Egyptian Mythology Lesson Plans

1. The gods of Ancient Egypt
The Gods of Ancient Egypt Mythology Grade: Years 8 KLA: History Topic: Ancient Egypt mythology. Overview: This online activity aims to allow students to create their own Microsoft? PowerPoint? Presentation showing a variety of Ancient Egyptian gods and their functions. Key Learning Area Outcomes: History Outcomes: Describes and explains the na...

2. The Gods of Ancient Greece, Egypt, and Rome
...dents present their findings and then use their notes to complete the final assessment. Lesson resources: Students use library and/or online resources for this activity. If they have computer access, the following resources are good starting points for their online exploration: MythWeb.com Table of Egyptian Gods and Associates Table of Greek Gods and Associates Roman Gods and Associates Brief Biographies of Egyptian Gods Theoi Project: A Guide to Greek Gods, Spirits, and Monsters Encyclopedia of Greek Mythology: Index Illustrated Encyclopedia of Greek Mythology The Gods of Ancient Egypt Mythography: Roman Gods a...

3. Traders of the Lost Art
learning/teacher/bg_teacher.gif) Back to Main Daily Lesson Related Article Plan Egyptian Art: The Lesson Plan Mysterious Lure of Archive an Old Friend News Snapshot By MICHAEL Issues in Depth KIMMELMAN On This Day in History (Go to Article.) Crossword Puzzle Campus Weblines Education News Get Our Lessons By E-mailPrinter-friendly Version Newspaper in Education (NIE) Teacher Resources Classroom Fr...

4. The Immortality of Art
...s that could represent these values. List values in a separate column on the board; you will be referring back to this list in a later activity in this lesson. 2. Read and discuss "Souvenirs of This Life to Ease the Journey Over to the Next One," focusing on the following questions: a. What ancient Egyptian beliefs do the first two paragraphs discuss? Without reading any further, how might this culture demonstrate their value of life and of an afterlife? b. Paragraph 3 details some of the artifacts in the "Gifts of the Nile" exhibit. Given these items ("sculptures, amulets, jewelry, and dishes"), what can we ass...

5. The Mythology Connection
...of North Carolina at Chapel Hill LEARN NC, a program of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Education, finds the most innovative and successful practices in K?12 education and makes them available to the teachers and students of North Carolina ? and the world. Lesson Plans The Mythology Connection Mythology is fascinating and students enjoy the research and learning more about different characters. By allowing them to choose some of the activities for the booklet, they take more ownership in learning. They also enjoy dressing up and pretending to become a mythological character. This unit i...

6. The Community Discovered - Stuff Gods Are Made Of
...lopment The purpose of this unit is for students to expose students to Model variations of myths and mythos of various cultures or cultures of interest. CD Curriculum Curriculum Units/ Grade Range Middle School (7-8) Units Lessons High School (9-12) Concepts Cultures Units and lessons are to Topics Mythology incorporate into Antigone existing curriculum the four strands of the grant: arts Purpose Statement integration with How have mythological stories, dramas, art, and concepts a DBAE approach, expressed by the culture group reflect the values, norms, technology and structures within that particular society and...

7. A Matter of Life and Death
.... Analyze a partner group's tomb contents. Discussion 5. Compose written analyses of the partner group's tomb contents. Topics _ Resources / Materials: -student journals or lab notebooks -paper -pens/pencils Site Guide -classroom blackboard Feedback -reference materials containing information about Egyptian tombs Job (science textbooks, written resources about endangered species, Opportunities computers with Internet access) -copies of "Early Pharaohs' Ghostly Fleet" (one per student) Activities / Procedures: 1. WARM-UP/DO-NOW: Students respond to the following in their journals (written on the board prior to cl...

8. An Ancient Odyssey
...in Depth WILFORD On This Day in History (Go to Article.) Crossword Puzzle Campus Weblines Education News Get Our Lessons By E-mailPrinter-friendly Version Newspaper in Education (NIE) Teacher Resources Classroom Wednesday, October 23, 2002 Subscriptions _ An Ancient Odyssey Exploring Ancient Greek Mythology and History through Geography Student Author(s) Connections Deborah Lerman, The New York Times Learning Network News Summaries Javaid Khan, The Bank Street College of Education in New York City Daily News Quiz Word of the Day Grades: 6-8, 9-12 Test Prep Subjects: Geography, Global History Question of the Int...

9. 4-7 Lesson 6
...lt, an example of human's extraordinary understanding of engineering and astronomy. The star Thuban, which was the polestar at that time, could be located through one of the inner shafts. This shaft pointed to Sirius. Built around 2000 B.C., the temple structure of Amon-Ra in Karnak, Egypt, allowed Egyptians to determine the length of the solar year. Their calculations were only about one minute off. The direction a house or temple faced was very significant to the ancient Chinese. They could figure out cardinal directions very accurately to build structures to line up with the four directions and further includ...

10. A Modern Pandora's Box
...) Lesson Plan Begin the lesson by introducing students to creation myths stories that explain the origins of things. Ask students to provide examples of creation stories. (The Bible and other religious sources might be referenced.) Discuss with students the distinction between religious stories and mythology. For additional background information, you might introduce to students to some basic material at the following Web sites: The Genesis Project: Creation Myths Creation Myths from Around the World Mything Links: Common Themes in Creation Myths Egyptian Creation Myths Compare creation myths with other mytholog...