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A range of themed classroom resources to accompany our ancient Egypt sessions.

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Pre-session activity

In advance of your workshop learn more about the archaeologists who brought ancient Egypt to the attention of the world.

A.Henry Rhind
Pyramids

Ancient Egyptian maths resources

Explore the ancient counting systems of Egypt, discover the pyramid stones were moved and crack a real ancient Egyptian maths puzzle.

Ancient Egyptian maths resources
Tamut Front Upper

Mummification activities

Discover how and why ancient Egypt had mummification, design your own bookmark and test your mummification skills on an orange!

Mummification Class Activities
Several Ancient Egypt artefacts in a glass cabinet.

Explore the museum's ancient Egypt gallery

Use Google Streetview to explore the museum's ancient Egyptian collections, can your class find the objects which featured in the workshop?

Explore the museum with Google streetview
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