Activity 4

Help students learn about materials used in ancient Egypt

Ask children to look at the selection of photographs below to learn about the materials used by the ancient Egyptians.

• What do you think each of these objects was made of (clay, glass, wood, stone, metal, reeds, etc.)?
• How do you think each object was made (by hand, in a mould, by machine, using special tools)?
• Would it have been easy or difficult to make these objects?
• Do we still use the same materials today when we make things?
• What materials do we have today that the ancient Egyptians would not have had?

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