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Achievements of Ancient Egypt - Webquest Activity

The main goal of this lesson is to have students conduct research, describe and compare the different achievements of Ancient Egypt

***Please note that this lesson involves links to various websites. Therefore, Ipads or Laptops are highly recommended. Otherwise, content from the website can be printed out for students.***

You get a 7 slide PowerPoint with:

- A Do Now Question:

- Activity Instructions

- Conclusion Question

For the Activity, four (4) links are provided to different websites that go over achievements of Ancient Egypt. They are categorized into a lower and upper grades based on the length and complexity of information on each website.

Links:

Lower Grades

https://discoveringegypt.com/ancient-egyptian-inventions/

http://www.ancient-egypt-online.com/ancient-egypt-technology.html

Upper Grades:

https://www.realmofhistory.com/2017/08/31/12-ancient-egyptian-inventions-facts/

https://ancientech.wordpress.com/2013/01/07/top-15-egyptian-inventions-and-innovations/

Students are given 3 options for the activity.

Option 1 - List and Think Activity Chart, where students:

1. List the Egyptian achievements and describe how they were important to Egyptian society.
2. Compare the Egyptian achievements to our society today….What is similar and different?

Option 2: Comparison Organizer

Using the Comparison Organizer, students describe the similarities and differences between the Egyptians' achievements and our society today.

Option 3: Matchup Activity Worksheet

1. In the boxes to the left & right, students select 2 achievements and describe their importance to Egyptian society:
2. In the bottom box, students pick the achievement that is the most impressive/important and explain their choice:

Keys are provided for each activity option!

This lesson has been adapted for digital learning. Students can use apps such as LuminPDF or Dochub to complete and submit the fillable PDF files.