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Archaeologists Reveal King Tut's Mummy Lesson PlanArchaeologists Reveal King Tut's Mummy Lesson Plan
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2nd - 6th
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Social Studies & History
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2008
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Archaeologists Reveal King Tut's Mummy

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Students look at pictures of a sarcophagus, then read a news article about King Tut's mummy. In this current events lesson, the teacher introduces the article with a discussion, pictures, and a vocabulary activity, then students read the news report and participate in a think-pair-share discussion. Lesson includes interdisciplinary follow-up-activities.

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archaeology, ancient egypt, ancient civilizations, mummification, mummies

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ancient egypt, archaeology, mummification, social studies

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