Worksheet:
This Web Page follows the Expedition to Egypt Worksheet: Printable Version.
Fill in the answers on your worksheet using the directions and links below.

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• The Discovery Channel Store - Product Search for Egypt
• TheArtifact.com - Egyptian Sculpture

6. Now select two items to decorate the entrance to the exhibit. Write the name and price of each item.

7. Use the most accurate type of estimation to predict the total cost of these two items. _________

8. Add all prices to find the actual cost. ______________
 
 

 
 

9. The media center would like to purchase a statue of King Tut hunting on the Nile river.

 

The Media Center would also really like to get a Rosetta Stone replica wall plaque, but have found two sources.

The British Museum Replica

Price£___________________

What does the symbol £ stand for? _________________

What country uses this symbol? _________________

TheArtifact.com Rosetta Stone

Price____________________

Fill in the blank with information from the site above:

Why was the Rosetta Stone important?

It was an important because it was a breakthrough in the ____________ of the ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs.

The only trick is one of the items is listed in pounds and the other, dollars.

Use the currency converter to figure out how much the statue would cost in US dollars.

£__________________ converts to ________________in US dollars

Which item is less expensive to buy? (disregarding shipping costs!)

_________________________________

Funbrain.com Change Maker Game

Education4Kids Money Games

artisan = one trained in a specific skill or craft

Egyptian = a native or inhabitant of Egypt

flax = a plant that blooms, often used for its fiber and seeds

Nile River = the world's longest river, found in Africa

pharaoh = a ruler of ancient Egypt

scribe = a highly valued member of Egyptian society who was educated and could read and write

sheath = a close-fitting dress

  Media Center Display This is the display in our Media Center, not all of our statues and figurines have arrived yet. And as the the books/videos that the students have selected are purchased, cataloged and added to our collection and our display.. it just keeps getting better! See the close-up of the super-cool lighted pyramid head sculpture- the kids really dig the optical illusion!
- keep checking for an up to date picture!

Click above for larger images of each of the photos

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Teacher Resources
Adapted from the teachervision.com website: An Expedition to Egypt

Objectives

       Students will use an Internet site to pick out items related to ancient Egypt.
       Students will estimate sums using front-end estimation and by estimating to the nearest dollar.
       Students will solve problems by adding money amounts and by practicing to stay within a budget.

Materials

       An Expedition to Egypt worksheet
       Websites:

• The Discovery Channel Store - Product Search for Egypt
• TheArtifact.com- Egyptian Sculpture

Procedures

    1.Introduce key vocabulary: Egyptian, front-end estimation.
    2.Using the An Expedition to Egypt worksheet as a guide, students will use the Discovery Store to select items for an
       exhibit on ancient Egypt.
    3.Remind students that they must stay within their budget.
    4.Ask students to complete the worksheet using estimation skills and the information they find on the Internet site.
    5.Students may complete the worksheet in pairs or small groups.
    6.Schedule class time for students to share their calculations.

Assessment

       Use a rubric to assess students' ability to obtain data from a website and solve consumer math problems.
       Find a variety of assessment techniques to use with this lesson.

Extension Activities

• Choose from a large collection of cross-curricular activities for all grade levels.
• Challenge students to fill up their piggy banks at Change Maker at Funbrain.com.
• Have them choose a difficulty level and click on the United States flag to begin.
• Students can choose from three interactive money games at Money Experience for Kids  "Making Change," "Spending Money," and "Piggy Bank Breaking." Students can select a level of difficulty and begin to play!

Standards Correlations

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
http://www.nctm.org/standards/

Students should:

       develop and use strategies to estimate computations involving decimals in situations relevant to students' experience.
       select appropriate methods and tools for computing according to the context and nature of the computation and use
       the selected method or tool.

National Educational Technology Standards
Students should:

       use technology to locate, evaluate, and collect information.
       employ technology in the development of strategies for solving problems in the real world.

Credits:

This website was made possible through the generous cooperation of the TeacherVision.com lesson plan website
created by Family Education Network, Inc

Email:
If you have any questions, suggestions, or comments please feel free to email me! Gwyneth Jones

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October 15, 2002
It was last updated on November 6, 2002