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Mummy madness

This is a lesson for seventh grade Social Studies students to learn and demonstrate the mummification process used in ancient Egypt.

Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Visual Arts Education and Social Studies)

By Jo Oliver.

Traveling through Africa

Students will plan a one-week, three country trip through Africa and create a travelogue of places they will visit. The students will create an electronic scrapbook of highlights of the trip (including cultural highlights, historical points of interest, geographic features, etc.)

Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Social Studies)

By Ren Bryan.

Religious street festival in Guanajuato, Mexico

Two children carry a small religious scene through the streets. The scene contains figures that may represent the biblical passage of Joseph and Mary fleeing from Egypt. Roman Catholicism is the largest religious affiliation in Mexico. While the role of the...

Format: image/photograph

Angkor Wat

In East from India: Cambodia and Southern Vietnam, page 8

Angkor was the royal capital of the Khmer empire from 802–1431 CE. Angkor's long-lasting prosperity was based on the local abundance of three resources: water, fish, and the rice crops grown on soil nourished by...

By Lorraine Aragon.

Linking important geographic sites to world history

Students will learn the importance of geography as it relates to significant events or periods in world history, especially that which pertains to Europe and the United States.

Format: lesson plan (grade 9 Social Studies)

By Guy Swanson.

The Freedmen's Bureau

In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 8.5

Report by Louisa Jacobs on her and her mother Harriet's work to educate freed people in Savannah, Georgia, after the Civil War. Includes historical commentary.

Format: letter

Preaching obedience to slaves

In North Carolina in the New Nation, page 3.8

John Jea was born in West Africa in 1773, enslaved at the age of two, and brought to New York. He was eventually freed and became a preacher. In this excerpt from his autobiography, written about 1811, Jea describes the way both his master and the white minister used Christianity to preach obedience to the slaves and to convince them of their worthlessness. Includes historical commentary.

Format: book

Commentary and sidebar notes by L. Maren Wood.

The Union blockade

In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 2.5

At the beginning of the U.S. Civil War, Union forces blockaded Confederate ports to stop exports of cotton and imports of war supplies.

Format: article

The Democrats appeal to voters

In North Carolina in the New South, page 8.2

Address from the North Carolina state Democratic Party chairman in the Raleigh News and Observer before the 1898 election, appealing to white voters to "redeem the state." Includes historical commentary.

Format: newspaper

Rhythm, pattern, color, and texture in art and poetry

In this lesson, students will discover the meaning of "rhythm," "patterns," "color," and "texture" through the performance and modeled analysis of a class "symphony." Students will also evaluate the impact of each element on the whole work and note personal reactions and connections to this art form. Students will then work in small groups to apply the same elements and personal evaluation and connections to a historical work of visual art. At the end of the lesson, students will reflect on ways these two experiences are similar.

Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Visual Arts Education and English Language Arts)

By Carol Horne.

First Year at New Garden Boarding School

In North Carolina in the New Nation, page 5.11

Memoir of a girl's experience at New Garden Boarding School (now Guilford College) in 1837. Includes historical commentary.

Format: essay

Moat, guardian lion statue, and causeway into temple buildings at Angkor Wat

A carved stone lion statue stands on guard near a causeway over the huge water reservoir and moat surrounding Angkor Wat, the largest temple complex at the ancient city of Angkor. Angkor Wat, like many Hindu and Buddhist Southeast Asian temples, was designed...

Format: image/photograph

The Columbian Exchange

In Prehistory, contact, and the Lost Colony, page 5.1

When Christopher Columbus and his crew arrived in the New World, two biologically distinct worlds were brought into contact. The animal, plant, and bacterial life of these two worlds began to mix in a process called the Columbian Exchange. The results of this exchange recast the biology of both regions and altered the history of the world.

Format: article

By J.R. McNeill.

Resources on the web

Ancient Egypt: Stories and myths

In this Xpeditions lesson, students examine stories and myths about ancient Egypt through time. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 3 and 7 English Language Arts and Social Studies)

Provided by: National Geographic

Ancient worlds workshop: Egypt

In this Xpeditions lesson, students explore the ancient civilization of Egypt. Activities in this lesson engage students in small group discussion, online learning, and development of note-taking skills. Students will: learn about the... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Social Studies)

Provided by: Xpeditions

Ancient Egypt: Science and Technology

Interactive website about the science and technology of ancient Egypt. (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: Museum of Science, Boston

Egypt: Secrets of the Ancient World

Kids: Learn to make an Egyptian tomb! Teachers: Bring mummies to life in the classroom! This website uses interactive features, movies, correspondence reports, and activities as well as straightforward informative articles to teach you all about life in ancient... (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: National Geographic

Mysteries of the Nile

Companion site to the NOVA/PBS program exploring ancient Egupt. (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: PBS

Making a mummy the natural way

Students examine the relationship between climate and the mummification process in ancient Egypt and other parts of the world. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 7 English Language Arts and Social Studies)

Provided by: National Geographic

King Tut's treasures

In this Xpeditions lesson, students explore what artifacts tell us about a culture. They briefly consider what modern "artifacts" reveal about human culture. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Information Skills)

Provided by: National Geographic