This term we have been learning about Ancient Egypt. We have recently had the opportunity to visit the Oriental Museum in Durham. Whilst we were there, we took part in different activities, including handling and sketching different artefacts from Ancient Egypt, cracking Hieroglyphic codes and dressing up in Egyptian clothing! Each class attended a ‘Weighing of the Hearts Ceremony’ where we learnt how to mummify a Pharaoh. We each got to play the role of Egyptian Gods and decide the fate of the Pharaoh. We even got to see a real-life sarcophagus and a 2000-year-old mummy in the museum!
