Year 4/5 Beech Class visit Segedunum
Year 4/5 Beech Class visited the Segedunum Roman Fort in Wallsend to explore their Egyptian exhibit. The exhibit is currently on loan from the Hancock Museum, and contains a range of artefacts which helped the pupils to learn more about their topic, the ancient Egyptians.
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The children went on a trail to discover more about ancient Egyptian life, culture, religion and belief. They met up with a real mummy, which they thought was a little scary! The mummy had two toes missing, which had accidently been removed years ago during a customs search!
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The pupils found some real canopic jars, and were able to compare them with their clay models. They also met with some (pretend) Egyptian visitors who told them more about life in ancient Egyptian times. Did you know that Egyptian people loved to look good, and wore make up and jewellery, as well as wigs!
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The children found mummification very interesting, and were keen to explore how it was done!
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The visit to Segedunum was great, and the children found out lots. To find out more, take a visit yourself!
Comments
Wow! Those photos look great. Was your trip really exciting? I like it when a visit brings a topic to life and makes something even more interesting.
Mind you, those canopic jars don't look as good as the ones you made!
Posted by: Mr Rudge | December 20, 2006 12:27 PM