Most of this movie is based on real myths and real legends even though it’s a story about a 3,000-year-old walking, talking corpse,” claimed director Stephen Sommers of the first campy film in the series. The story hinges on the unintentionally awakened shape shifting creature that summons the ‘ten plagues of Egypt’. While audiences felt pity for Karloff’s mummy, in this remake he was a fully-fledged antagonist, totally devoid of sympathy. It didn’t make a difference to the box office and two further adventures were exhumed. Put on one pair of the gloves and place a paper towel on your work surface. Place the hot dog on top of the paper towel and the ruler next to it. Measure the length of the hot dog (in centimeters [cm]) and record the number in your lab notebook in a data table like Table 1 below, in the row for 0 days. Discovered on the coastal area of the Atacama desert in northern Chile and southern Peru, the world's oldest mummies were created by small fishing communities known as the Chinchorro. Although regarded as primitive in the absence of farming, pottery, textiles and literacy, their complex mummification techniques actually reveal a highly sophisticated culture.

The study of human remains in the Museum's collection helps advance important research in fields such as archaeology, social anthropology, human biology, the history of disease and genetics. Present-day scientists, also known as Egyptologists, are interested in studying mummies because they provide a wealth of knowledge about the time in which they were made. By studying the remains, scientists can find out the health of the mummified person, life expectancies, and the kinds of diseases that plagued ancient Egypt. Naturally, the unwrapping by computer is no longer the mysterious and thrilling experience that a real unwrapping used to be. But according to modern opinion, such a procedure, which disregards the dignity of the deceased, would no longer be acceptable anyway. This problem does not arise with the virtual mummy. This story is very sweet and has so many messages. Andy's mother passed away when he was young. His father did the best he could to raise him as a single father. That is until he found Marie and re-married. Marie seemed nice, the bad thing is that she brought her son, Jason, or Mr. Know-it-all-blue-ribbon-for-everything, the same age as Andy. The good thing about his father and Marie's marriage is Winks, his baby sister, whom he loves. Andy has always wanted to know more about his real mother, but his dad never wants to talk about her. Andy always saw himself as average, or below average living with such a genius. When their fifth grade classes decide to do a unit on Ancient Egypt and visit the museum to see a real mummy something unexpected happens. As he's visiting the exhibit, he gets a funny feeling when he leans over the case to see the mummy. All of a sudden, he is magnificent and whatever he wishes seems to come true. Andy must use the wishes wisely and learn how to accept not only his new family, but himself as well.

Preparing to mummify the hot dog. When you are done preparing the hot dog, there should be at least 2.5 cm of baking soda below it and 2.5 cm of baking soda on top of it. For more than 12 years, a group of researchers headed by Professor Karl Heinz Höhne, PhD, at the Institute of Mathematics and Computer Science in Medicine (IMDM) has done research in the field of anatomical 3D reconstruction of the living human body. Procedures have improved over the years, and thus, it is nowadays possible to produce computer-based body models (“virtual bodies”), which can be examined in the way an anatomist or surgeon would do it. With the program named VOXEL-MAN, operations can be simulated and planned in advance, and 3D anatomical atlases can be produced. In these fields, Höhne’s group did pioneering work, like for example in 1987, when the first brain of a living human being was reconstructed. Meanwhile, the focus in on the development of medical training simulators. Now discard the old baking soda and clean out your box. Make sure you dry it thoroughly. Repeat step 4 using fresh baking soda and the same hot dog. I recently took a road trip with my kids and we listened to this audio book on the way. It was great - one of the quietest trips we had ever done. Every time a disc finished, the kids begged for the next one as they were so engrossed in the story.

Seal the box with the lid and put the box in an indoor shady location, away from heating and cooling vents, where it will not be disturbed. Note the date that you started the process in your lab notebook. Do not disturb it for one week - no peeking! The story is cute, it is about a ten year old boy named Andy, whose mother died when he was a baby and whose father has remarried. His new step mother comes with a new step brother, also a ten year old boy, but one who is good at doing everything he sets his mind to, unlike Andy. Andy is average, not gifted like his step brother, Jason. He feels left out and lonely and he misses his mom. Want to make sure a body gets reunited with its spirit in the afterlife? Then join us here at National Geographic Kids as we head to Ancient Egypt to see how they made their mummies…!SAWDUST, STRAW, SAND, AND RAGS... All of these materials were used to fill the body’s cavities during the 21st dynasty. Sawdust was also spread on the skin to aid the drying process. the afterlife (provided their heart was light from doing lots of good deeds while they were alive, and their name was written down somewhere) Next, scoop out the natron and stuff the body with spices, rags and plants so it doesn”t lose its shape. RESIN The importance of resin was mentioned in the Admonitions of Ipuwer, a text from the Old Kingdom: “None shall sail northward to Byblos today; what shall we do for cedar trees for our mummies?” PALM WINE According to Herodotus, palm wine was used to clean bodily cavities, but so far no archaeological evidence has been found for this practice.