World History
There are several startling things about the great pyramids. First off the center one isn't the tallest, but is built on higher ground to look that way. Secondly the Sphinx is missing his nose because Napoleon's troops blew it off with a cannon. Third, and this video shows it, the city of Giza goes right up to the pyramids.
I found the video from Google in Education on Google+.
- Pyramids - The Inside Story
Pyramids - The Inside Story. This site was created to accompany an episode of the PBS Nova from 1997. The description from the site reads, "Have you ever dreamed of exploring the pyramids of Egypt? If so, enter here, wander through the chambers and passageways...
- Adding A Video Into Google Forms
Yesterday Google added the ability to insert a video into Google forms. All you need to do is to go to the "insert" tab and then go down to "video" and then find it on Youtube. Alternatively you could watch this one minute video to do it....
- How The Egytpians Built The Pyramids
/>Open Culture posted this video clip about the work of French architect, Jean-Pierre Houdin on the Great Pyramid at Giza. Using 3-D software, Houdin argues that the Egyptians used an external ramp for the lower part of the pyramids and an internal...
- Ancient Egypt Online
I have been doing a lot of work across schools with Rebecca Small as we have similar teaching schedules this year. She just found KingTutOne which is a very comprehensive site on ancient Egypt. It has a part it calls "articles," but is essentially...
- How Was Were The Giant Pyramids Built?
This video shows the theory on how the giant pyramids at Giza (which I have been fortunate enough to see twice) were built. It is a fascinating clip on the construction basically saying the outer portion was developed with a giant outside ramp...
World History
Ninety Second VIdeo of the Great Pyramids
There are several startling things about the great pyramids. First off the center one isn't the tallest, but is built on higher ground to look that way. Secondly the Sphinx is missing his nose because Napoleon's troops blew it off with a cannon. Third, and this video shows it, the city of Giza goes right up to the pyramids.
I found the video from Google in Education on Google+.
- Pyramids - The Inside Story
Pyramids - The Inside Story. This site was created to accompany an episode of the PBS Nova from 1997. The description from the site reads, "Have you ever dreamed of exploring the pyramids of Egypt? If so, enter here, wander through the chambers and passageways...
- Adding A Video Into Google Forms
Yesterday Google added the ability to insert a video into Google forms. All you need to do is to go to the "insert" tab and then go down to "video" and then find it on Youtube. Alternatively you could watch this one minute video to do it....
- How The Egytpians Built The Pyramids
/>Open Culture posted this video clip about the work of French architect, Jean-Pierre Houdin on the Great Pyramid at Giza. Using 3-D software, Houdin argues that the Egyptians used an external ramp for the lower part of the pyramids and an internal...
- Ancient Egypt Online
I have been doing a lot of work across schools with Rebecca Small as we have similar teaching schedules this year. She just found KingTutOne which is a very comprehensive site on ancient Egypt. It has a part it calls "articles," but is essentially...
- How Was Were The Giant Pyramids Built?
This video shows the theory on how the giant pyramids at Giza (which I have been fortunate enough to see twice) were built. It is a fascinating clip on the construction basically saying the outer portion was developed with a giant outside ramp...