If King Tut Could Talk - World Affairs Council

Index of STEM Lesson PlansTheban Mapping Projecthttp://www.thebanmappingproject.com/Discover each tomb in the Valley in this interactive Atlas. Investigate a database of information abouteach tomb, view a compilation of more than 2000 images, interact with models of each tomb, andmeasure, pan, and zoom over 250 detailed maps, elevations, and sections. Experience sixty-five narratedtours by Dr. Weeks and explore a 3D recreation of tomb KV 14.Smithsonian Education: Decoding the Pasthttp://www.smithsonianeducation.org/educators/lesson_plans/decoding_the_past/index.htmlWhether you're ten or one hundred years old, you have a sense of the past — the human perception ofthe passage of time, as recent as an hour ago or as far back as a decade ago. We are all explorers of thispast, seeking the meaning of today from what happened yesterday.Archeological Institute of America: Simulated Digshttp://www.archaeological.org/education/lessons/simulateddigsTips and essential information to help teachers design a dig, encourage critical thinking, and developstudents' skills across the curriculum.NYT Learning Network: Croc Talkhttp://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2004/10/26/croc-talk/In this lesson, students learn about the members of the crocodilian family. They create posterpresentations, as well as write poetic odes to these creatures.Ancient Egyptian Bestiary: Crocodileshttp://www.reshafim.org.il/ad/egypt/bestiary/crocodile.htmThe Nile crocodile, Crocodylus niloticus, was the biggest and most dangerous predator living in ancientEgypt. It has since become extinct in the lower reaches of the river.Wild Egypt: Animals of the Nilehttp://www.touregypt.net/wildegypt/nile1.htmThe Nile River is possibly the most famous river in history. It was by its banks that one of the oldestcivilizations in the world began. Not surprisingly, the Nile teems with life.Discovery News: Animal Mummies Discovered At Ancient Egyptian Site (02/14/2012)http://news.discovery.com/history/ancient-egypt-animal-mummy-abydos-burial-site-120214.htmlA wealth of new discoveries, from animal mummies linked to the jackal god and human remains to anenigmatic statue, are revealing the secrets of an ancient holy place in Egypt once known as the "Terraceof the Great God."Mapping the Physiographic Features of Ancient Egypt and the Near Easthttp://www.mitchellteachers.org/WorldHistory/AncientEgyptNearEastUnit/MappingPhysioFeaturesActivity.htmlYou are going to explore the physical geography of ancient Egypt and the Near East in this lesson.Vocabulary Term: Physiographic - Physio means "physical," graphic means "written down or recorded,"and feature means "a particular characteristic of the land - a lake, a mountain, a river, as desert - that isrecorded on a map.World Affairs Council Resource Packet: Pacific Science Center Presents—The Golden King and the Great Pharaoh: November 1, 201237