Red+Pyramid

= //The Red Pyramid// = =by Rick Riordan=



Rick Riordan's Website
**Ideas:** 1. Have students research the Egyptian gods and goddesses mentioned in the book. 2. Have student compare life in ancient Egypt to life in modern day London. This would require the students to research both time periods. Which one would they rather live in? What occupation would they like to have? If they could switch times and bring one thing, what would they bring? Why? 3. Using the link of 100 facts about Egypt, ask students to research additional facts. OR Ask students to research more information about several of the mentioned facts. OR Ask students to create 100 facts about Canada or another country. 4. Compare Modern and Ancient Egypt using this venn diagram: []

**Additional Websites to visit:**

**Ancient Egypt** The British Museum

Interactive Map along with additional facts

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 * Modern Egypt **

A map and some simple facts about Egypt.

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Map Activity from Enchanted Learning. Just cut and past the map and the city list

Maps [] []

Pictures of Modern Egypt []

100 facts about Egypt. Actually there are several facts missing from the website, but still lots of good basic facts.

[] [|http://kids.yahoo.com/reference/world-factbook/country/eg--Egypt#main]

Some facts and a picture of the flag of modern Egypt. Notice all the other topics on the left hand side. []

Children in Modern Egypt (more suitable for grades 6 and up) []

**Egyptian gods.**

All about the different egyptian gods. Click on the list at the right to learn about specific Egytian gods.

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Pictures of some of the Egyptian gods. []

**London Information** See the wiki page for the book: __100 Year Old Secret, The__