Egypt Long Ago A unit on Ancient Egypt Created by Kathleen Wannemuehler
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About this Lesson Objective Learning Environment and Target Audience
Objectives Given an interactive PowerPoint Presentation, students will be able to identify key facts about Ancient Egypt by answering four out of five questions correct on a quiz. Bac k
Target Audience and Learning Environment Target Audience Second and Third Grade Students Class of about 25 students Suburban Public School in the U.S. Mixture of Caucasian, Hispanic, Asian, and African American Students. Learning Environment Classroom with computers for individual student use. Students will need headphones Bac k
Resources
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This is where Egypt is. Egypt Click Egypt to Continue
Egyptian Facts Egypt is located in Africa. It is one of the oldest places in the world. Egypt is where the pyramids are located.
About Egypt Today, Egypt is a modern country just like the United States!
History The first people to live in Egypt moved 9000 years ago! 7500 BC
History The area used to be very wet and marshy.
History As it became dryer, the settlers moved closer to the river.
History These people survived by eating wild plants and animals.
History Hieroglyphics are an ancient form of writing. This one are older than the pyramids!
History The first pyramid was built almost 5000 years ago!
History This is the Rosetta Stone. Scientists use it to read hieroglyphics.
History Ancient Egypt had rulers called Pharaohs. A famous one is King Tut! He had many treasures.
History Ancient Egyptians believed that mummifying a body would help the person live happily after death.
Game Time Explore a bit of Egypt!
Where is Egypt?
Great! Let’s go explore an Egyptian tomb!
Sorry That isn’t Egypt
Check out this tomb! Ready to leave??
You found the mummy’s tomb! The Egyptians sometimes buried treasures in the tombs. True False
Great! Lets Head Back to the Tomb!
Try Again!
Take a look outside Check out how large this pyramid is! That is a person!!
What are these? Cave Drawings Hieroglyphics
You fell into a trap! Egyptians set traps so no one would go in to steal the king’s treasures.
Quiz Time! Start
What came first? The Pyramids Hieroglyphics Cleopatra King Tut
Sorry Let’s Try Again! Back
Great! Let’s move onto the next one! Next
Egypt was always very dry. True False
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Sorry Let’s Try Again! Back
Hieroglyphics are a form of writing. True False
Sorry Let’s Try Again! Back
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What is this called? Rosetta Stone The Dictionary The Rock
Sorry Let’s Try Again! Back
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Which Pharaoh had many treasures in their tomb? Cleopatra Julius Caesar King Tut
Sorry Let’s Try Again! Back
Congrats! You are now an expert on Ancient Egypt!