This project is an integrated study for 8-9 year olds encompassing reading, geography, history, math, and science. The literature groups are reading the following fictional books: Ms. Frizzle's Adventures Ancient Egypt by Cole and Degen, Tut, Tut by Jon Scieska, A to Z Mystery - Mummy Mystery by Ron Roy, and Jigsaw Jones - The Case of the Missing Mummy by James Preller. Various non-fiction resources are also being used by the students: Eyewitness Books - Secret of the Mummies, Mummies, Tombs, and Treasure by Lila Perl, and Mummies by C. Wilcox.
These essential questions were created by third grade students:
How did the rule of pharoahs begin? Who were important pharoahs?
What are some facts about pyramids?
Ancient Egypt (British Museum) Ancient Egypt Egypt

What were the religious beliefs of the ancient Egyptians?
Ancient Egypt (British Museum) Ancient Egypt Egypt

What are some facts about the Nile River?
Why the Nile's floods so important each year?
Egypt Ancient Egypt

Who was Thutmose in Tut, Tut?
You can learn a lot about Egypt by trying the activities and playing the games at this Time Warp Trio site!
The Time Warp Trio; Tut, Tut Thutmose III

How did Egyptians use math? How did they write
numbers? ideas?
Math and Culture Math Around the World (Part 1): Egypt Ancient Egypt

How would you write in hieroglyphics?
Ancient Egypt