saw. |
