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=== Goal / Purpose === |
=== Goal / Purpose === |
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In this activity, students will learn a rudamentary proceedure for mummification in the Ancient Egyptian style. The activity is to mummify a chicken. |
In this activity, students will learn a rudamentary proceedure for mummification in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Egypt Ancient Egyptian] style. The activity is to [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Mummy_Louvre.jpg mummify] a [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Rooster03.jpg chicken]. |
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=== Materials === |
=== Materials === |
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one chicken from supermarket <br> |
one chicken from [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Vleesfrigo_Smatch.JPG supermarket] <br> |
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rubber gloves <br> |
[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Handschoenen-rubber0856.JPG rubber gloves] <br> |
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zip-lock bag <br> |
[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Ziplock.jpg zip-lock bag] <br> |
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paper towel roll <br> |
[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Reczniki_papierowe.jpg paper towel roll] <br> |
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salt <br> |
salt <br> |
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baking soda <br> |
baking soda <br> |
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[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Olive_oil.jpg olive oil] <br> |
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olive oil <br> |
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[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Rosemary_bush.jpg rosemary] <br> |
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rosemary <br> |
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gauze <br> |
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gauze gauze] <br> |
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=== Proceedure === |
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You will need to wear gloves for this activity! <br> |
You will need to wear gloves for this activity! <br> |
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Rub rosemary on chicken and pat dry with a paper towel. <br> |
Rub rosemary on chicken and pat dry with a paper towel. <br> |
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Wrap the chicken with gauze and decorate. <br> |
Wrap the chicken with gauze and decorate. <br> |
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=== Resources === |
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[http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk British Museum Aegyptica] Copyright Trustees of the British Museum <br> |
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[http://www.si.edu/encyclopedia_si/nmnh/mummies.html Encyclopedia Smithsonian Mummy Site] for Educational Use with Attribution. No Modification of Materials. <br> |
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[http://www.yale.edu/peabody/collections/ant/ant_animals.html Animal Mummies] at the Yale University Peabody Museum <br> |
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Revision as of 01:59, 26 March 2007
The purpose of this page is to illustrate one way a wiki can be used to collaboratively create a student activity. For this demonstration a fictional user has posted their work under a Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 license. That initial material serves as the starting point for other editors to modify the activity in a variety of ways (specifying links to the OLPC Library and other educational resources, adding their own scholarship, suggesting ties into other activity modules and lesson plans). The result is a generally improved activity that also showcases the applicability of wikis for use in teaching knowledge and skills across the multiple academic disciplines of curricula.
Activity Module: Ancient Egyptian Mummification
Goal / Purpose
In this activity, students will learn a rudamentary proceedure for mummification in the Ancient Egyptian style. The activity is to mummify a chicken.
Materials
one chicken from supermarket
rubber gloves
zip-lock bag
paper towel roll
salt
baking soda
olive oil
rosemary
gauze
Proceedure
You will need to wear gloves for this activity!
Remove the neck, liver and gizzards from the chicken.
Place each organ in a separate zip lock bag.
Thoroughly wash the chicken, inside and out. Pat dry with paper towels.
Make a mixture of ½ salt and ½ baking soda. Fill the inside of the chicken with the mixture.
Place the chicken in a zip lock bag. Completely cover the chicken with the salt and baking soda mixture.
Change the mixture every 5 days for 2 weeks.
After 2 weeks, change the mixture every 10 days.
After 45 days remove the chicken and rinse with olive oil.
Rub rosemary on chicken and pat dry with a paper towel.
Wrap the chicken with gauze and decorate.
Resources
British Museum Aegyptica Copyright Trustees of the British Museum
Encyclopedia Smithsonian Mummy Site for Educational Use with Attribution. No Modification of Materials.
Animal Mummies at the Yale University Peabody Museum