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How To Make a Mummy

For Students 5th - 6th
In this How To Make a Mummy worksheet, students make an instruction manual for an embalmer in ancient Egypt. Student complete this by arranging 8 pages in the correct order and adding illustrations. The worksheet also includes 2...
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Mary Pope Osborne, Classroom Adventures Program

Mummies in the Morning Egyptian pyramids, hieroglyphics

For Teachers 1st - 4th Standards
Visit the Magic Treehouse and take your class on a trip through time with a reading of the children's book Mummies in the Morning. Using the story to spark an investigation into Egyptian culture, this literature unit engages...
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"Mummies--The Great Cover Up"

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students wrap their mummy, use canopic-style jars for the preserved chicken organs and design and decorate a sarcophagus. They collect data by weighing, measuring and graphing their "mummy" and its organs.
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Where's My Mummy: Preservation Techniques

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
To observe preservation techniques firsthand, learners dry a flower in sand and compare cucumber slices soaked in salt water for a week with slices left out to dry in the open air. Video resources (not attached) include one about mummies...
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Egyptian Mummy Cases

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Here is an activity I'd like to do with my class! They researching the ins and outs of Egyptian culture, hieroglyphs, symbolism, and art, then use what they know to create realistic or stylized Mummy cases. These cases need to include...
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Mummy Madness

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers create a mummy using the mummification process. In this mummy lesson, students peel an apple and place the peeling in a baby food jar. They carve a face into their apple, dry it in salt and wrap it in toilet paper to bury. 
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Mummies Unwrapped

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners investigate various methods of mummification practiced in cultures around the world and present their findings in 'televised' news reports.
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Archaeologists Reveal King Tut's Mummy

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students look at pictures of a sarcophagus, then read a news article about King Tut's mummy. For this current events lesson, the teacher introduces the article with a discussion, pictures, and a vocabulary activity, then students read...
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Scientists Study Dinosaur "Mummy"

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students share ideas about how scientists know about dinosaurs, then read a news article about the recently found remains of a hadrosaur. In this dinosaur lesson plan, the teacher introduces the article with a class discussion and...
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The Achievements and Challenges of Egypt

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Awesome, that is all I have to say! This set of lessons provides learners with an understanding of ancient Egyptian laws, lifestyle, religion, and culture. It engages them in a critical analysis activity regarding the film, "The Prince...
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Mummy Ball

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Young scholars practice their hand and eye coordination in a ball throwing activity.  In this physical education lesson, students participate in a game where they sit in a circle and throw to each other only once until everyone has had a...
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Halloween Mummy Coloring Page

For Students 1st
In this coloring instructional activity, 1st graders are provided with a Halloween mummy. Students can utilize this page in correlation with the holiday and its celebrations.
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Make A Mummy: The Science of Mummification

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students research the history of mummification. They work together to create an apple mummy. They write a paragraph about what they gathered while doing the experiment.
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Ancient Egypt

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Pupils complete a series of activities to discover life in ancient Egypt. They create want ads for pyramid workers, design vocabulary flash cards and dictionaries, and research famous Egyptians. They also research the "Curse of the...
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Magnificent Mummies

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders create paper mache mummies out of foil/balloon and paper, thus learning about one of the steps in the process of mummification. They study the importance of mummification, the rituals in handling the dead, and the process...
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Measuring a Mummy Case

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students calculate the size of a mummy case and its contents using ancient Egyptian measurements.
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Mummies: Tales from the Egyptian Crypts Part II

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Pupils explore the shifts in perceptions of the sphinx as Greeks, Romans, and finally the French under Napoleon moved through Egypt.
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Measuring a Mummy Case

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students practice how to calculate volume using mummy cases. They measure using ancient Egyptian, U.S., and metric systems. They explore how to convert measurements into different systems, and discuss ratios.
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ESL Kid Stuff

Halloween

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th Standards
Build vocabulary and get in the Halloween sprit with a collection of festive activities! Here, scholars take part in a holiday celebration, unearth the unknown in mystery feel-boxes, and create monster masks out of paper plates. 
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Ancient Egypt by KIDS DISCOVER

For Students 5th - 12th
Discover Ancient Egypt! Learn about mummification and gods, visit pyramids and temples, examine cliff carvings and paintings, take quizzes and engage in activities. Colorful, interactive, and easy to use, this app is not just for kids!
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Penn Museum

Egypt

For Teachers 4th - 8th Standards
From pharaohs and pyramids to the mummification process, this packet is a fantastic resource for studying ancient Egypt! Worksheets not only review key terms and practices that are foundational to ancient Egyptian culture, such as...
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Egypt Technology Unit

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Pupils research the architecture and history of mummies, hieroglyphics, tombs, and pyramids of Ancient Egypt. They watch a video, explore Internet websites, and write a sentence in hieroglyphics.
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Egypt: Ancient Civilizations

For Teachers 7th - 10th
A good way to cover ancient Egypt in a short amount of time, this presentation addresses the most important aspects of the mysterious kingdom. A list of relevant vocabulary words, as well as a short review activity at the end, help to...
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The Summer of the Swans

For Teachers 4th - 6th
The Summer of the Swans, by Betsy Byars, is a 160-page chapter book about a family going through a difficult time. Complement your reading of Byars' book with this detailed outline of each chapter. Every section includes comprehension...