4/5/13
Egypt Museum Project Instructions
Culture Section
Calling All Archaeologists!!
The Scarsdale Egypt Society has announced plans for a new Egypt
Museum. They are looking for help from local archaeologists who specialize
in ancient Egypt, in other words – you!
The museum is looking for ideas for wings and exhibits. They want to
make sure they cover the important aspects of Egyptian culture and history.
Egyptologists far and wide are contacting the museum with their suggestions
about what belongs in this museum.
This is an opportunity to share your work with the world! Here is a
chance to show off the research you have done and the artifacts you have
uncovered during your illustrious career!
Here is what you need to do to enter your ideas and artifacts:
1. Decide which aspect of Egyptian culture deserves its own wing or
exhibit. (See suggestion list on the next page.)
2. Fill out an “entry form”. This consists of a four-paragraph paper on
why your suggested topic belongs in the museum.
3. Donate an artifact or background story to the museum that they can
include in their exhibit. (You will create this “artifact” or story!)
4. Attend a conference where you will present your material and the
topics will be voted on and chosen (to be held in P86).
Project Step One – Topic Selection
In order to offer a suggestion to the museum committee, you first
must have a subject matter that you feel strongly about. You will need to
choose a research topic of great interest to you. You should feel that no
Egypt Museum would be complete without the inclusion of this aspect of
Egyptian culture or history.
Please look through the sources at your table. Use them to help you
make a decision about the topic on which you would like to base your
research. Here are some suggestions broken down by the Eight Features of
Civilization:
Government
Hatshepsut
Tutankhamen
(King Tut)
Ramses
Akhenaten
other pharaoh?
military history
Writing System
hieroglyphics
The Book of the
Dead
scribes
Rosetta Stone
Job Specialization
artisans
farming
astronomers
mathematicians
medicine
Art/
Architecture
jewelry
make up
tomb painting
the Sphinx
Social Classes
roles of women
lives of children
Public Works
pyramid building
tomb building
irrigation and
the Nile
Religion
mythology
gods and/ or
goddesses (one
or more)
mummification
amulets or
important
symbols
Cities
trading &
merchants
fun & games
food
clothing styles
music
We can also discuss any other topic you would like to research!
My topic is: _______________________________________________
Step Two – Thesis Statement
With this project you are trying to prove how important your topic is
to an Egypt Museum. In one or two sentences explain why this topic is
essential to any Egypt Museum.
No Egypt museum would be complete without ______________________.
Explain why you feel this way:
Step Three – Guiding Questions
Now that you have chosen your topic you need to create guiding
questions to help you focus during the research process. Write a guiding
question for each of the boxes below. (Remember the difference between
“thick” and “thin” questions). In the end you will pick at least three to use in
your research.
Who
What
When
Where
Why
How
Essay Layout
Paragraph One – Introduction
Paragraph Two – Background info on topic
Paragraph Three – Importance of topic to understanding Egypt
Paragraph Four – Conclusion
Important to Remember!