Museums are storehouses of interesting things that help us learn more about the natural world and other cultures. Ancient Egypt provides ideas and activities to help students create their own amazing "museum" full of specially crafted "artifacts" from the ancient civilization of Egypt. These projects and activities highlight the economic, political, scientific, and cultural components on which civilizations are based.
Here are just a few of the kinds of artifacts students can make for the class museum while working alone, with a partner, or in small groups:
- Pharaoh's crowns
- Mummies
- A sarcophagus
- Pyramids
- Jewelry
- Royal cartouches
- Egyptian scrolls
- Cloisonné tiles
- A scarab jewelry box
- Canopic jars