Once again I endeavored to bring you a digital dozen of the best WWW resources on a useful topic - Egypt - and once again it has evolved into a double issue. I apologize as I know many of you subscribe because you appreciate the succinct brevity of the ITN format. I will resolve to get back to a top twelve listing in the future! Here is an amazing collection of Egyptian resources that spans the grade levels (who could limit themselves to just 12?). Thanks to Jerry Blumengarten and Sue Shaw for their recommendations!

It's that time of year again when the flowers are in bloom and a young person's fancy turns to thoughts of......Spring Break! Even those of us who think of themselves as classroom veterans can smell it in the air. For this reason, there will be no ITN for the next two weeks. The next edition of ITN will be on April 15, 2002 on the topic of Earth Day.

Enjoy your break everyone!

• Abu Simbel - http://www.arthistory.sbc.edu/sacredplaces/abusimbel.html
  Part of the Sacred Places site, Abu Simbel is a temple carved out of rock during the reign of Ramses II and covered in great detail here as both art and architecture; also available is a study of Giza and links to many other ancient sacred structures around the world.
• Akhet Egyptology - http://www.akhet.co.uk/index.htm
  This is an exhaustive source of information on all things to do with Egyptology; the format is greatly improved from its original incarnation and you can have students navigate with teacher guidance and support - great stuff!
• Ancient Art: Egypt - http://www.dia.org/collections/ancient/egypt/egypt.html
  The Detroit Institute of Arts looks at the composition and elements of ancient Egyptian art appropriate for Middle Schoolers and higher; links to compare Mesopotamia, Persia, Greece, Rome, the Etruscans, Arabian and Islamic arts too.
• Ancient Egypt: the Eternal Voice - http://mcclungmuseum.utk.edu/permex/Egypt/egypt.htm
  The McClung Museum at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville presents this wonderful online exhibit of art and artifacts from ancient Egypt. There's lots of scrolling and slow-loading graphics but the tie-ins to archaeology and anthropology as well as extensions in the content areas make it worthwhile for older students.
• Daily Life in Ancient Egypt - http://members.aol.com/Donnclass/Egyptlife.html
  Nobody does history online like Mr. Donn, and here he gives Egypt the royal treatment!In addition to his customary exhaustive collection of annotated links on the subject, he includes sections on Interesting Trivia, Egyptian Tall Tales, My Life in Ancient Egypt, Deep in the Tombs of Egypt and Daily Life in Ancient Egypt. Don't miss it!
• Egypt Antiquities Information - http://touregypt.net/egyptantiquities/
  Tour Egypt presents this awesome collection of secondary-level materials on all things to do with life in ancient Egypt. There are materials in science and chemistry, humor, marriage, mythology, writing, religion and so much more. It's a very busy format with lots of text but worth excavating!
• Egypt Fun Guide - http://www.seaworld.org/Egypt/egypt.html
  Presented by Sea World, this is a great site for elementary students looking at language and hieroglyphics, history and culture through games and activities which will engage them. Lots of math problem solving and science questions ready to use with students, too.
• Egypt: Gift of the Nile - http://www.seattleartmuseum.org/Exhibitions/Egypt/default.htm
  This is the online presence of the Seattle Art Museum's exhibit on ancient Egyptian culture, nicely designed and easy on the eyes with lots of activities for students and teachers. The emphasis is more on culture and beliefs than basic facts - probably best suited for middle school students.
• Egyptian Mathematics - http://www.eyelid.co.uk/numbers.htm
  Part of the larger Mark Millmore's Ancient Egypt, this page offers basic lessons in the Egyptian number system and then offers several pages full of math problems that require students to work with Egyptian numerals in order to solve them.
• Institute of Egyptian Art and Archaeology - http://www.memphis.edu/Egypt/
  This definitive University of Memphis site is one of the granddaddies of all Egypt education resources. It presents the ancient civilization in all its glory using virtual tours, exhibits and links for further study; a great resource for anyone working with students on Egypt.
• Mysteries of Egypt - http://www.civilization.ca/civil/Egypt/egypte.html
  The Canadian Museum of Civilization presents this awesome site based on the IMAX movie made by National Geographic. It's a wonderfully eye-catching exhibit with lots of teacher support, an online quiz and links for further exploration. Don't miss the virtual tour of Tut's tomb using QuickTime video!
