Burton's Ancient Egyptian Museums
by Trish Donaldson
January 31, 2008
In January, the students in Mrs. Bartosic's and Mrs. Donaldson's sixth grade social studies classes made ancient Egyptian artifacts for museums in their classrooms. The goal was to make the relics as authentic as possible. Quite a variety of museum pieces were created by the students, such as amulets, canopic jars, mummies, vases, swords, pyramids, thrones, jewelry, and much more.
Gabby Spangler commented, "I like the way the artifacts look real!"
Learning about life in ancient Egypt was fascinating for the students.
"What I liked about studying ancient Egypt was that I learned a lot about how they lived back then (5,000-3,000 B.C.). I learned why they made mummies and how they made them," said Julie Dingman. For the museum, Julie made a very detailed little mummy, a decorated mummy case, and a pyramid to house the mummy.
Gabe Wilson, an ancient Egyptian sword maker, added, "I like how their swords looked being made of copper. Their sword handles were smoother than their dagger handles."
The museum has since closed, but each student now owns a souvenir of the world's very ancient past.
Photo caption: Nick, Branson, Sasha, Erica, and Maddie display their Egyptian artifacts.
