Eqyptian Influence

Egyptian Influence on Today's Society

A WebQuest on Egypt
Middle School

Introduction Task Process Resources Rubric

Wow, the Egyptians really had it going on way back then!

Did you know that one of the pyramids of Ancient Egypt measure exactly 1 millionth the distance to the sun? We can thank the Egyptians for written language, irrigation farming techniques, woven cloth, pottery, razors, eye make-up, perfume , combs, mirrors, tweezers, and the bow& arrow.

Welcome to this Egyptian Adventure WebQuest

Task

A popular textbook company is looking at removing the topic of Egypt from their history books. They feel that Egypt didn't have enough impact on today's society to leave it in their new textbooks. What do you think? Your task is to research one of the topics from the list below and produce a multimedia presentation that shows the importance of the study of Egypt and the influence that Egypt had on today's society. Then decide for yourself if Egypt should be left in this company's history book!

Process & Directions:

1. Choose a topic from the list below:

Geography of Egypt
Gods & Goddesses
Mummification
Pharaohs
Pyramids
Temples
Time
Trades
Writing
Egyptian Life

Art & Culture
Education
Food
Sports
Business & Economy
Health
Environment
Politics & Government
Religion
Importance of the Nile

2. Research your topic in your textbook, library and on the internet.
Use the PowerPoint Research guide to take notes and document your sources of information to be used in your presentation. Your teacher will give you a copy of this guide.

3. Using your research notes, etc. Create a PowerPoint presentation that follow the criteria of this template:

Slide #1

Your topic here
Your name
Your core information
You should include a graphic here also.

Slide #2

Introduction
This is a topic overview. A summary of the information that you are presenting.
This should be a thorough, yet concise paragraph.

Slide #3

Subtopic #1
Include important information in the form of statements, etc. You should not write long paragraphs here. You should type important sentences, questions, etc. Use your paragraphs for the oral portion of your presentation. Do not read word for word from your slides.

Slide #4

Subtopic #2
Include important information in the form of statements, etc. You should not write long paragraphs here. You should type important sentences, questions, etc. Use your paragraphs for the oral portion of your presentation. Do not read word for word from your slides.

Slide #5

Subtopic #3
Include important information in the form of statements, etc. You should not write long paragraphs here. You should type important sentences, questions, etc. Use your paragraphs for the oral portion of your presentation. Do not read word for word from your slides.

Slide #6

Bibliography

As you research, copy down important information and the sources that tell where you found the information. Include them here.
Use the correct format for citing your bibliography.
Note: You may use additional slide for each subtopic and you may include additional subtopics.

4. Your teacher will guide you through the process of creating a PowerPoint Presentation when your research is complete. Before going to the computer lab, have your slides planned out on your own notebook paper. In other words hand write each slide before sitting down at the computer. When you go to the lab, have all information ready to type on each slide. There will be a folder of graphics, photographs and music to include in your presentations provided for you to use.

Resources for Research

Egypt WWW Index

Ancient Egypt

Egypt-Lonely Planet

Egyptian Hieroglyphics

Pyramids- The Inside Story

Egypt Timelines and Tables

Rubric

This will be given to you by your teacher.