Overviews and Introductory Tours

This traveler has put his own virtual tours of Egypt on the web, with photos and commentary. His tour from Cairo to Aswan, arriving in the busy modern capital and traveling down the Nile to visit ancient Egyptian monuments, is as close to an experience of the real Egypt as one can have online. 
http://www.arvendalstudios.com

The Lonely Planet travel guide to Egypt provides a good overview of Egypt, from history, culture, and practical information to details about all the places to visit, ancient and modern.
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/dest/afr/egy.htm

The best map I have found of modern Egypt is at
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/Libs/PCL/Map_collection/africa/Egypt.GIF

History and Government

Egyptís State Information Service has a great deal of information and great pictures, too; you can also listen to Egyptís National Anthem here!
http://www.sis.gov.eg

The Library of Congress Federal Research Division has on its site an in-depth study of Egyptian modern history as well as the Egyptian government, politics, society, economy, and military.
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/egtoc.html

Meet Hosny Mubarak, Egypt's President, and tour his residence, the Abdeen Palace, at the site of the President's Office (the news section here is out-of-date).
http://www.presidency.gov.eg/index.html

The Egyptian Flag and an "I Love Egypt" logo can be downloaded from
http://touregypt.net/lovegypt.htm

Religion and Holidays

For more information about Islam, Egyptís predominant religion, visit Islamicity in Cyberspace, at http://www.islam.org/

From here, go to the Pillars of Islam page (http://www.islam.org/mosque/pillars.htm), which explains the major requirements of Islam,

Holidays of modern Egypt are described at
http://www.horus.ics.org/eg/html/holidays_in_egypt.html

The SIS site's Christmas greeting, with information on Copts (Egypt's Christians) and their celebrations, can be found at:
http://www.sis.gov.eg/santa/html/santa0.htm

Diversity

Learn about the large Christian minority in Egypt, called Copts, on the site of the Christian Coptic Orthodox Church of Egypt. It describes Coptic religion and presents a history of Copts in Egypt.
http://www.coptic.net/EncyclopediaCoptica/

Egyptís SIS site includes a large section on the Nubians, who live in Upper Egypt and the Sudan.
http://www.sis.gov.eg/nubia/html/nubia00.htm

Culture and Food

In Egypt Today Magazine, you can find sections on Features, Shopping, Art, Books, Film, Food, Pop Music, and Nature Notes.
http://egypttoday.com/

Egyptian Recipes can be found at
http://touregypt.net/recipes/

Wildlife and Weather

Explore the wildlife of the Nile, the desert, and the Red Sea at Wild Egypt: An Online Safari
http://touregypt.net/wildegypt/

A 5-day forecast of Cairo Weather can be found at
http://www.usatoday.com/weather/basemaps/nw623660.htm

Comprehensive Overviews

The Egyptian Ministry of Tourismís Tour Egypt site has a comprehensive section on ancient Egypt, with a Pharaonic timeline and information on monuments, rulers, mythology, pyramid construction, early Christianity, and the beginning of astrology. The complete text of the Egyptian Book of the Dead can also be found here.
http://touregypt.net/Antiq.htm

Guardianís Egypt: Ancient Egypt on the Web has glossy sections on King Tut and the Sphinx of Giza, a Cyberjourney through Ancient Egypt, many links, and some information on modern Egypt as well.
http://www.guardians.net/egypt/egyptreg.htm

Learn about ancient Egyptís southern neighbor on the Nubia Home Page; it tells about the ancient Nubian kingdoms and has pictures of Nubian art. (See the SIS Nubia site  for more information about Nubians past and present.)
http://I-cias.com/private/abubakr/nubia/index.htm

Archaeology

The site of the Oriental Institute in Chicago provides an Index of Resources for the Study of Ancient Egypt. Under Archaeological Sites, it lists websites that describe explorersí expeditions and archaeological excavations; under Museums, it has links to every (online) museum in the world that contains Egyptian artifacts.
http://www-oi.uchicago.edu/OI/DEPT/RA/ABZU/ABZU_REGINDX_EGYPT.HTML

Religion / Mythology

On the Ancient Egyptian Festival Calendar page, see an illustration of the circular Egyptian zodiac, with a hippopotamus at its center. It also lists the ancient Egyptian holidays. From this page, you can link to an Ancient Egyptian Virtual Temple.
http://www.netins.net/showcase/ankh/calendar.html

Photo tours of ancient Egypt along with more mythology and a very useful glossary are located on Egypt and Art, the site of Richard Deurer, a painter and photographer.
http://members.aol.com/egyptart/index.html

Hieroglyphics

Teach yourself hieroglyphics:
http://members.aol.com/neferkiki/hiero.html

Advanced Topics

If you really get serious about Ancient Egypt, visit the Centre for Computer-aided Egyptological Research, where you can also see a 3-D Quicktime image of a statue of the royal scribe Nebmertouef.
http://www.ccer.ggl.ruu.nl/ccer/default.html

Reederís Egypt Page has interesting information about 5th dynasty manicurists, Tekenu, the mysterious shrouded figure, and the dance of the Muu.
http://www.egyptology.com/reeder/

Project and Activity Ideas and Lesson Plans for the ClassroomThis section is devoted to Ancient Egypt only because I was unable to find online lesson plans that deal with modern Egypt. I hope that you will be able to use the links in the Modern Egypt section to get ideas for your classes (and thereís great stuff in the Ancient Egypt and Egypt for Kids sections, too!). (Exploring Ancient Egypt online on your own? See this warning.)

