Halloween Science Article: The Science of Mummies

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NO PRIOR KNOWLEDGE NEEDED and NO PREP! Real science and real fun! Students read about how a mummy is made with a focus on the chemicals used. Text-dependent analysis questions follow the reading.

In this activity, students will:

• READ the engaging text “The Making of a Mummy” written specifically for a middle school audience. The text highlights the steps involved and how the chemicals used in each step contribute to the mummification process.
• ANSWER text-dependent questions. No prior knowledge is required – all the information in the worksheet is found in the text.

Teacher Notes:

• GO PAPERLESS! Use the included Google Slides version of this activity!
• Makes a great sub plan in October!
• Answer key included.
• Related NGSS Standard: MS-PS1-1
• Save copies by making just one class set of the reading page and reusing it class-to-class.
• Please note that this Halloween science article is not editable.
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