Activities:
1. pyramids *geography/history/science/culture
2. hieroglyphics *history
3. mummies *history/culture/science
4. canopic jars *history/culture
5. homes *history/culture/art
6. furniture *history/culture/research skills
7. clothes *history/culture/art
8. work *history/culture/research skills
9. food *history/culture/life skills
10. religion *history/culture/
11. entertainment *history/culture
12. What are these? *history/culture/research skills
13. Jews in Egypt *history/Bible/language arts
14. pharaohs *history/
15. transportation *history/science
16. Egyptian math *history/math
17. Science in Ancient Egypt *history/science
18. tools *history/science
19. did you know
20. show what you learned
Lapbook
Templates (pdf file)
Activity 1:
Pyramids are a well-known part of Ancient Egypt. Therefore let's take
a closer look at them.
Questions to answer:
1. What are the 3 types of pyramids found in Egypt?
2. Where are they located? Draw a map and put pyramid symbols to show
the location and kind. See page 8 in Pyramid by Eyewitness books
3. Why were the pyramids built?
4. What materials were used to build the pyramids?
5. How were the pyramids built?
6. What kind of treasures can be found in the pyramids?
7. Why did the Egyptians choose the pyramid design?
Hands-on: Make a simple step pyramid. Instructions can be found in
Ancient Egyptians and Their Neighbors: An Activity Guide pg.
8
Activity 2:
Hieroglyphics often adorned the walls and artifacts in pyramids. Attached
to this unit is a sheet with Cleopatra's name written out. There are
directions on this sheet for you to do.
Activity 3:
Mummies - in the mini-book explain how mummies were made in Ancient
Egypt. Why did they practice mummification?
Hands-on: Make a mummified
Barbie - Jammin has some pretty cool directions on her blog for
mummifying a Barbie doll. The only thing I was going to add is to have
them make a mask for the mummy's face. They can do this by drawing a
face on a small piece of paper. Make sure to add hair, ears, and other
facial features. Then you can just tape the mask on.
Activity 4:
Canopic Jars - what were these jars used for? What did the different
lids on them stand for?
Hands-on: Make a canopic jar. You'll need self hardening clay and paints.
Shape the clay into the shape of a jar. Set aside and let dry. While
this is drying shape some more clay into the lid for your jar. Pick
an image of a lid to copy. After both pieces are dry paint them to look
like a canopic jar.
Activity 5:
Homes - research and find out what kind of homes Ancient Egyptians
lived in. Sketch some examples of the homes in your mini-book.
Activity 6:
Furniture - identify the images of furniture the Egyptians uses. Give
a brief description of what they were used for. See if you can find
any more examples to add.
Activity 7:
Clothes - sketch or take a picture of your Egyptian outfit you made
and put it in your mini-book.
Hands-on: Make a girl's long dress or a boy's short kilt. Instructions
found in Ancient Egyptians and Their Neighbors pgs. 14-17
Make
an Egyptian headband and collar
Activity 8:
Work - what kind of work did they do? Write the different kinds in
your mini-book. Then pick one to describe in your book.
Activity 9:
Food - what was the Egyptians diet like? Was there a difference between
poor and rich Egyptians diets? Make a list of each in your book.
Hands-on: Make overnight fig cakes. Instructions found in Ancient
Egyptians and Their Neighbors pg. 37
Activity 10:
Religion - what kind of religion did the Egyptians practice? List the
different gods they worshipped and what each represented.
Activity 11:
Entertainment - what kind of things did the Egyptians do for fun?
Activity 12:
What are these images? What form of entertainment did they use this
stuff for?
Hands-on: Make a sistrum. You'll need a wire coat hanger, yarn, and
metal washers. Bend the hanger into the shape of the sistrum. Now cut
3 lengths of string long enough to stretch across your sistrum, making
sure to leave enough length to tie it on. Tie each end on to one side
of the sistrum. Then string some metal washers onto each piece of yarn.
Then tie the other end to the other side. Make sure it is pulled tight
when you tie it.
Activity 13:
Jews in Egypt - What role did Jews play in Egyptian history? Find the
Bible verses that tell about the captivity of Jews in Egypt. Why did
the Jews become slaves in Egypt? What hardships did they endure during
their captivity? What things did God do to make the Egyptians free the
Jews? If the Jews had not suffered at the hand of the Egyptians, do
you think they would have been willing to leave Egypt for the Promise
Land?
Activity 14:
Pharaohs - what was the role of pharaohs in Egypt? What did the pharaohs
believe themselves to be? Who are some of the most famous pharaohs?
Hands-on: Make
an Egyptian Pharaoh Mask
Activity 15:
Transportation - list the ways Egyptians traveled.
Hands-on: Make an Egyptian sailboat. Instructions found in Ancient
Egyptians and Their Neighbors pg. 32-33
Activity 16:
Egyptian Math - make a chart to show how the Egyptians math. Explain
how the Egyptians used math and what they used it for. You can find
this information in Science in Ancient Egypt
Hands-on: Make
an Egyptian equation quilt.
Activity 17:
Science in Ancient Egypt - Research and write about how the Egyptians
used science in building the pyramids, astronomy and time, and medicine.
What did we gain from the Egyptians?
Activity 18:
Tools - there are images of tools used in Ancient Egypt on the attached
sheets, explain what these tools were used for.
Activity 19:
Rosetta stone - what is it and why is it important?
Activity 20:
Did you know? - come up with some facts to make a did you know book.
Here's one - The Egyptians trained monkeys to climb fruit trees to
pick the fruit at the top.
See what other interesting facts you can come up with.
Activity 21:
Show what you learned - make a display of all the things you have created.
Also display your notebook or lapbook. Then make an Egyptian feast,
dress in your Egyptian outfit, and invite some guest over to share your
info with.
Here are some recipes
Make
Egyptian date candy
Ancient Egypt Melokhia Soup
Broth:
1 whole chicken
1 ½ liters water
Salt to taste
2 fine cut onions
2 garlic cloves
1 ½ liters water
Pepper (a handful)
Soup:
200 g. wild spinach
2 garlic cloves squeezed
Olive oil
1 tsp. pepper
2 tsp. ground coriander
To prepare:
1. Put all the ingredients in a pan with a thick bottom and simmer for
2 hours till it becomes a broth.
2. Remove the chicken and de-bone, then cut into small pieces and put
back in pan.
3. Cut up the spinach into little pieces and add to soup
4. Put a little olive oil in a baking dish to coat
5. Squeeze the garlic into the pan and bake until they are a golden
brown color
6. Then add the onion and coriander
7. Now put the spicy paste into the soup
8. Remember to keep stirring and do not let the spinach become overdone
Whole meal bread
Ingredients:
4 cups of whole meal flour
½ tsp. salt
2 cups warm water
Dates (optional)
Mix all ingredients together by hand until it forms a dough. Shape
the dough into desired shape and leave set overnight on greased tray.
Next day bake at 350 for about 30 minutes.
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