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Online Activities
We have some old and new online activities for your educational enjoyment. Stay tuned for new and redesigned activities soon!
Write Like a Babylonian
This is one of our most popular online activities for primary school teachers and students. Here you can see your monogram in cuneiform, the way an ancient Babylonian might have written it.
Chama Vase Rollout Interactive Puzzle
This fun interactive puzzle developed for the Penn Museum by Connexus Technology is part of the online exhibit for the Penn Museum exhibit Painted Metaphors: Pottery and Politics of the Ancient Maya (on display in our deitrich gallery until 31 January 2010), which displays our unique collection of brilliantly painted Chamá Polychromes that open a window into the lives of the ordinary Maya of 1300 years ago, and the way they dealt with the challenge of forced change.
Educational Guides
The activities in these resource guides are designed to supplement student/class visits to Penn Museum's exhibits. Please use them in whatever way best supports your education program, and let us know when you find innovative ways to expand any of the projects described here. (NOTE: As requested by many educators, guides to past exhibits are found here as well.)
Painted Metaphors: Pottery and Politics of the Ancient Maya
Educators' Resource Guide and Activity Ideas
Living in Balance: The Native American Southwest
Educators' Resource Guide and Activity Ideas
(Designed for teachers and students of the 4th & 5th grade level.)
Canaan and Ancient Israel
A Manual for Teachers and Parents - coming soon
Ancient Nubia: Egypt's Rival in Africa
Educational Guide Accompanying the Exhibit
Amarna: Ancient Egypt's Place in the Sun
Inquirer Educational Supplement
Surviving: The Body of Evidence
News in Education Supplement
Gallery Guides
The following gallery guides are available for purchase at the Museum Shop, or online through the Penn Press store:
Guide to the Etruscan and Roman Worlds
Guide to the Mesoamerican Gallery at the University of Pennsylvania Museum
Guide to the Native American Gallery at the University of Pennsylvania Museum
Activity Booklets
Travel Log: A Mediterranean Journey introduces students to Classical History- the history of the ancient Greeks, Etruscans and Romans- and the artifacts in our collection. Games, puzzles, and opportunities to sketch highlight specific historic themes and make learning fun!
Download the PDF
Travel Log: An Ancient Egyptian Journey introduces students to Ancient Egyptian history and the artifacts in our collection. Games, puzzles, and opportunities to sketch highlight specific historic themes and make learning fun!
Download the PDF
Visit our iTunes University site and our YouTube channel for videos and podcasts about exhibitions, events, and programs.
