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Secrets of the Afterlife: Mummification in Ancient Egypt
Class experience
US Grade 3 - 6
Welcome! In this exciting class, we will step back thousands of years into the time of pharaohs, pyramids, and, of course, mummies! We'll uncover the reasons why the Ancient Egyptians mummified their dead and the religious beliefs associated with it. What is the afterlife? What role did the gods and goddesses play? Get ready to find out! We'll go step-by-step through the mummification process. We'll learn about how the brain was carefully removed through the nose, and how the organs (except...
The main objective is for learners to understand what mummification is, why it was practiced in Ancient Egypt, and its significance in their cultural and religious beliefs about the afterlife. By the end of the class, students should be able to describe the key steps involved in the mummification process, how mummification techniques evolved over time, and be able to identify and explain the terms related to mummification, such as canopic jars, natron, ankh, and the roles of various gods like Anubis.
I have a degree in Art Conservation in collections care and in Anthropology. I enjoy working with artifacts and helping to tell their stories!
This class talks about what happened in Ancient Egypt with dead bodies. We talk about how a body was prepared in relation to the beliefs around an afterlife. I also show photographs of real mummies in museums. Please make sure your students are ready for these conversations and images!
Class pulls from a large variety of sources. Primary sources include the mummies and artifacts themselves. These stories and collections can be found from different museums around the world including: The Egyptian Museum in Cairo The National Museum of Egyptian Civilization The British Museum in London The Smithsonian Institute The American Museum of Natural History Penn Museum Secondary sources include a large variety of books including: The Egyptian Book of the Dead translated by Egyptologist E.A Wallis Budge The Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt by Helen Strudwick Egyptology: Search for the Tomb of Osiris by Emily Sands Mummies Made in Egypt by Aliki Inside Out Egyptian Mummy: Unwrap an Egyptian mummy layer by layer! By Lorraine Jean Hopping DK Eyewitness Books: Mummy Mummified: The stories behind Egyptian Mummies in Museums The Day of All Days: Tutankhamun the Story Never Told by Enrico Coletti
Hello! My name is Stephanie and I am so happy to be an educator here on Outschool. I have experience teaching learners of all ages - preschool all the way up through graduate school. My educational background includes bachelor degrees in Art...
Group Class
$12
per classMeets once
60 min
Live video meetings
Ages: 8-12
3-10 learners per class