Grade level:   6-7

Purpose:  Students will practice their map skills and learn about different types of Ancient Egyptian architecture.  They will also be able to experience, hieroglyphics, their form of language.  Students will be give the opportunity to use technology while performing a useful task.

Objectives: 

Students will apply their map skills and accurately identify selected city when give the approximate mileage from one destination to the next.

Students will create their own code of hieroglyphics based off of what they learn about hieroglyphics and website provided. 

Students will be able to identify some, but not all of the characteristics of Ancient Egyptian architecture.

Standards:    17.A.3a  Explain how people use geographic markers and boundaries to analyze and navigate the Earth (e.g., hemispheres, meridians, continents, bodies of water).  

                      17.A.3b  Explain how to make and use geo­graphic representations to provide and enhance spatial information including maps, graphs, charts, models, aerial photographs, satellite images.

                      18.A.3  Explain how language, literature, the arts, architecture and traditions contribute to the development and transmission of culture.

                       26.A.3e Visual Arts:  Describe how the choices of tools/technologies and processes are used to create specific effects in the arts.

    Extensions:

1)  Student can choose one portion of their favorite Ancient Egyptian architectural site and recreate it using clay or making a diorama.  (Art)

2)  Allow student to visit this fun interactive site on the computer- (for fun) http://www.seaworld.org/fun-zone/fun-guides/egypt/index.htm

3)  Have students take a survey asking other students what site was the most interesting and make different types of graphs out of the data (bar, line, etc.). (Math)

4)  Here are some great books:

     *Seeker of Knowledge: The Man Who Deciphered Egyptian Hieroglyphs  by: James Rumford

     *Fun with Hieroglyphs  by:  Ruth Goldfaden

Webquest Key- hieroglyphics page (Give this to the students after they have completed the webquest, so they can see if they had any matches with mine.  Make sure they understand there are no right or wrong answers.  This page just represents the clues I had in mind when I wrote the webquest.  As long as the students have noticed a pattern and produced clues that make sense, their clues are as correct as the ones on this page.)

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