Ancient Egypt
| State | WV |    |
| Status | Ready for Users | |
| Stage | Public | |
| Subject | English/Language Arts Science Social Studies | |
| Author | Karen L. Erskine
Betty Martini Dorothy J. Smith Lewisburg Elementary School | |
| Description | This unit is designed to explore the history of Ancient Egypt. Technology combined with lessons on timelines, pyramids, tombs, mummies, and hieroglyphics give a brief glimpse into the culture and customs of Ancient Egypt. | |
| The 21st Century Tools | Digital camera
Graphics programs Internet searches Magazines Overhead projector Power Point presentation Scanner Television Video Video camera Video presentation Web pages Word processing | |
| Grade Level | 5 6 | |
| National Standards | Language Arts
1. Uses the general skills and strategies of the writing process. 2. Gathers and uses information for research purposes. 3. Uses viewing skills and strategies to understand and interpret a variety of informational texts. Science: 1. Understands the nature of scientific knowledge. 2. Understands the nature of scientific inquiry. 3. Understands the scientific enterprise. Social Studies: 1. Understands the biological and cultural processes that shaped the earliest human communities. 2. Understands the major characteristics of civilization and the development of civilizations in Mesopotamia, Egypt, and Indus Valley. 3. Understands long-term changes and recurring patterns in world history. | |
| Keywords | Ancient Egypt
Hieroglyphics Mummy Papyrus Pyramid Timeline Tombs | |
| Lesson Plan URLs (new Window) | Lesson 1: A Time of Pharaohs and Pyramids
Lesson 2: Discovering Pyramids Lesson 3: A Closer Look at the Ancient Tombs Lesson 4: Mummies (Made to Last) Lesson 5: Write Like an Egyptian | |
| English IGO or CSO | 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 5.8, 5.12, 5.13, 5.14, 5.16, 5.20, 5.22, 5.23, 5.27, 5.57, 5.61, 5.63, 5.64, 6.65, 5.97, 5.163, 5.176, 5.179, 5.180, 5.182, 5.183, 5.187, 5.188
6.1, 6.4, 6.6, 6.8, 6.18, 6.19, 6.20, 6.22, 6.27, 6.53, 6.54, 6.56, 6.57, 6.60, 6.62, 6.64, 6.66, 6.87, 6.90, 6.131, 6.143, 6.154, 6.155, 6.156, 6.160, 6.162 | |
| Science IGO or CSO | 5.10, 5.13, 5.16, 5.18, 5.21, 5.22, 5.24, 5.30, 5.56, 5.65, 5.69, 5.79
6.7, 6.8, 6.16, 6.17, 6.18, 6.20, 6.21, 6.22, 6.25, 6.51, 6.54, 6.59, 6.86, 6.87 | |
| Social Studies IGO or CSO | 5.57, 5.58, 5.59, 5.60, 5.61, 5.62, 5.63
6.41, 6.58, 6.59, 6.60, 6.61, 6.62, 6.63, 6.64 | |