K-3: ANCIENT EGYPTIAN ADVENTURE: COLORS OF MUMMIES

In this interactive program, our youngest scholars explore life and the afterlife in Ancient Egypt. Step into the past and discover, through interactive activities, how color was an essential part of everyday life for these peoples, while witnessing and contributing in a step-by-step presentation of the mummification process!

-This program begins with an introduction to Ancient Egyptian culture through color
-We then explore and create simple hieroglyphics
-Participants view and interactive presentation of the Egyptian mummification process.
-Time is allowed for questions and answers.

Participants will;
-Create their own Ancient Egyptian color map
-Understand and create Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics
-See and participate in a demonstration of the mummification process
-be able to explain why Ancient Egyptians mummified their dead.

45 minutes for k-3 grades
By Request Cost: $115.00

Gaye-Lynn Clyde
passport@mpm.edu
Milwaukee Public Museum
Milwaukee, WI 53233
United States
Phone: (414) 278-6146
Fax: (414) 278-6108

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K-2 Author Visit and Eggs-periments Videoconferences with Amy E. Sklansky

St. Louis author, Amy E. Sklansky, has written five picture books, including the nonfiction picture book,Where Do Chicks Come From? This book, part of the well-respected Let’s-Read-and-Find-Out Scienceseries, explains what happens inside an egg from fertilization through hatching. Using visuals in a highly interactive videoconference session, Amy outlines various stages of writing the book — research, revisions, artist’s sketches, etc. Student questions are encouraged.

Using visuals in a highly interactive videoconference session, Amy outlines various stages of writing the book — research, revisions, artist’s sketches, etc. She also presents "10 Surprising Facts about Chickens" in an engaging true/false format. Next, Amy and her class(es) will crack open an egg and identify its parts. Then Amy will incorporate terms from the scientific method, such as hypothesis, prediction, and experiment, as she leads students in three different hands-on experiments exploring the properties of eggs.

The 45-minute program is for K-2, but can be geared toward an older audience. Please limit the number of participating students to no more than 30 children. Student questions about writing or eggs are encouraged.

Cost: Interactive Cost: $195.00

Rebecca Morrison
rmorrison@csd.org
Cooperating School Districts
1460 Craig Road
St. Louis, MO 63146
United States
Phone: (314) 692-1274
Fax: (314) 872-9128

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