This Curriculum Resource Unit is the result of hard work and dedication by some very gifted Seattle-area teachers. We would like to thank Sarah Alsdorf and Mary Maffia of Lowell Elementary, Gail Schalk of Montlake Elementary, and Karen Taylor of Villa Academy. Each teacher wrote a lesson plan and contributed significantly to the development of the entire Curriculum Resource Unit. In addition, lesson plans were written by SAM staff: Beverly Harding, Museum Educator for Family and Art Studio Programs and lead educator for the Egypt, Gift of the Nile exhibition; Ann Kurtz, Museum Educator for Docent and Public Programs; Kathleen Peckham Allen, Museum Educator for School and Teacher Programs; and Jonathan Parley, Associate Museum Educator. We would also like to thank Pam McClusky, Curator of African and Oceanic Art, and Mimi Heggelund, Outreach Coordinator of the Middle East Center at the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington.