Pyramids & Mummies

Google Worksheet -Use to answer the questions or use the Google Form - Teachers email agallacher@psusd.us to get an editable copy. 

1. The government of Egypt was very different from the USA; compare and contrast our government to theirs. 

2. Game: Pyramid Builder

    a. Where will you put it?

    b. What size will it be?

    c. What will you use to build it?

    d. And how will you look after your workforce?

3. Why did Egyptians mummify their dead? 

4. Watch the Edpuzzle and answer the questions. 

5. BrainPop: Mummies (skip if your school does not subscribe to BrainPop) 

    a. What did the Egyptians believe happened after you died?

    b. What is the process of mummification? 

    c. Did everybody get mummified? 

    d. How was the brain removed?

    e. What was the body stuffed with after 45 days? 

    f. What were the last steps of mummification? 

6. 3D tour of the pyramids - Watch the video and answer the questions. 

7. Google Arts and Culture - 5 spectacular views of the pyramids 

    a. Find the Sphinx - What do you notice is missing? 

    b. Sphinx - how long does it say the history stretches? 

    c. Find the Great Pyramid of Giza - It is also known as what? 

    d. Next to the Pyramid of King Menkaure, you can find some smaller pyramids known as ___________

8. Watch the movie and answer the following questions: 

 12. Adventure Quest Backpack: Go to Google Drive and use the information from the Eternity Travel site to create a travel brochure about a trip to the underworld. Make sure you include all the amenities, pyramid types and prices, mummification services, mummy cases, and eternity extras. Make sure you include lots of pictures of the items you offer!  

Extras (If you have extra time come back and try the following)

      Movie History channel: The Great pyramid deconstruction

      Online: Pyramids