Introduction
Congratulations! You have been chosen to participate in a virtual tour of Ancient Egypt! You will visits sites that will show you all about ancient Egypt. You will complete a mummy making simulation, "visit" the pyramids, play an ancient Egyptian game of Senet, make your own cartouche using Egyptian hieroglyphics, and collaborate to make a Powerpoint with your Egyptian Tourist Bureau.
Now let's begin!
Task
As members of a travel agency, you have been asked to "sell a trip" to ancient Egypt. Not only do you want to land this big account, but you will prove ancient Egypt to be the very best destination to travel.
Each group member will be responsible for a section of a PowerPoint travel brochure.
Process
To get familiar with Ancient Egypt you will first:
- Watch "King Tut's Tomb" http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/king-tuts-tomb?source=related…
- Complete the Make a Mummy Simulation http://oi-archive.uchicago.edu/OI/MUS/ED/mummy.html
- Nova Explore Pyramids http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/pyramid/explore/
- Go to http://kidzone.ws/cultures/egypt/hieroglyph.htm to read about hieroglyphics.
- Print your name in Hieroglyphic Typerwriter. Keep this in your SS to use as reference for when we complete the art project using Model Magic. http://discoveringegypt.com/egyptian-hieroglyphic-writing/hieroglyphic-…
- Play Senet with a partner. See your teacher for hand out.
Then in your assigned tour group you will visit the Ancient Egypt Facts sites (3). Within your group, each member will develop an area of expertise. Each member of your group will have to decide on and select an area in which he/she would like to be an expert from among the following topics:
- Pharoahs
- Daily life/Families
- Culture
- Geography
- Religion
- Monuments
- Mummies
- History
- Rosetta Stone
- Book of the Dead
Once each team member has chosen his or her's area to study and become the expert on, you will need to visit the Ancient Egypt Facts sites and research your chosen topic. Use at least 3 different sites. Here are some:
http://www.historyforkids.net/ancient-egypt.html
http://www.ducksters.com/history/ancient_egypt.php
You will take notes and write down facts about your topic. You must keep track of the site you visit and give credit to it! Please use the Travel Agent to Ancient Egypt fact sheet. Your teacher will give this to you.
Project
Once you have completed your thorough investigation of the sites and have your written notes, you are to combine your knowledge with that of the rest of your group. Use PowerPoint on Office 365 to create a multimedia travel brochure promoting ancient Egypt. Your presentation should have at least 14 slides.
Please include the following:
√ A convincing opening
√ Each “expert” should contribute no less than three slides on his or her own special area.
• Choose your words and images carefully. You must have at least 2 images on every slide. You have a very limited opportunity to be convincing!
√ An ending that tries to “clinch” the deal. Answer the following question—why is ancient Egypt so special that first-time tourists should make a major effort to see it?
√ A Works Cited slide (Remember to cite your sources, that includes non-clipart images!)
Evaluation
Each team member will be evaluated using the Ancient Egypt rubric.
HyperStudio/Powerpoint Appearance and Content : Ancient Egypt
- Teacher Name:
Julia Silliker
- Student Name: ________________________________________
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| Content - Accuracy | All content throughout the presentation is accurate. There are no factual errors. | Most of the content is accurate but there is one piece of information that might be inaccurate. | The content is generally accurate, but one piece of information is clearly flawed or inaccurate. | Content is typically confusing or contains more than one factual error. |
| Spelling and Grammar | Presentation has no misspellings or grammatical errors. | Presentation has 1-2 misspellings, but no grammatical errors. | Presentation has 1-2 grammatical errors but no misspellings. | Presentation has more than 2 grammatical and/or spelling errors. |
| Use of Graphics | All graphics are attractive (size and colors) and support the theme/content of the presentation. | A few graphics are not attractive but all support the theme/content of the presentation. | All graphics are attractive but a few do not seem to support the theme/content of the presentation. | Several graphics are unattractive AND detract from the content of the presentation. |
| Cooperation | Group delegates tasks and shares responsibility effectively all of the time. | Group delegates tasks and shares responsibility effectively most of the time. | Group delegates tasks and shares responsibility effectively some of the time. | Group often is not effective in delegating tasks and/or sharing responsibility. |
| Background | Background does not detract from text or other graphics. Choice of background is consistent from card to card and is appropriate for the topic. | Background does not detract from text or other graphics. Choice of background is consistent from card to card. | Background does not detract from text or other graphics. | Background makes it difficult to see text or competes with other graphics on the page. |
| Text - Font Choice & Formatting | Font formats (e.g., color, bold, italic) have been carefully planned to enhance readability and content. | Font formats have been carefully planned to enhance readability. | Font formatting has been carefully planned to complement the content. It may be a little hard to read. | Font formatting makes it very difficult to read the material. |
| Required Elements | All the required elements are included. | One of the required elements is missing. | 2-3 of the required elements are missing. | 3 or more of the required elements are missing. |
Each student will evaluate other teams using this form:
Name:____________________________
Date:_________________________
Group #:_______
Individual Evaluation for Viewing Audience
Please rate the other groups in the following areas. Circle one of the three responses in each section for each group. Do not evaluate your own group on this form.
- I felt the presentation grabbed and kept my attention.
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Overall, I think the most convincing group with the best presentation was:____________________________________________.
Conclusion
Well done! Hopefully you have learned a lot about ancient Egypt through your research, discovered what makes a presentation convincing, and realized that creating PowerPoint multimedia presentations can be both easy and fun!
Credits
Credits:
Alisa Ginex, Juliette Low Elementary
clip art from gograph.com
Rubistar
Permissions:
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Teacher Page
Senet
Senet was a game played by the pharaohs. Over 40 of these games have been found in the tombs. One was found in King Tut’s tomb. This game was played on a game board. Each player needs five game markers (pennies/nickels will work at home). The object of the game is to get each marker from square 1 through square 30 in order, before your opponent does. The game uses four sticks as dice. Each stick had one flat side (we will color one side with a marker to show which side is “flat”). You toss the sticks. You may move one of your 5 markers the number of spaces according to how many flat sides of the sticks point up. If you land on your opponent, this sends his piece back to start (#1). Five spaces on the board have special symbols. They mean:
- Bird-all pieces stop on this square, no matter what you roll!
- Two waving lines-you must move back to the anhk
- Three circles-you must roll exactly 3 to leave
- Eye of Horus-you must roll exactly 2 to leave
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Your Name __________________________________
Name of Web Site_____________________________
“Expert” Topic________________________________
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Travel Agent to Ancient Egypt
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