Egyptian Tomb Art: Expressions of Religious Belief: This unit, for 9th-12th grades, is meant to teach students how to look at artifacts and understand what they represented in the original culture.
http://www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/guides/1985/6/85.06.07.x.html

Tutankhamenís Gift lists 4 lesson plans for 6th grade students, involving creating a timeline of Tutís life and other activities involving Egyptian pharaohs, society and art.
http://www.teacherlink.usu.edu/resources/ed_lesson_plans/socst/
Watson.html/Watson.html

This unit for lower primary grades lists online resources and gives ideas for activities and discussion.
http://www.libsci.sc.edu/miller/Egypt.htm

A Study of Ancient Egypt Through Playwriting: This 4th grade social studies unit outlines how to make Ancient Egypt come alive on stage, using four hours/week for nine weeks to produce your own play in class.
http://www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/guides/1990/2/90.02.07.x.html

Have your class mummify fruit or chicken, using the Tomb of the Chihuahua Pharaohs Lesson Plans page. The page has suggestions for other classroom activities as well.
http://members.aol.com/neferkiki/lessons.html

The Egyptian Mummies Lesson Plan, for the 6th grade, with bibliography and links, is at:
http://www.libsci.sc.edu/miller/Dobbins.htm

Newtonís Apple: Mummies gives background information and instructions for mummifying an apple.
http://www.ktca.org/newtons/13/mummy.html

The Egypt Game: Using this Cyberguide, students complete 5 activities, including map-making and art projects, with the help of information from listed Ancient Egypt websites.
http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/egyp/egyptg.html

The Teacherís Guide to the Walton Hall of Ancient Egypt provides a lot of good information as it explains the museumís exhibits; it gives a bibliography and suggests classroom activities related to each section: the Natural World, Daily Life, Gods & Religion, and Funerary Customs.
http://www.clpgh.org/cmnh/tours/egypt/guide.html

Chicago's Oriental Institute has a special section for teachers and students, with a comprehensive list of links to some of the sites listed here as well as many others, covering the ancient Near East as well as ancient Egypt.
http://www-oi.uchicago.edu/OI/DEPT/RA/ABZU/YOUTH_RESOURCES.HTML

Graphics & Hieroglyphics / Online Games & Adventures / Coloring Books / Puzzles & Quizzes / Egyptian Crafts

Entire Websites Just for Kids

Little Horus:
http://www.horus.ics.org.eg
The Falcon Pharaoh Little Horus will show you about both modern and ancient Egypt.

    The site gives an introduction to modern Egyptian culture, at
    http://www.horus.ics.org.eg/html/egyptian_culture.html,

    and it also has Egyptian recipes for kids (ask an adult for help!).
    http://www.horus.ics.org.eg/html/recipes.html

Rosetta Stone:
http://www.clemusart.com/archive/pharaoh/rosetta/index.html
Rosetta teaches you about mummies and the pyramids and shows you the treasures of the Cleveland Museum of Art, and Sahara the Scarab takes you on an Ancient Egypt Safari!

Guardianís Ancient Egypt Kid Connection:
http://www.guardians.net/egypt/kids/index.htm

Odyssey Online: Egypt.
http://www.emory.edu/CARLOS/ODYSSEY/EGYPT/homepg.html
Learn about the Ancient Egyptian Social Pyramid, and see a camel run!

Visit King Tut's Tomb with National Geographic:
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/egypt/index.html

Play Hatshepsutís Revenge:
http://edweb.sdsu.edu/courses/edtec670/egypt/start.html

Go on an Egyptian Scavenger Hunt.
http://edweb.sdsu.edu/courses/edtec670/egypt/hunt/EgyptHunt.html

Early Christian Excavations. Go on an archeological Cyber Dig at the site of the Monastery of St. John the Little: the week by week adventures of a real excavation team in Egypt!
http://www.website1.com/odyssey/

Explore the pyramids and go on an excavation with NOVA Online: Pyramids: the Inside Story.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/pyramid/

Get the latest news on the excavation of tomb KV5 by the Theban Mapping Project, along with info on the Theban Necropolis, the Valley of the Kings, and more:
http://www.kv5.com/intro.html

The Chihuahua Pharaoh Corkankhamun takes you on a Mummification Cybertour at:
http://members.aol.com/mumifyddog/index.html

Travel through the deserts and down the rivers of Wild Egypt: An Online Safari.
http://touregypt.net/wildegypt

Rosetta Stoneís Coloring Book
http://www.clemusart.com/archive/pharaoh/rosetta/coloring/index.html

Color Me Egypt: click on each picture for a big version in outline that you can print out and color.
http://interoz.com/egypt/kids/

Pyramid Crossword Puzzle. Read the story of Isis and Osiris, and then do the crossword!
http://www.cyberkids.com/Issue1/Legend.html

What is a shawbti? Match words to objects on the Ancient Egyptian Quiz.
http://www.rom.on.ca/quiz/egypt/

Kid Quiz with Rosetta Stone (Where are all the mummies?)
http://www.clemusart.com/archive/pharaoh/rosetta/rose10.html

Make Your Own Mummy!
http://www.rom.on.ca/egypt/mummy/mum1.html

Build a Paper Model of a Pharaoh Death Mask!
http://www.clemusart.com/archive/pharaoh/rosetta/rose3d.html