You are a scientist hired by the Museum of Natural history to study
the mummification process of Ancient Egyptians. You are to conduct an
experiment to determine which substances best dehydrate a "body." You
will present your findings in a lab report.
B. Task:
You will explore which substances will best dehydrate a "body" in
preparation for mummification. In this case, we will use apples as
"bodies."
C. Purpose:
To demonstrate their knowledge of skills in
the science laboratory.
To record data using metric measurements
To analyze the data to determine which
substances best dehydrate an apple.
To present their findings in the form of a lab
report.
A. Procedures:
Read
the Lab: Ancient Egypt Mummification.
Set up materials.
Conduct the experiment.
Observe and record the data for the specified
number of days.
Analyze the data.
Complete the lab report.
B. Resources:
Article on ancient mummification, "Mummies
Unwrapped."
