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Ancient Egypt: Gift of the Nile Student Guide
Author(s): COLLEGE OF WILLIAM & MARY
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Grades 2-3
This unit is designed around the idea that human civilizations develop and sustain themselves as a collection of interdependent systems. The civilization of ancient Egypt forms the central content of the unit, with exploration of systems of agriculture, economics, language, and leadership in this ancient culture. Students broaden their understanding by comparing the ancient Egyptian civilization with aspects of their own lives and communities.
Letter to Student
Glossary
Models
Introduction to Ancient Egypt
Activity 1A Cinderella Venn Diagram
Activity 2A Outline Map of the World
Activity 2B What order?
Activity 2C Timeline of Recent Events
Activity 2E Ancient Egypt Timeline
Activity 2E Ancient Egypt Timeline
Introduction to Civilizations
Activity 3A Shipwrecked! Scenario
Introduction to Systems – Part 1
Activity 4A Aquarium System
Activity 4B Systems Diagram
Ancient Egypt and the Nile
Activity 5A Outline Map of the United States
Activity 5B Outline Map of Egypt
Activity 5C Map of Africa
Activity 5D Poem to the Nile
Activity 5E Analyzing Primary Sources
Activity 5F Rivers and Cities
Floods and Farming in Ancient Egypt
Activity 6A Calendar
Activity 6B Systems Diagram
Activity 6C Shaduf
Activity 6D Shaduf Directions
Introductions to Systems – Part 2
Activity 7A Systems Model
How Do We Know?
Activity 8A Records of the Past
Activity 8B Egyptian Document
Activity 8C Egyptian Hieroglyphs
Activity 8D The Comparison Chart
Activity 8E The Rosetta Stone
Reasoning about Languages
Activity 9A Languages Facing Extinction
Activity 9B Reasoning Model
Persuasive Writing
Activity 10A Hamburger Model for Persuasive Writing
Activity 10B Vacations at the Beach
Activity 10C No Vacations at the Beach
Ancient Egyptian Daily Life
Activity 11A Life in Ancient Egypt
Activity 11B Comparison Chart
Bartering
Activity 12A Systems Diagram
Activity 12B Creating Compelling and Supportive Questions
Activity 12C Standards of Reasoning
Activity 12D Egyptian Numbers
Social and Political Hierarchy in Ancient Egypt
Activity 12A Egyptian Positions and Jobs
Activity 12B Pyramid Structure of Egyptian Government
Activity 13C Pyramid Structure of Egyptian Society
Egyptian Religion and Mythology
Activity 14A Egyptian Religion
Activity 14B Egyptian Gods
Activity 14C Analyzing Primary Sources
Government and Religion Connected: Egyptian Pharaohs
Activity 15A The Beginning of the Ancient Egyptian Civilization
Activity 15B Hatshepsut
Activity 15C Portrait of a Pharaoh
The Egyptian Pyramids
Activity 16A Systems Diagram
Wonders of the World
Activity 17A The Wonders
Activity 17B Wondering about Wonders – Ancient Wonds
Activity 17C Wondering about Wonders – Forgotton Wonders
Activity 17D Wondering about Wonders – Modern Wonders
Activity 17E Wonders around the World
Mummies and Archaeology
Activity 18A Reasoning about an Issue
Activity 18B Many Mummies
Activity 18C Reasoning about “Many Mummies”
Traveling in Egypt
Activity 19A Trip to the Pyramids
Activity 19B Analyzing Primary Sources
Unit Wrap-Up and Post Assessment
Activity 20A Systems Chart
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