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

Pre-session activity

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

An animated drawing of Alexander Rhind.

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.


Mummification activities

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

A mummy of the ancient egyptian priestess tamut

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?

Several Ancient Egypt artefacts in a glass cabinet.