Welcome to a Virtual Field Trip to Ancient Egypt!

Tour Guide: Mr. Tim Stark (F500)

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You are about to embark on a Web field trip to the exciting and mysterious country of Egypt. Each site that you visit on your journey will inform you of different aspects of this wonderful place.

At each stop, you will be asked a series of questions. Some of the questions can be answered by directly obtaining facts from the site. Other questions will require you to think about what you have learned and to formulate your own ideas.

Some of the sites will allow you with QuickTime video to "virtually explore" the wonderous monuments of Egypt so that you can feel as though you are actually there! Some sites will allow you to listen to Egytian experts or to translate hieroglyphics.

Finally, you will be asked to come to some conclusions about this amazing place. Happy travels!

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Welcome to Egypt!

Most of our explorations will take place in and around Giza which is very near the capital of Cairo. At each stop answer the questions that follow. To start our tour please visit:

Please click on: Giza Flyby

1) As you view the Giza Plateau, can you see how many "little"

pyramids stand in front of the large pyramid?

Now you may visit the mysterious Sphinx!

See the Sphinx

Click on Restoring the Sphinx

2) What was the average age of death for the workmen?

3) What was the average age of death for the officials?

4) The Sphinx is connected to which pyramid?

5) What year was the sand completely cleared from the Sphinx?

6) What estimate is given for the percentage of Egyptian

monuments that have been found so far?

Click on Inside Story

7) The Sphinx is the head of a pharaoh and the body of a ______?

8) What are the dimensions of the Sphinx?

Length:________ Width:________ Height:________

9) From what material is the Sphinx carved?

Click on QTVR

10) How many people "appear" in between the paws of the Sphinx

as you navigate past the front?

Now let's go to see Khufu's pyramid!

Khufu's Great Pyramid

Click on Cross Section

11) What was the height of the pyramid?

12) How many feet have been lost over the centuries?

Click on Inside Story

13) Khufu is also known as ___________.

14) How many stone blocks were used?

15) The pyramid covers about how many city blocks?

16) What is the average weight of an individual block?

17) What is that weight in pounds?

Click on View from the Top

18) As you cruise around the top of the pyramid, how many

"Queen's Pyramids" can you see?

19) Which is closer to the Great Pyramid, the "Queen's Pyramids"

or the Boat Pits?

20) Can you observe any graffiti in English letters on the blocks

on the top?

Do you wonder who built the pyramids? Let's investigate!

21) After reading this interview, write a paragraph describing how you think the pyramids were built. Defend your opinions with facts from the interview.

After listening to the interview, please answer these questions:

22) What are the three types of evidence that exist that help explain who built the pyramids?

23) Besides just the names of the pharaohs, what else do the texts that have been unearthed reveal?

Now let's have some fun with Hieroglyphs!

Hieroglyphs

24) What is the secret message that you have decoded?

Now let's look at some of the mathematical aspects of the pyramids.

Scaling the Pyramids

25) At what angle do the pyramids rise?

26) How much taller is Khufu's pyramid than the Big Ben?

27) How many refrigerators equal a 2.3 metric ton block?

28) If you walked all the way around the pyramid, how far is it?

29) If you were in the Unfinished Chamber, how many tons of

stone would be piled above you?

Now you are going to actually go inside Khufu's pyramid! While you are inside, pay careful attention to the details of the interior and marvel at the amount of work that it must have taken to construct such a wonderful structure. Enjoy!

30) After you have explored the inner mysteries of Khufu's

pyramid, describe what you have seen in a descriptive

paragraph.

Whew! We have been so busy on this field trip that we forgot to take a break! Here are two great sites to visit that might make you forget that you are actually in school!

Egypt Fun Guide

More fun with Hieroglyphics!

Now that you have had a break, you should be refreshed and ready for the last portion of our trek. Take another QuickTime video look at the amazing place that we have visited and then develop some conclusions about what you have experienced.

31) What do you think about the ancient people who made these

buildings?

32) Why don't modern people produce buildings like this?

33) Do you think that the ancient Egyptians were less intelligent

than modern people?

34) It seems that too many tourists damage these structures in

many different ways. What should be done about that?

35) Can you think of at least one idea that you gained from this

field trip that you will always remember?

36) What would you say to someone who states that we should NOT study ancient history because it is not useful?

Thank you so much for your cooperation on this trip. I hope that you have enjoyed it and that you will return to Egypt soon!

Your Tour Guide: Mr. Tim Stark (tstark@mtsd.k12.wi.us)

Mequon-Thiensville School District

6633 W. Steffen Dr.

Mequon, WI 53092

Created on March 22, 2000