Year7+ancient+egypt+pharaohs

**Ancient Egypt - Gods and Pharoahs**

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Welcome Year 7 students to this Ancient Egyptian Pharoahs and Gods pathfinder where you will be guided to resources within the library and online to direct you in the research, writing and creation of your assessment task. Make sure you continually check your and assessment criteria to ensure you understand exactly what it is you need to do. Remember to use a variety of information sources within your work.

Then refer to the [|Information Skills Research Model] and follow the six steps outlined to plan, research, use and evaluate your work.

At OLMC students are advised to use the Harvard or Author-Date system of referencing. In Year 7, students are expected to use End-text referencing at the end of their assignment to show all the references used to prepare the work. Students should construct a simple, alphabetical bibliography that includes all sources used; print, non-print (websites), maps, pictures, tables, graphics, cartoons. Refer carefully to the [|OLMC Style Guide Years 7 - 9.doc] to help you prepare you bibliography. As In Year 7 refer to the Bibliography Wiz to set out your bibliogrpahy.

When you are researching your topic make sure you are organising your notes with this [|note-taking template] from Making A Difference.

**Locating Information**

You will find relevant information for your assignment by browsing the shelves according to the following Dewey numbers/areas. 393 - death customs 398 - folklore 930 - Ancient World 932 - Ancient Egypt

On the **library catalogue**, **search engines** and the **World Book Encyclopedia** you could try the following keywords to help you find the information you need. If you need any assistance just ask the teacher librarians. Use search terms such as:

Try these subject headings when searching on the library [|catalogue] pharaohs, egyptian gods, egyptian godesses, Egyptian mythology, Egypt religions __[|Egypt - Antiquities]__ __[|Egypt - Civilisation]__ __[|Egypt - Social life and customs - To 332 B.C]__ __[|Funeral Customs]__ __[|Embalming]__ [|Egypt - History - To 332 B.C]

**Clickview**

Life in Ancient Egypt __[|Mummies : tales from the Eqyptian crypts. Part 1]__ __[|Pharaoh's revenge : Egypt's lost treasure]__ __[|Gift of the nile]__ __[|Egypt's Animal Mummies]__ __[|Lost Worlds - Egypt's Animal Mummies - Pt 1]__ __[|Ancient megastructures : The great Pyramid of Khufu]__

**DVDs for loan** Towards Civilisation - DVD 930 TWO Journey Through the Valley of the Kings - DVD 932.01 JOU Ancient Egyptians - DVD 932.014 ANC Life in Ancient Egypt - DVD 932.LIF
 * ** The Power of Gold - DVD 669.2209 POW

**Websites**


 * [|Ancient Egypt] - Check out the Australian Museum's Ancient Egypt resources on mummies, gods, spells, tombs, paintings, art ...


 * [|BBC History: Egyptians]- Enter the world of the Ancient Egyptians and find out why their mysterious civilisation, gods, goddesses and pharaohs still capture one's imagination.
 * [|Life in Ancient Egypt] - Carnegie Museum of Natural History


 * [|Ancient Egypt]- The British Museum provides comprehensive infromation information on Ancient Egyptian life, gods and goddesses, pharaohs, mummifiation, rulers, pyramids, temples, time, trade and hieroglyphics


 * [|British Museum]- Explore the Ancient Egyptian Culture and how it is represented in the British Museum collection.


 * [|Odyssey Online Ancient Egypt] - Museum of Emory University


 * [|Canadian Museum of Ancient Civilisations] - Mysteries of Egypt online exhibition


 * The Michael C. Carlos Museum presents __Ramesses I: The Search for the Lost Pharaoh__ . Illustrated with diagrams and photographs of the pharaoh's mummy, it tells about discovery and study of his tomb.


 * [|Mysteries of the Nile]- Nova Online


 * [|Ancient History Pharaohs] - chronological lists, timelines of dynasties and kingdoms and information about individual pharaohs.


 * [|Gods and goddesses in Egypt] -


 * [|Fordham University Ancient Egypt Sourcebook] -


 * [|Ancient Egyptian Religion]- here's a list of websites for many ancient egyptian gods and goddesses.





GMO/MJO 2011

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