Ancient Egypt

A Learning Website for Middle School Students


Activity 1: Learn About Ancient Egypt
Write the answers to these questions on lined paper.  
Use your own words - do not copy the answers. 
Write in complete sentences.
  1. Life In Ancient Egypt  
    Go to this site,
    Ancient Egypt.   
    Find 2 amazing facts for each topic listed below. 
    Write in complete sentences.

    Family Life

    Marriage

    Food & Cooking

    Cosmetics

    Hair

    Jewelry

    Clothing

    Housing & Furniture

    Entertainment

    Government

  1. Fact or Fiction  
    Go to this site, Fact or Fiction.    
    Find 2 amazing facts for each topic listed below. 
    Write in complete sentences.

    Pyramids

    Mummies & Mummification

    Hieroglyphs

    Pharaohs

    Ra

    Daily Life - Food

    Daily Life - Clothing

  1. The Nile River  
    Find 4 amazing facts about
    The Nile River.

  2. Hieroglyphs
    Write these words in English on your paper: Ancient Egypt
    Go to the Hieroglyphics Chart.  
    Now write these words in hieroglyphics on your paper: Ancient Egypt 

  3. Ancient Egyptian Drawings
    Go to this link,
    How To Draw A Picture Of An Ancient Egyptian.  
    Then draw a picture of an Ancient Egyptian on your paper.

 

Activity 2: Design A Fact Sheet About The Ancient Egyptians 
Open up a new word processing document. 
Use the information you just gathered to create a fact sheet about the Ancient Egyptians
This fact sheet must have 15 interesting facts about Ancient Egypt. 
Write in complete sentences - use your own words. 
No spelling errors or grammar errors allowed. 
Save this file as EGYPT Facts. Print it out. 


Activity 3: Design A Cover Page For Your Project
Use the paint program to design a cover page for this project.  
Design a cover page that the Ancient Egyptians would be proud of. 
Save this file as EGYPT Cover Page. Print it out.  
Click here to see cover sheets that previous students designed.

Dear Parents and Educators....
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© Joan Marie Brown    
Mrs. Brown, a Technology Educator, is the author of this website. 
Created June 1998, updated September 2006.  
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