Mission #6 plans
The Afterlife (6-7 days)
BrainPOP video (available on curriculum web)
Mummification Process worksheet: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwFsu9BmjmcIbnBTSXBoMXJsam8/view?usp=sharing
You Wouldn’t Want to be an Egyptian Mummy: http://www.salariya.com/web_books/mummy/index.html
Materials needed for Mummy Experiment
Planning the Afterlife worksheet: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwFsu9BmjmcIN2tlaEhMS2RpX2s/view?usp=sharing
Design a sarcophagus worksheet: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwFsu9BmjmcIaWZpT0FxQUlYd0U/view?usp=sharing
- Student Directions: Watch the BrainPOP video to get an introductory understanding of the mummification process used on the dead of Ancient Egypt.
- Student Directions: Students will use the website "You Wouldn't Want to Be an Egyptian Mummy" and fill out the worksheet provided by your teacher on the various steps of the mummification process.
- The Mummy Experiment (Teacher): In groups, students will experiment with different solutions on apples to see the effects of preservatives. Click here for instructions.
- Student Directions: Students will work independently on the Journey to the Afterlife site. The goal the activity is to ensure your body will make it to the afterlife by selecting the correct items. Read carefully and spend your debens wisely! Download the sheet below to get started!
- Teacher Directions: Students will finish this portion of the unit by designing their own sarcophagus. Print out the worksheet below and have ready when students are finished. Students will place work in portfolio.
BrainPOP video (available on curriculum web)
Mummification Process worksheet: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwFsu9BmjmcIbnBTSXBoMXJsam8/view?usp=sharing
You Wouldn’t Want to be an Egyptian Mummy: http://www.salariya.com/web_books/mummy/index.html
Materials needed for Mummy Experiment
- 2 fresh apples
- large box of table salt
- large box of Epsom salts
- large box of baking soda
- knife
- eight 12-oz disposable plastic cups
- measuring cup
- large mixing bowl
- pen
- masking tape
- sensitive balance or food scale (optional)
- paper and pencil
Planning the Afterlife worksheet: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwFsu9BmjmcIN2tlaEhMS2RpX2s/view?usp=sharing
Design a sarcophagus worksheet: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwFsu9BmjmcIaWZpT0FxQUlYd0U/view?usp=sharing