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Phase I:
    Pair up with a partner to brainstorm ideas about the task at hand.  Get your brains thinking and be better prepared for reading the papers that Rafi has left.  See if what you thought you know about the process of mummification was correct by working through this webquest, or do you need much review?  You may even want to familiarize yourself with what a mummy even is.  Do you know?

    What Are Mummies? http://www.si.umich.edu/CHICO/mummy/what.html

Phase II:
    Knowing the importance of the mummification process in Ancient Egypt, you best first determine why it was so important to them.  Using the papers that Rafi has provided unearth the reasons why Ancient Egyptians mummified their dead.  

    The British Museum: http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/mummies/home.html
    Egyptian Mummification:  http://www.spurlock.uiuc.edu/explorations/online/mummification/Pages/rituals1.html
  
    After exploring why the Ancient Egyptians mummified their dead, prove to Rafi that you know what you're talking about by creating a list of the reasons in which the Ancient Egyptians did indeed mummify their dead.  Your list should include:

• An appropriate title.
• At least five reasons behind the purpose of mummification.
• Detailed description supporting each reason.
• Grammar, punctuation, and spelling count!

Phase III:
    Are you exhausted yet with Rafi's papers?  Well, pull through because you have much more to learn.  Considering you now know why the Ancient Egyptians mummified their dead it would be helpful to learn the process in which they used to do such an act.  Rafi is counting on you, so make sure you thoroughly read the papers. Don't forget to view the links provided within the website to help you fully understand the process of mummification (Hint, hint!  Don't just view the first page you see, look around a little.. you might just come across a mummy!)

    The British Museum:  http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/mummies/home.html
    How Are Mummies Made:  http://www.si.umich.edu/CHICO/mummy/how.html
    The Mummification Process: http://www.egyptologyonline.com/mummification.htm

I am more than confident in your performance, but you must prove to Rafi that you understand the steps necessary in mummification.  Complete the sequencing activity to prove you're competent.  You must:

• Cut out the events provided on the list.
• Put them in correct order from first to last in which the process of mummification occurs.
• Glue the events in the correct order on a sheet of construction paper.
• Proper title for your mummification process is necessary.
• Number the events in which they occur after you have glued them (1., 2., etc.)

    Sequencing Activity:
        http://www.osbornnet.org/lnv/ssla_webquest/mummyquest_2/sequence.htm

Phase IV:
    You're well on your way to becoming a knowledgeable embalmer.  Consider the process of mummification that was once used in Ancient Egypt and compare that to the process used in the United States today.  After doing some research you may determine that they are quite different, but at the same time very similar.  Since you are nearly an expert on the process which is used in Ancient Egypt, you may just want to research information on the process used in the United States.

    What You Should Know About Embalming:
        http://www.funeral.org/articles/what-you-should-know-about-embalming.pdf
    Embalming:  http://www.murrayfh.com/Embalming_52512.html

Create a Venn Diagram, which includes:

• Four points that only apply to the process used in the United States.
• Four points that only apply to the process used in Ancient Egypt.
• Four points that apply to both processes in the United States and Ancient Egypt that are the same.
• Label each circle of the Venn Diagram to inform viewers of what each circle represents.