Animals in Ancient Egypt
Webquest
Introduction
Task Process/Resources
Evaluation
Conclusion
Introduction
For centuries, animals have played
an important role in people's lives. This has been especially true
in the lives of Ancient Egyptians. Through this webquest you will discover
why Egyptians held the animals that inhabited their land in such a high
esteem.
Task
Your team must gain knowledge
about 8 animals that lived during ancient Egyptian times and how the Egyptian
culture was influenced by these animals. Your team will consists of 4 members.
Professor of History
A writer, student, or scholar of past events. |
Biologist
This scientist studies living organisms. |
Anthropologist
This scientist studies the origin and behavior
of people. The anthropologist may study the physical, social, and
cultural development of human beings. |
Egyptologist
This scientist studies the artifacts of the ancient
Egyptian civilization.
|
Your team members will visit
several web pages and in doing so be able complete several tasks and answer
the questions below.
1. In what
way do you think this animal affected the life of the Ancient Egyptians?
2. What
characteristics of this animal did the Egyptians recognize as important?
Why?
3. Is this
characteristics admired or feared? Why?
4. To which
kingdom, phylum and class does this animal belong? Is this animal an invertebrate
or vertebrate?
5. In what
type of environment would this animal have lived?
6. Does
this animal still exist in Egypt today? Explain your answer.
Upon the completion of your research,
your team will create a virtual museum exhibiting your mastery of the information
you have gathered.
Process/Resources
1. Your team must pick 8 animals from the following
list.
No one animal can be picked by two groups.
2. Divide the 8 animals among your group members.
3. Print out your questionnaire
for your animal.
3. Each group member will visit the following
sites to answer the above questions. Use your team's disk to save
any pics.
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by e-mailing your teacher approved question here:
4. Use your questionnaire to write a 3
paragraph summary of your animal. Your 2 paragraphs must consist
of the following.
Paragraph 1:
Introduce your animal, discuss what characteristics
of the animal were important, and explain how the animal played a role
in the Ancient Egyptian culture.
Paragraph 2:
Discuss to which phylum and class the animal
belongs. Is it an invertebrate or vertebrate? Discuss which
environment the animal would have lived. You can explain the reasons why
the animal may not be still living in Egypt today.
Paragraph 3:
Discuss any other interesting facts about your
animal.
5. While your team members are searching the web,
other team members need to create a hand drawn map of Ancient Egypt using
resources within the room.
6. Use Netscape Composer and the roles below
to create your a web site for our virtual museum.
Professor of History
Type in Title and paragraph 1
|
Biologist
Inserts pictures and background
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Anthropologist
Types in paragraph 2
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Egyptologist
Types in paragraph 3
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Evaluation
As a guideline print out this rubric
to evaluate your project and then make any necessary revisions. Your
teacher will use this tool to evaluate your project too.
Conclusion
After completing this webquest, you will know
a little more about animals. You will know in detail the role that
animals have played in the culture of Ancient Egyptians and how the Ancient
Egyptian's perception of their animal affect how they lived their everyday
lives.