Ancient Egypt Exploring History Through Primary Sources

ISBN: 0-7439-3922-0

Price: $129.00

Use original documents and photographs as well as letters, maps, cartoons, and posters to help students explore the past. Primary sources provide unique insight into the lives of people in different time periods. Each kit includes: 16 photographs and primary source documents--photo cards with background information, discussion questions, and suggested activities printed on the back; CD with photographs, other primary sources student activity sheets, and extension activities; and 80 page Teacher's Guide including lesson plans, background information, a wide variety of student activities, and a document-based assessment section to help students prepare for essays found on many standardized tests. Each kit also meets the NCSS standards for primary source documents. Photographs: Crocodiles along the Nile River; Sphinx in front of a pyramid; Obelisk covered in hieroglyphics; The Rosetta Stone; Pyramid; Hatshepsut's temple; Art relief on a wall; Mummy of Ramses II. Primary Sources: Papyrus art piece; Howard Carter cleaning the mummy; King Tutankhamen's mask; Carter's note cards from excavation of Tutankhamen's tomb; Scarab beetle jewelry; A wall relief with gods; Key of life, the ankh, on papyrus; Champollion's notes from deciphering the Rosetta Stone. This series has received the 2003 Distinguished Achievement Award from the Association of Educational Publishers EdPress.