Sunday, 23 November 2014

Mummification!

 Source: 123gifs

Last week, we started to learn about mummification in Ancient Egypt. We played this fantastic (if rather gruesome) game, then wrote some detailed instructions, informing our readers how to mummify someone. Click the picture below to play the game again:

http://oi-archive.uchicago.edu/OI/MUS/ED/mummy.html
 Source: http://oi-archive.uchicago.edu/OI/MUS/ED/mummy.html

Then, we found out about the Weighing of the Heart Ceremony, which the Ancient Egyptians believed was the final test to see whether a person's spirit would reach the afterlife. We made some fantastic cartoon strips to explain what the Ancient Egyptians believed happened during the ceremony.

Source: gwydir/jo/egypt/anubis.htm

Can you remember which gods were involved in the ceremony?

Keep an eye on the blog- there will be some pictures of your instructions for mummification and your cartoon strips about the Weighing of the Heart Ceremony soon!

This week, we will be learning more about the afterlife- and starting a "mummification" project of our own! On Thursday we will be visiting the Horniman Museum to see some real Ancient Egyptian items- it will be a very exciting experience! Make sure you have returned your permission slip!

43 comments:

Justin.S said...

it was fun.

maria said...

It was sooo fun!!!!!!!!!!!

maria said...

It was kinder disgusting

maria said...

It was amazing!!!!!!!

maria said...

I loved it!!!!!!!!!!!

maria said...

Mrs parrot, are we going to do it but not with
a real person?

maria said...

EPIC!!!!!!!! I love it miss

maria said...

I love ancient Egypt!!!!!!!!!!!!

maria said...

Its cool!

maria said...

What is
your favorite god in Ancient Egypt Mrs Parrot ?

erhun said...

learning about mummification has been amazing everyone should try it out especially the game that miss Parrott put up it is really good you should try it out

erhun said...

Ancient Egypt is great you should resurch about it in your own time and teachers who are reading this should start teaching your class about ancient Egypt I just know they will love it

erhun said...

I like the god Anubis he is my favourite only because he seams very gentle and harmless

erhun said...

The gods that where involved in the mummification process where Anubis, Horus, Osiris,the god that eats the bad people and the god that writes things down

erhun said...

I remember when we got barbie dolls and mummified them it was so fun then we put them in boxes and decorated them like they where actual ancient Egyptian tombs that was really fun to do if you like you can try it at home.

erhun said...

Ancient Egyptian mummification was a very long process it took weeks up to about a month and its quit gross if you ask me

erhun said...

When your heart whent to be wade and it would have to be light for you to go to the after life and when I say light I mean LIGHT it had to be lighter than a fether and a fether is really light so light you would think its impossible to get to the after life and you could only get a light heart if you had a life of good deeds but if your heart was heavy then that meant it wasn't as light as a fether it was heavier and that meant you didn't do good deeds and if that happened you would get EATEN DUN DUN DAAAAAAA

maria said...

I love this target it is epic!!!!!!!!!

Bella said...

Its AWESOME! The game is brilliant

Bella said...

ITS FAB!

maria said...

I really enjoyed this it is amazing but Mrs Parrot is more better!!!!!!

maria said...

This is sooo cool I love it miss

jackg said...

it was the most fun thing we have don for a long time.

Darcy said...

WOW!! It all sounds amazing! I am really lucky I have Mrs Parrot as a teacher, she is really nice!!

justin,s said...

it is gross

christopher said...

I loved MUMIFICACION it was not grosem for me

maria said...

I love our blog Mrs Parrot.
How did you do our blog Mrs Parrot?

mia said...

it is sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
fun learning about mummification, we have already mummified a Barbie doll, we are reading a book called the Egyptian Cinderella, we have seen and touched some REAL ancient Egyptian things and been on lots of fun trips I cant wait to learn more!

esther said...

I SO LOVE EVERTHING ON THE BLOG ESPESILLY THE EGYPT THINGS .

Kiara said...

everybody should try this out....... IT IS AMAZING!!!!!!!

Louis said...

Ancient Egypt is awesome

maria said...

This is so cool I wish I had my own blog!!

Bella said...

Ancient Egypt is the best! I loved mummifying the Barbie dolls and playing the mummifying game.

Venus said...

Its was really fun doing mummification espacily mummfing the barbie action doll!!!!!!!!!!

ISAAC said...

UNBELIVABLE I LOVED IT!

DEX said...

HI

Esther said...

love it Mrs Parrot

DEX said...

HI

Isaac said...

I really loved mummifying the barbie dolls it was EPIC! I also loved make things out of plastisine for eg:food,shabtits and games. Overall it was UNBELIVEABLE

erhun said...

I can't wait for our museum to open

ESTHER said...

I LOVE THE THINGS ON THE BLOG I AM SO HAPPY THAT I AM IN YOUR CLASS YOU ARE THE BEST TEACHER EVER MRS PARROT I LOVE THE BLOG

maria said...

I really like the Hornimam Museum

chidera and justin said...

it was so fun playing this game and going to the Hornimarn Museum.

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