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Birmingham Museums Trust (UK)

Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery: Ancient Egypt: Explore Real Egyptian Mummies

For Students 3rd - 8th
Identify three images and x-rays of Egyptian mummies. Additionally, find links for activities, artifacts, and a timeline to enhance study of the early civilization.
Lesson Plan
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Minding Your Mummies: The Science of Mummification

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Mummies have always played a part in nightmares for Western cultures, but in ancient Egypt, mummification was a serious religious ritual. They believed that preserving human remains was necessary so that the previous owner could enjoy...
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Smithsonian Institution

Encyclopedia Smithsonian: Egyptian Mummies

For Students 9th - 10th
Encyclopedia entry describes in detail the process of mummification in Ancient Egypt and who was mummified.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Ancient Egyptian History: Book of the Dead

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead. Texts of chapters and spells the Egyptians used in the afterlife.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Ancient Egyptian History for Kids: Mummies

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about Ancient Egyptian Mummies. The afterlife of this world civilization.
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Steven Kreis, PhD

The History Guide: Egyptian Civilizations

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from The History Guide provides a general overview of the Egyptian civilization, focusing mainly on its geography, dynasties, and religion.
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Other

Museum of Un Natural Mystery: Making Mummies

For Students 9th - 10th
The author provides an easy-to-understand overview of how bodies were mummified by the Egyptians. He also discusses grave robbing through the centuries and what scientists have been able to learn about ancient Egypt by studying mummies....