Active History

Ancient Egypt

Frank Hrbek, Andi Stix

• Publisher: Shell Education
• Year: 2013
• eBook ISBN: 9781425895495
• Edition: 0

Journey back to Ancient Egypt to discover the mummification process, learn about the Egyptian after life, and understand what it was like to be part of the bartering system. Active History: Ancient Egypt provides students with meaningful learning experiences through five engaging and easy-to-implement simulations that appeal to a variety of learning modalities and promote critical thinking. These simulations empower students to participate in their own active learning and provide the opportunity to make connections to present-day life. This must-have resource is perfect to support students' deep learning and use of higher-order thinking skills. Support materials include planning documents, templates, graphic organizers, background information, and more!

Table of contents

• Cover
• Credits
• Page 3 - Table of Contents
• Page 4 - IntroductionResearch
• Page 10 - How to Use This Book
• Page 13 - Summaries of Simulations
• Page 15 - Correlations to Standards
• Page 17 - Background Information for the Teacher
• Page 21 - Egyptian Beliefs Egyptian God and Goddess Identity Crisis
• Page 25 - Student Reproducibles
• Page 40 - Egyptian Social Structure Marketplace Bartering
• Page 45 - Student Reproducibles
• Page 99 - CustomsThe Mummification Process
• Page 105 - Student Reproducibles
• Page 116 - Communication Deciphering Hieroglyphs
• Page 119 - Student Reproducibles
• Page 159 - Civics Simulation Community Issue Campaign
• Page 164 - Student Reproducibles
• Page 173 - Appendices References Cited
• Page 174 - About the Authors
• Page 175 - Contents of Digital Resource CD
• Thank You Page