Life-sized+Egyptian+Mummies

__6th graders design life-sized Egyptian mummies:__
===In this project, students demonstrated their understanding of vocabulary (sarcophagus, headdress, ankh, hieroglyphics, scarab, crook and flail, eye of Horus, Egyptian gods and their significance, and King Tut). Working in teams of 3-4, students used their abilities in art, design, planning, collaboration, computer and book research, and more to complete a mummy in a week.===

1. You need long stretches of paper, and pieces of cardboard, for a harder working surface. (I got my cardboard from a Windowpane Manufacturing Company.) Other art materials may be classroom supplies, or brought by students: markers, paint, crayons, glitter, glue, construction paper, etc.

2. Students are given a requirement list of what needs to be included on their mummy. The teacher observes, records, and facilitates groups of students on staying on task, collaborative skills, and teamwork each day. Each student is expected to contribute. 3. Groups need to plan what each member is going to be doing or contributing to the mummy. Recognizing what each person is  'good at,' or their learning style, is encouraged. If one student is more artistic, he might be drawing the face. Another student might be looking up hieroglyphics on the computer and printing them out. Another student might be forming a 3-D crook and flail, and one student might be looking up pictures of King Tut to get the most accurate headdress and face. Everyone can find a job to do, no matter how detailed, or general it might be. The goal is for the completion of the mummy in a few day's time.

(We have to store the mummies, rolled up or hanging on the bulletin boards to dry, throughout the week, since several classes do this project at the same time.) || ||
 * [[image:required_symbols.png width="268" height="312" caption="Hieroglyphics (the kids' actual names), the Eye of Horus, and a cut-out Scarab"]] || [[image:teamwork.png width="434" height="324" caption="Teamwork and Collaboration"]] ||
 * 4. The next step is to cut out the outline of the mummy to get ready for display! I recommend that this is the last thing that is done.
 * [[image:finished_mummy.png width="296" height="392" caption="All mummies are unique and colorful, and the students can tell you much more about Egyptian symbols!"]] || [[image:On_display.JPG width="573" height="339" caption="Just for fun, you can have a voting contest by numbering the mummies. Different grade levels voted on ours for the most creative, most artistic, and most realistic."]] ||