• Mysteries of the Nile - http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/Egypt/
  This virtual exhibit from the NOVA TV series offers excellent educational substance and a visually stimulating appearance. The panoramic 360 degree photos are breath taking, and you've got to love classroom resources that allow you to customize your own lesson plans!
• Odyssey Egypt - http://carlos.emory.edu/ODYSSEY/EGYPT/homepg.html
  The Michael C. Carlos Museum at Emory University offers this look at ancient mummies and pyramids. Consider this site for elementary students covering basic information and offering links which compare practices in Greece, Rome, Africa and the Middle East.
• Odyssey in Egypt - http://www.website1.com/odyssey/home.html
  Imagine being able to immerse your students in a ten week virtual dig in Egypt in which they can follow the excavation of an ancient Egyptian monastery and participate vicariously via QuickTime movies - nice format and lots of information for Middle School on up.
• Pyramids - http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/pyramid/
  Another fabulous NOVA production, Pyramids has less teacher support but it's chalked with so much information and pics you don't want to pass it up. If you already have an Egypt unit in place this site will nicely augment what you do in class.
• The Step Pyramid Complex of Djoser - http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/arth/zoser/zoser.html
  Djoser was the first pyramid to be built entirely of stone. This site does an amazing job of taking you through the process of building this step pyramid using clickable maps and tours of the individual chambers. A must see for students studying the pyramids.
• Table of Egyptian Gods and Associates - http://www3.sympatico.ca/untangle/egyptian.html
  Whether you're extending your social studies unit or looking for comparative mythology in the language arts, this site is a great introduction to Egyptian gods and goddesses. There's not a great depth of information here, but there's certainly great leads for further research. You can find more information on Egyptian Gods at http://www.sk4p.net/egypt/gods.shtml and http://www.pantheon.org/areas/mythology/africa/egyptian/articles.html.
• Tomb of Senneferi - http://www.newton.cam.ac.uk/Egypt/tt99/index.html
  Senneferi is a lesser known noble presented on this fabulous student-centered site. It offers an excellent opportunity to study the processes of archaeology through a highly visual page. Note the involvement of students from England and Australia on this site.
• Tour of Egypt - http://home.usit.net/~info7/egypt.html
  No this is not as slick as some of my other recommendations, but if you're looking for awesome photographs which truly capture the splendor of this historic land, this is a good place to start. Children will especially thrill to some of the images of indigenous snakes.
• Travels with Mousey - http://members.aol.com/egyptmouse/
  Hey, if Steinbeck can do it why can't Schreiber? Mousey is a stuffed animal known as the "world's formouseyest Egyptologist," and this is the documented trip Mike Schreiber and Mousey took to Egypt in 1999. Lots of text here, but it's still great for elementary aged students as it presents historic Egypt through a child's eyes.
• Virtual Egypt - http://www.virtual-egypt.com/
  The graphic layout is a little busy, but the activities contained in this site are perfect for elementary students. Here you can make your own cartouche, write a papyrus to the pharaoh, and read the Daily Papyrus news. The timelines, tours and flash movies make this an incredible find.
• Wild Egypt - http://touregypt.net/wildegypt/
  Wild Egypt is an online safari presenting the flora and fauna of Egypt. Select the Nile, the Land or the Red Sea and begin an expedition to discover the wild life of the region. The pics take a few seconds to load, but the information contained on these pages is priceless.
• Write Like an Egyptian - http://www.upennmuseum.com/hieroglyphsreal.cgi/
  It used to be the only site like this was based in France and you were lucky if you could figure out what to do to enjoy the challenge. This site from the Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology achieves the same desired result: type in your name and see what it would look like in hieroglyphics.
• You Wouldn't Want to be an Egyptian Mummy! - http://www.salariya.com/web_books/mummy/
  Salariya Publishing offers this "web book" that walks students through the entire mummification process. The pictures are cartoonish and the humor is definitely geared for upper elementary students, but the concepts and facts underlying the presentation are accurate and educational.
  

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