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Mummifyapple
Mummifyapple
To
Mummify an Apple
Materials
Needed:
Apples
(1/2
per
student)
Vegetable
Oil
(approx.
tbsp.
Ziploc
bags
(2
per
student)
per
student)
Sharpies
Cinnamon
(approx.
tbsp.
per
Rock
Salt
(50
lb.
bag
per
30
student)
students)
Toilet
paper
(approx.
6
ft.
per
Plastic
Cups
student)
Cardboard
boxes
FIRST
DAY:
Salt
1. Each
student
places
(plastic)
cup
of
rock
salt
in
a
Ziploc
bag.
2. Cut
apples
in
half.
It
is
not
necessary
to
remove
cores,
stems,
or
seeds.
Place
apple
into
bag
with
rock
salt.
3. Add
another
cup
salt
to
bag
and
seal
tightly.
4. Gently
shift
salt
until
the
juicy
side
of
the
apple
is
covered
by
salt.
5. Apples
need
to
sit
in
salt
for
10-12
days.
DAY
TWO:
Sarcophagus
(optional)
Students
can
create
and/or
decorate
a
small
sarcophagus
(coffin)
to
take
their
mummified
apples
home
in.
Suggestions:
Origami
boxes;
small
Chinese
food
boxes
(some
restaurants
may
donate)
FINAL
DAY:
Oil,
Spices,
&
Wrapping
1. Student
removes
apple
from
salt
and
places
it
into
a
new
Ziploc
bag.
Salt
bags
are
thrown
away.
2. Each
student
adds
spoonful
of
vegetable
oil
and
spoonful
of
cinnamon
to
the
bag.
Close
tightly.
3. Gently
massage
the
oil
and
spices
mixture
over
all
sides
of
the
apple.
Remaining
salt
crystals
are
okay
4. Students
will
wrap
the
mummified
apple
in
toilet
paper
(4-5
times
each
direction:
up/down,
right/left,
and
the
diagonals).
The
amount
of
toilet
paper
that
needs
to
be
used
may
depend
on
how
OILY
the
apple
is
compared
to
how
thin
the
paper.
5. Wrapped
apples
can
be
placed
in
the
prepared
sarcophagus.
6. Clean
up,
and
youre
done!
Taking
the
Apples
HOME
Make
sure
students
do
not
leave
the
apples
in
their
lockers.
While
they
should
not
go
rotten
if
dried
out
completely,
they
will
attract
ants.
Apples
should
not
be
eaten.