melmichigan Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 (edited) The National Geographic Channel is running the show 'Race to Bury Tut'. They mummify a sheep and go through the whole process as the egyptians would have. They even show you x-rays of Tut. My DD6's and my DD9 loved it so much my DD6 keeps asking to watch it again, and again, and again...:) More info in later post, FYI, what's shown. Edited September 29, 2009 by melmichigan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagira Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 Thanks! We've yet to flood the river Nile :tongue_smilie: We still have time, though. Will try to catch it on Hulu as we don't have cable. Maybe on the NG website. Off to check :auto: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i.love.lucy Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 Okay, I feel dumb. I read the other thread about the chicken and a couple of people commented on "flooding the Nile". Are these projects specific to a book or program? What am I missing?:confused: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AudreyTN Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 Thank you! I just set my TV to remind me at 4 today. :):) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagira Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 Story of the World Volume 1: The Ancients. SOTW 1 for short. The activity guide (AG) has all sorts of projects and activities to choose from. Mummifying a chicken sounds scary and intriguing to me at the same time :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
athena1277 Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 Do you know if it's ok for a 6yo to watch? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melmichigan Posted September 29, 2009 Author Share Posted September 29, 2009 (edited) It would depend on your 6 year old. Mine watched it and as mentioned one keeps wanting to watch it over and over. It is a classic National Geographic and is rated PG because they take the organs (except the heart) out of the sheep just as the egyptians did and wrap them to be placed in seperate sarcophagus. It isn't bloody by any means but some 6 year olds might not do well with that. My science oriented DC loved it. You might want to watch it yourself first if you aren't sure. I tend to vet all of the NG and History Channel programs before my 6 year olds see them. I don't for my 9 year old. Edited September 29, 2009 by melmichigan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trixie Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 For those who want to make a mummy but don't want to use a chicken, there's a "vegan mummy" alternative that my ds and I found on another classical homeschooler's blog a couple of years ago: http://tweakedacademy.blogspot.com/2006/10/making-mummies.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarenNC Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 For those who want to make a mummy but don't want to use a chicken, there's a "vegan mummy" alternative that my ds and I found on another classical homeschooler's blog a couple of years ago: http://tweakedacademy.blogspot.com/2006/10/making-mummies.html I took large baking potatoes, peeled them and carved them into rough human figures and mummified those. Caveat: either use non-iodized salt or be prepared for really dark purple-black mummies when you first uncover them. The iodine reacts with the starch in the potato to change the color (which is a pretty cool effect, but startling). Worked well for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tam101 Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 My son would love that show! I don't think we have NGC on our cable list, I'll have to check. Maybe Hulu for us too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caraway Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 Is there any place to see these online or on DVD? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 I love the vegan mummy idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amyinva Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 We mummified a fish- worked great. Not smelly or gross, and smaller than a chicken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom_Abear Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 Thanks for the heads up! I'm glad I read this thread when I did - we'll be watching this afternoon, too! ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AudreyTN Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 The neatest thing about it was that they talked a lot about the cartouches and my kids just made theirs yesterday. They kept pointing out all of the heiroglyphs that were familiar. My dd and I were grossed out by the sheep, but my boys were cheering and saying, "That's awesome!" Just goes to show how different they are. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satori Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 Whew, thanks for that vegan mummy link, I've been dreading the chicken mummification thing for 6 months now! (We will start SOTW in 2010.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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