Teachers.netGreat Ancient Egypt Projects You Can Build Yourself
From reed boats, papyrus, and amulets to pyramids, pharaohs, and mummies, Great Ancient Egypt Projects You Can Build Yourself explores the fascinating lives of ancient Egyptians through more than 25 hands-on building projects and activities. Great Ancient Egypt Projects You Can Build Yourself gives readers today a chance to experience how the ancient Egyptians lived, cooked, worked, worshiped, entertained themselves, and interacted with their neighbors through building projects that use common household supplies. Detailed step-by-step instructions, diagrams, and templates for creating each project combine with historical facts and anecdotes, biographies, and trivia for the real-life models of each project. Together they give kids a first-hand look at daily life in ancient Egypt.
"The ideas will be useful for school projects or individual crafting fun. This title will be a useful and popular addition to any collection…"—School Library Journal, February 2007
"After reading about ancient Egyptian life and civilization, students can extend their learning experience by making papyrus, date candy, an amulet, or other easy-to-replicate projects. An appealing balance of clearly presented information and alluring activities, Great Ancient Egypt Projects You Can Build Yourself is a ready-made resource for classroom pursuits and presentations." —Curriculum Connections, special supplement for School Library Journal, Fall 2007
"This truly fascinating book makes connections to history, math, and science while focusing mainly on the art and culture of ancient Egypt." —School Arts Magazine, April 2007
"A wealth of interesting information and clever hands-on projects… Many of the projects could help teachers fulfill curriculum objectives." —Children's Literature
Books and Periodicals
Cole, Joanna. The Magic School Bus, Ms. Frizzle’s Adventures: Ancient Egypt. New York: Scholastic Press Inc., 2001.
Collier, Mark & Manley, Bill. How to Read Egyptian Hieroglyphs. California: University of California Press, 1998.
Hagen, Rose-Marie and Rainer. Egypt: People-Gods-Pharaohs. California: Taschen America, 2005.
Hart, Avery & Mantell, Paul. Pyramids! 50 Hands-On Activities to Experience Ancient Egypt. Vermont: Williamson Publishing, 1997.
Hart, George (consulting editor). Discoveries: Ancient Egypt. California: Fog City Press, 2003.
Meltzer, Milton. In the Days of the Pharaohs: A Look at Ancient Egypt. New York: Franklin Watts, 2001.
Mertz, Barbara. Red Land, Black Land: Daily Life in Ancient Egypt. New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, revised 1978.
Mertz, Barbara. Temples, Tombs and Hieroglyphs: A Popular History of Ancient Egypt. New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, revised 1978.
Pemberton, Delia. The Atlas of Ancient Egypt. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 2005.
Ryan, Donald P. The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Ancient Egypt. Indiana: Alpha Books, 2002.
Shaw, Ian & Nicholson, Paul. The Dictionary of Ancient Egypt. New York: Harry N. Abrams Inc., updated 2003.
The Egyptian Book of the Dead: The Book of Going Forth by Day. Images by Wasserman, James. Translated by Faulkner, Raymond and Goelet Jr., Ogden. Introduction by Andrews, Carol. California: Chronicle Books, revised 1998.
Williams, A.R., “Modern Technology Reopens the Ancient Case of King Tut.” National Geographic, June 2005.
Web Sites
World’s oldest boats—http://www.abc.se/~pa/mar/abydos.htm
Ancient Egyptian Boats—http://www.kingtutshop.com/freeinfo/egyptian-boats.htm
Ancient Egyptian Hairstyles—http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/egypt/dailylife/hairstyles.html
Animal Mummies—http://www.animalmummies.com/
Aspects of Life in Ancient Egypt—http://nefertiti.iwebland.com/timelines/topics/index.html
British Museum—Ancient Egypt—http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/
(The) Charm of the Amulet—http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/amulets.htm
Egyptian Numerals—http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/HistTopics/Egyptiannumerals.html
(The) Game of Senet—http://www.gamecabinet.com/history/Senet.html
(The) Great Lighthouse of Alexandria—http://www.unmuseum.org/pharos.htm
History for Kids—Ancient Egypt—http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/egypt/index.htm
Papyrus History—http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Location/8761/papyrushistory.html
Pyramids—the Inside Story—http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/pyramid/
Return of Papyrus—http://www.saudiaramcoworld.com/issue/197304/the.return.of.papyrus.htm
Welcome to the Ancient Egyptian Home—http://egyptmonth.com/mag10012000/magf1.htm
