Excavate! Egypt

Learn Egyptian history in a new way with Excavate! Egypt, an immersive social studies game for world history students! Use Archaeological thinking to apply skills of Inquiry and Evaluation of Evidence to aspects of Egyptian daily life not covered in textbooks. By excavating and analyzing four significant locations, players will:
 
· Explore the significance of mummification in the Valley of the Kings
· Gain a new perspective on the temple at Karnak
· Distinguish the roles of men, women, and children in ancient Egypt
· Piece together daily life of the Pyramid workers in Giza
· Describe the lifestyle and role of scribes and students at the library in Alexandria
· Explain the rule and symbols of the Pharaohs
 
“The quality of information and the methodology behind the questions is stronger than any educational game I've ever played.” K-12 Director of Technology, MD
 
Players can explore the sites in any order; progress is recorded in journals that log collected artifacts, field notes and achievements. Throughout the game, players use skills to analyze and make connections. They carefully deduce the facts about each area, stratum by stratum and artifact by artifact. At each location, players make meaning of how artifacts were used through a series of analysis questions and reports that require players to make connections, read closely and consider the historical context of the primary source artifacts. Finally, players see each site come alive as artifacts populate an historically accurate image of Egyptian life.
 
Features:
• Engage with objects of daily life textbooks never include
• Use archaeological thinking to piece together historical understanding
• See artifacts in context in the ancient world
• Design input from Social Studies teachers
• Historically Accurate, C3 Skills-Based learning
• Free Teacher Guides, Lesson Plans, and Extension Activities
• Track Student Progress
• Bundle with other Excavate! games for a complete curriculum solution

What people are saying about Excavate!

“Excellent illustrations and collection of source material. I could see using this as a resource for a project. Good Collections of terms and other historical objects.” 7th Grade Social Studies, MD

“I LOVED the analysis questions because it assisted the kids in seeing the "big" picture and making connections.” – 5th Grade Social Studie