The Teaching Guide
produced by
Janice Hawkins
Web Institute for Teachers, Summer, 2001
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Introduction
Ancient Egypt and the colorful pharaohs and queens have
fascinated young people as well as adults for eons. Little is written about
the queens of the pharaohs and even less about the Egyptian queens who became
pharaoh themselves. Some queens were only pharaoh for a short time such as Cleopatra
who has been over publicized, but another queen Hatshepsut was pharaoh for about
20 years. She is well recognized by the Egyptian people and celebrated for all
of the accomplishments during her reign.
Aim
To help educators introduce the internet into their social studies program.
It is also hoped that educators will be able to help students gain expertise
in searching for information on the web with the use of audibles, videos, panoramas,
and search engines. Educators should be able to help students enjoy interactive
games, puzzles and other fun activities while they search.
Rationale
Students will use computer skills such as buttons, a
mouse, rollover images, search tools, and scrolling to answer activity questions
and quizzes. Some linked sites will provide puzzle activities, matching and
identifying Egyptian objects as well as coloring pages and games for fun.
Goals and Objectives
Students will read about ancient Egypt and its geography,
resources, government, ancient technologies, culture and people meeting the
state goal requirements of the following:
State Goal 14, CAS B
Analyze and compare the historical origins of contemporary political systems
throughout the world, with emphasis on the United States.
State Goal 15, CAS B
Explain how the use and distribution of natural, human, and capital resources
affect the quality of life and the environment.
State Goal 16, CAS B
Describe the role and contributions of significant historical figures and
groups in the development of the United States and the world.
State Goal 17, CAS B
Acquire, process, and report information about places and regions in the
world using maps, globes, and other geographic tools and technology.
State Goal 18, CAS B
Analyze ways in which culture affects daily living and personal choices.
Specific Objectives
After completing the activities in this website, students will be able to
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find information on the web by navigating through cyberspace to complete
assignments
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use tools of navigation to linked information
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use audibles, videos, and panoramas
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use on-line assessment tests and obtain scores
- use search engines for additional information on topics
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Audience
This site was created for students in the intermediate grades, 4th to 6th
grade. Links such as Rosetta Stone, and the Guardian Net are informative and
fun. Upper grades such as 7th and 8th grades may also benefit from the site
because of the wealth of information given for all age levels in some of the
links that are provided such as Nova, Tour Egypt, and Odyssey Carlos Museum.
Prerequisites
Students should have some knowledge of Africa and the country of Egypt and
the Nile River. They should also have beginning computer skills using the keyboard,
mouse, web buttons, scroll bar, and back arrow.
Subject-Matter
Social studies subject, queens of the Nile, and the socioeconomic, and governmental
structure of ancient Nile civilizations
Instructional Plan
Map work on continents, Africa, and the country of Egypt, in particular, are
suggested. Discussion of the BC time period, the Nile River and the Valley of
the Kings on the West bank are also suggested. Reading material with pictures
of monuments, temples, pyramids, and tombs are helpful. Teachers can direct
students to research one queen at a time and evaluate the students' progress
or students can do self directed work on the queen site at their own pace exploring
and assessing their own progress. Teams may pick one queen to search and report
to the class in discussion panels.
Assignment pages and quizzes from this website can be printed out for teacher
evaluation whenever desired. Time: Queen searches-80 min., quizzes-15-30 each,
assignment pages - 40 min. (These are all approximations.)
Some teacher assistance will be needed with the Nova On-line activities to
help students use the navigation buttons on Quick Time players to zoom, spin
panoramas around, and move images in various directions. Some sites also will
have video or audio players with on/off buttons and volume buttons to control
and may need assistance to use the audibles.
All searches can be modified for individuals or groups. Shorter summaries
describing Queens have been included on each queen's webpage for younger children
and slower readers. The Goddesses page includes are picture chart with short
descriptions of the goddesses to also accommodate younger and slower readers.
Teachers can also modify the activities for exceptional students by pairing
them with more advanced students, or splitting activity questions between two
students taking even or odd number questions, then evaluating each others answers
before presenting them to the teacher.
Materials
Internet browsers such as Netscape or Explorer, computers capable of downloading
software such as Adobe, Quick Time, Real Player, etc. that are usually provided
free with many linked sites. Paper and pencil along with printers if assessments
are downloaded.
Assessment and Evaluation
Students can complete quizzes that are scored on line and give them to teachers
for further evaluation. Scoring such as 70% or more as passing or rubrics can
be used for assignment pages such as 3 good, 2 satisfactory, 1 fair, 0 incomplete
or very little.
On-line quizzes and assignment lessons are available for the activity pages
as well as self assessments, coloring sheets, crossword puzzles, interactive
puzzles, and matching activities. Linked sites such as Nova and Odyssey have
full lesson plans and assessments on Teacher Pages. Most are downloadable. Activities
range from 15 minutes to 80 minutes and can be completed in one session for
some or broken into several 20 to 40 minute sessions.
Appendices
See Glossary below
Resources
Glossary
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