Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Mummifying "King Cluck Tut" in 6th Grade Science

Last week, Mr. Dippel’s Class and Mrs. Montreuil’s class mummified a chicken Mrs. Grieco showed both classes a demonstration on the entire process from embalming to mummifying. The students were able to watch the process. This entire process will take 70 days and will end with the revealing of “King Cluck Tut’s” Body and wrapping of the body.  Students will be making amulets to bury with the body as well as building a sarcophagus and pyramid to lay the body in.  This week students are mummifying apples – using different types of salts (natron) to see which salt preserves the apple the best.





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