The museum offers a range of educational programming related to The Walton Hall of Ancient Egypt. Resources for schools and groups include tours, classes, outreach programs, special publications, and a teacher's guide, which is available online. Most programs can be custom-designed to meet the needs of a specific group. A comprehensive guide to museum programs for schools and groups is available from the Division of Education at (412) 622-3283.
Information about all educational programs offered by the museum can be found at the home page of the Division of Education.

Teacher's Guide to The Walton Hall of Ancient Egypt
A comprehensive teacher's guide was produced by the Division of Education to supplement The Walton Hall of Ancient Egypt and is one of many resources available to teachers and students involved in an exploration of ancient Egypt.

In order to facilitate its use, the guide is reproduced here as one easily printable document. We hope this guide will enhance your study of ancient Egypt, and better prepare you for a trip to The Walton Hall of Ancient Egypt at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History. Depending on your printer and choice of font, the entire guide, which includes detailed background information, a bibliography, a glossary, and a list of classroom activities, should be 17-25 pages in length.

Tours
Tours of the hall can be arranged for children in grades three and up, with a maximum group size of 40. Three tours are available:

• Life in Ancient Egypt (Grades 3-6)
  Your students travel back in time several thousand years to visit a replica of a burial tomb, learn about a pharaoh's boat, and examine our hands on artifacts as we introduce them to life in ancient Egypt.
• Life in Ancient Egypt (Grades 7-12)
  Students explore the ancient Egyptians' religious beliefs, funerary religion, technology, and environment.
• Comparison of Three Cultures: Hopi, Inuit, and Ancient Egyptian (Grades 5-12)
  Students compare and contrast the tools, technology, and housing of these three cultures to see how each adapted to its challenging desert environment.

To reserve a tour, call the Group Visits Office at (412) 622-3289 at least three weeks in advance. The office is open Monday through Friday 7:30 am to 5:00 pm and Saturday from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm. More information about tours offered by the museum can be found at the home page of the
Division of Education.

Classes
Your students can take a class at the museum on a wide range of natural history and anthropological topics. Classes are adapted to support the outcomes you need to achieve and are designed to support the emerging standards in social studies and science. Each class features hands-on opportunities, time for visiting museum exhibits, and a take-home activity.

The museum currently offers these classes related to The Walton Hall of Ancient Egypt:

• Great Expeditions to Egypt (Grades K-3)
  A look at ancient Egypt's land and people.
• Journey down the Nile (Grades 4-6)
  An introduction to the ancient Egyptian culture.
• Other classes can be adapted to accommodate your group.

Classes are available Tuesdays through Fridays from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. To arrange a museum class, call Diane Grzybek at (412) 622-3238 weekdays between 8:30 am and 4:30 pm. Reservations must be made at least three weeks in advance.

Discovery Room
The Discovery Room provides a hands-on learning experience and may be reserved in the mornings for forty-minute periods. One class of approximately 25 students may be accommodated per session. Activities in the Discovery Room related to ancient Egypt, which are listed below, are appropriate for third grade and up.

• A model of an ancient Egyptian house encourages students to discover how such houses were made and arranged. Touchable replicas are included.
• The discovery box, Death and Afterlife in Ancient Egypt, has information and replicas of artifacts associated with Egyptian burials.
• The discovery box, Life in Ancient Egypt, encourages students to imagine how the items in the box were used in ancient Egyptian daily life.
• Additional materials are available upon request.

Outreach Programs
Outreach Programs The Educational Loan Collection has prepared a thematic loan kit, Scribes and Farmers, to lend to teachers. The kit contains replicas of artifacts, slides and an accompanying script, fact sheets, and a teacher's guide. To register to use the Educational Loan Collection or reserve a loan kit, call Pat McShea at (412) 622-3292 or email mcsheap@CarnegieMNH.org.

Daily Life in Ancient Egypt, a presentation offered for grades 5 and 6 by the museum's In-School Program, brings colorful visual aids, artifacts, and touchable materials to the classroom. Trained volunteers take students on a "journey" to the Nile River Valley, where they discover the archaeological evidence uncovered at the ancient village of Deir el-Medina.

The In-School Program is offered free-of-charge to schools throughout Allegheny County and is available for a fee on a limited basis to schools in surrounding counties. Presentations can accommodate ten to thirty students and are designed to last one hour but can be adapted to fit your schedule. To schedule a presentation or obtain more information, classroom teachers should call (412) 622-3235 Monday through Thursday between 9:30 am and 3:00 pm.

The Museum on the Move program, which provides educational activities for children with special needs, offers two programs related to ancient Egypt. A program for preschool children encourages them to role-play as they prepare for and attend an Egyptian banquet. The program for school-age children focuses on the daily life of pharaohs and farmers.

For more information about programs offered by Museum on the Move, call Lenore Adler at (412) 688-8687 or email adlerl@CarnegieMNH.org.

More information about outreach programs offered by the museum can be found at the home page of the Division of Education.

Publications
Special publications related to The Walton Hall of Ancient Egypt include the catalogue, Reflections of Greatness: Ancient Egypt at The Carnegie Museum of Natural History. The Carnegie Series on Egypt contains nine booklets by eminent Egyptologists exploring subjects of general interest:

• Ancient Egyptian Society
• Daily Life of the Ancient Egyptians
• Death, Burial, and Afterlife in Ancient Egypt
• Language and Writing in Ancient Egypt
• Modern Egypt and Its Heritage
• The Pharaoh's Boat at The Carnegie
• The Pyramids of Ancient Egypt
• A Short History of Ancient Egypt
• Textiles from Medieval Egypt, A.D. 300-1300