Mummies! Magic or Madness?

1. ShauneenGiudice, Delmar MSHS shauneen.giudice@delamr.k12.de.us Arts in Motion, SU 2012 Mummies! Magic or Madness?

2. CT Scans of Hurricane Sandy http://www.sciencefriday.com/video/11/02/2012/ sandy-s-ct-scan-and-other-vital-images.html

3. MUMMY CT Scans

4. CT Scans of Mummies “A mummy from the British Museum was a small woman in her early 20s with delicate features, a narrow face and thick lips. Her face appears to match the features of her portrait. “ Image credit: Caroline Wilkinson/University of Dundee Centre for Anatomy & Human Identification) http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/health/2012/10/27/ modern-science-unravels-ancient-mummy-mysteries/

5. CT Scans of Mummies “A second mummy from the British Museum was a large man in his 50s with a broad face, thick brow, flat nose, and heavy jaw. His face was very similar to his portrait, which may have been painted when he was younger. “ Image credit: Caroline Wilkinson/University of Dundee Centre for Anatomy & Human Identification) http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/ health/2012/10/27/ modern-science-unravels- ancient-mummy-mysteries/

6. CT Scans of Mummies “A mummy from the Glyptotek Museum in Copenhagen was a young man in his 30s with a wide nose, broad cheekbones, thick lips and rounded Jaw line. This face looked quite different from the portrait, hinting that a switch might have occurred.” Image credit: Caroline Wilkinson/University of Dundee Centre for Anatomy & Human Identification) http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/health/2012/10/27/ modern-science-unravels-ancient-mummy-mysteries/

7. CT Scans of Mummies “A mummy from the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City was a man in his early 30s with a wide nose, square jaw and thick lips. His "touched up" portrait appears to show a Younger man with a more narrow nose but similar lips and jaw. “ Image credit: Caroline Wilkinson/ University of Dundee Centre for Anatomy & Human Identification http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/health/ 2012/10/27/ modern-science-unravels- Ancient -mummy-mysteries/

8. What do you know about mummies?

9. Why is this important? How can we preserve food?

10. Supermarket Mummies

11. Carrot “Mummies” What do you think will “mummify” the carrot the best? Why? • Choose a powder to compare with air-drying. • Write your hypothesis and procedure. • Make a sarcophagus. • Set up a data table. • Do initial measurements (length, mass). • Add your powder. • Check and measure (mass, length) daily for at least a week. • Graph the change in mass over time. • Write your conclusions based on your data (or on combined class data).

12. Reading(s) Examples: • Mummified puzzle reading with comprehension questions. • Social studies reading. • Textbook selection about bacteria, food webs, decomposers. Illustrated notes (use a foldable)

13. Rot RacesDesign your own experiment. • Preserve another type of fruit or vegetable and compare it to the carrot. • Test the effect of a specific factor on decomposition rate – or compare how fast different fruits/veggies decompose. • Create a trail mix recipe – identify the preserved foods • Design and test a solar dehydrator.

14. What have you learned? • Compare and contrast Egyptian mummies with some of the preserved foods we eat today.

15. Lesson Plan • Differentiation / scaffolding: Amount of scaffolding and/or teacher guidance (particularly for ELA and math activities) depends on the grade level/maturity, literacy level, and differentiation requirements (ESL and special education) of particular students.